Brand Positioning in an Economic Downturn — Linda Fanaras // Millennium Agency

Linda Fanaras, CEO and Strategist at Millennium Agency, talks about tactics and strategies that brands can turn to during an economic downturn. Companies thinking about the future understand that they should set aside a marketing budget for times when the economy isn’t the most favorable. And, those companies are the ones who will have the resources to take advantage of difficult situations and remain consistent in their branding and marketing efforts. Today, Linda discusses brand positioning in an economic downturn.
About the speaker

Linda Fanaras

Millennium Agency

 - Millennium Agency

Linda is the CEO and Strategist at Millennium Agency

Show Notes

  • 02:37
    Brand positioning during an economic downturn
    Often underestimated is the power of establishing a strong emotional connection with customers and having a strong unique selling proposition. Having these elements enables a company to effectively differentiate itself in the market.
  • 04:52
    Defining your companys personality
    Make the effort to take care of existing customers. Ensure that your brand has a strong voice and a strong, unique selling proposition in order for your tone to remain consistent with customers.
  • 06:22
    Building equity with existing customers and prospects during an economic downturn
    This is achieved by developing a unique selling proposition and your company's personality can help you uncover what that USP is. Ideally, you dont want to sound just like everyone else in the market and offer emotional value to the end customer.
  • 09:06
    Parallels between brand strategy and building a brand position
    Brand strategy and building a brand position in the market both require consistency. In addition to consistently marketing to your target audience, you must be taking care of existing customers and consistently developing a unique selling proposition.

Quotes

  • "The number of different mediums is getting extremely cluttered. Having a unique selling proposition is probably the most powerful thing a company can do to differentiate themselves." -Linda Fanaras, CEO, Millennium Agency

  • "Defining your companys personality and ensuring it resonates…and to your customers will help you build a certain brand identity where people like to do business with you because you're consistent." -Linda Fanaras, CEO, Millennium Agency

  • "Having a strong voice and a strong unique selling proposition can really help differentiate you in times like these. It's really what separates one company from the other." -Linda Fanaras, CEO, Millennium Agency

  • "If you look at brand strategy and an economic downturn, and you also look at building a brand position in the market, the two things you should do with both is be consistent." -Linda Fanaras, CEO, Millennium Agency

About the speaker

Linda Fanaras

Millennium Agency

 - Millennium Agency

Linda is the CEO and Strategist at Millennium Agency

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