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How to Strengthen Your Vehicle Graphics Branding

Feb 13, 2015 | Branding, Fleet Vehicle Graphics, Graphic Design, Graphic Wraps, Vehicle Graphics and Wraps

The American Marketing Association (AMA) defines a brand as a “name, term, sign, symbol or design, or a combination of them intended to identify the goods and services of one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of other sellers.

Branding your business should be in many places – your website, business card, brochures, indoor signs, outdoor signs, etc.  Don’t forget the very best place for branding is on your vehicle!
Sadly we all aren’t Red Bull or any of these common brands where you know exactly who they are, what they provide and what they promise as soon as you see them.  Color is very important in branding.  The color used by these well know businesses is awesome!  They convey their message without many words.
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People see color before they absorb anything else

  • Red is a good color that communicates power.
  • Brown symbolizes dependability and solidity.
  • Orange is a color of adventure which inspires and creates enthusiasm. It is optimistic and sociable and suggests affordability.
  • Yellow is an illuminating and uplifting color that stimulates our analytical processes and assists with mental clarity.
  • Green is associated with nature, health, and healing. It balances emotions and inspires compassion.
  • Blue is the safest color to use in most applications, implying honesty, trust, and dependability and it is the most commonly used color in corporate identity.

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Good Branding Concepts

  • Identify – Become memorable.  Come up with a creative slogan and logo
  • Attributes – Easy to pronounce, short and easy to remember, description of your product, consistent with the image of your product
  • Vision – Clarity, consistency, and constancy.  Communicate naturally and understandably to others and do it all the time.  Be authentic and straightforward – BE YOURSELF
  • Value – How can you continually add value to other people’s lives?  Your brand is only as valued as you are appreciated by your customers
  • Trust – Responsibility for taking good care of your customers

Nearly every business uses its vehicle for business purposes.  Some more than others like trash pick-up, deliveries, cleaning services, etc. These types of businesses must have good vehicle branding.  For all the reasons just mentioned and just for sake of identifying yourself in a neighborhood where someone might wonder who you are.

Vehicle graphics includes your message of what you do and who you are and goes with you everywhere.  Getting all the concepts of branding on your vehicle is not an easy task.  Connecting Signs can help because we are thinking about it all the time – right placement, color, size, too much info, not enough info and much more!

 

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