We make a strong brand image, the logo should be used at all the possible places. Possibilities of logo usage are endless and one can really get innovative at it. However, when absorbed in a day to day business tasks, this often gets ignored.

Here are a few ways you can use your logo to make your brand visible and boost your business.

Logos on Business Stationery :

First thing is to use the logo prominently on all your business stationery which includes business cards, letterheads, envelopes, folders etc. One important thing to ensure is that logo be used in right colors and proportions. There should be brand guidelines that should clearly emphasize logo usage on various media. These brand guidelines should then be used by anyone within or outside the company.

Logos on Product Design and Packaging :

  • Using the logo on your product design and packaging leaves an important mark on your company’s image. Packaging should be professionally designed by professional designers. Do not cut corners here.
  • Good product packaging is absolutely essential. Shoddy product packaging often results in poor customer impression and perception, causing dips in sales which are mostly compensated by promotional schemes and discounts to push your product in the market.
  • You could avoid all this and save lots of time and money by engaging someone to design professional packaging for your products.
  • Some people move ahead boldly thinking they have a killer product which would sell on its merits and not the packaging. Please do not get lured by this myth.
  • Even if your product really has great merits, it is only a matter of time when competition comes up with better stuff. Remember, people buy better-looking stuff than on merits.

Logos on Advertising Campaigns :

  • Advertising campaigns are there to make sales that happen when products or services are sold. With these targets in mind, usually, the advertising managers put all their focus on product’s features benefits, call to actions etc.
  • I am not saying that advertising campaigns and ad designs can do without all these. However, the trust that a prominently displayed logo builds can’t be ignored either.
  • This also does not mean that your logo can compensate for a shoddy, uncompetitive or overpriced product but the trust factor evoked by a logo could be a subtle sales driver.

Logos on Marketing Collateral

  • Using the logo on your marketing collateral such as flyersbrochurescatalogsfolders etc. is very important to the visibility of your brand. As with all other types of usages, here also you need to ensure that brand consistency guidelines are adhered to.
  • Cheap quality marketing collateral, especially where the colors of the logo are not consistent, harms your brand image. It shows your company or product or service in a poor light.
  • No business owner or marketing manager would ever want a poor product perception; they always need to ensure proper logo usage on all marketing collateral.
  • Electronic marketing collateral such as PowerPoint presentations, PDF brochures etc. should also have logo used in a way that it is visible on every page. This does not mean you start scattering your logo just everywhere.
  • Use your logo as a very precious item and give it its due respect at all the places it is used. You can be sure that your respect for your won logo will surely deliver rewards to you.

Logos on Internal branding :

  • Internal branding includes your company signage used inside the company, office posters, wall decorations, environmental graphics; reception, lounge areas and everything else that can be decorated on Christmas can have your logo on it.
  • Big companies find ways to use their logo to build employee bonding with the company. At the same time, it leaves a solid impression on your clients, vendors and everyone else who visits your office.
  • Motivational posters, when used with logos, give an impression of company boosting the morale of its employees, resulting in motivated and high performing workforce. This holds good even for smaller companies with the lesser number of employees and limited resources.
  • Internal branding should also be done during all big and small events inside and outside the company. Like employee birthday celebrations, monthly and quarterly reward ceremonies, any cultural and festival-related events etc.
  • For such purposes, companies can use the logo creatively to suit the event but of course abiding by the guidelines set for logo usage.
  • Proper use of company logo at such events can make a difference between a fun party and a team-building exercise. I am not saying that using the logo alone would make it a team builder, but with some thought put into the event can make it a team building exercise even without the employees knowing about it.
  • Above is also true for any events conducted with vendors or any other stakeholders. This can be very useful for companies that conduct such events to interact with customers and take their inputs.

Logo on The Web :

  • The Internet has become a very important part of every company’s marketing, public relations, and customer engagement activities. It can make or break your image as it appears to your potential customers.
  • Another important noteworthy thing is that Web or internet today is not limited to your company website but is much more than that. The web is also about your business email communication, your social media presence, any articles or news related to your company, online reviews of your company, and your presence on e-commerce marketplaces and so on.

Logos on Your Company Website :

  • Your company website is at most times the first and most trusted place to find information about your company, its products, and services. Here, your web designer will generally place the logo on top of every page either on the left-hand corner or at times in the center.
  • Such use of the logo is intended for displaying your company name telling visitors that this is your company’s official website. Also, this has become a common practice which is used by everyone.
  • Most websites don’t use their logo anywhere else on their website. However, there are many other places where the logo can be used on the website.
  • Two such places are your company’s about us page and the contact page.
  • I have seen a few websites using their logo in a very clean and shinier version on the body copy of about us page. It serves a better purpose than having a stock photo portraying a great team or a photo of company’s top boss or an office snapshot.
  • No one will ever see these pictures once they leave your website. Every time they see a reference on the web about your company the only picture they would see is your logo (provided you use it consistently). More you show them your logo on your website; they will remember it and will be able to relate to it whenever they see it next.
  • On your contact page, use your logo above your company name, address, and phone.
  • Many websites also use their logo in the footer of every page of their website. Logo used in the footer is often smaller in size than on the page header. The idea behind using the logo in the footer is that when people scroll through the whole page, a logo on the footer reminds them of who they are looking at.

Logo usage in Emails :

  • This one often gets ignored and is a front-runner when it comes to brand recognition. Most people send and receive emails every few minutes/ hour/ day but very few of them carry the company logo.
  • You may see some big company staffs using it as their company has made it mandatory to use the logo in email signatures. Other than that, this practice is missing in most small companies and start-ups.
  • Since emails communication is a continued activity and you get a chance every time to make use of your logo. The more people see it, the more they remember it.

Logo on Social Media :

  • Your company logo can have unlimited usage of social media. First thing is to use your company logo on top of your social media page and also on the banners where there is an option to do so.
  • When you run a social media campaign and post pictures of various kinds, do not forget to put a small logo on the corner of the image. This is very effective with viral posts that can make your brand highly visible.
  • If you write a blog, put your logo along with every post as a featured image. If you have a more suitable featured image, just put a small logo on one corner of the image. These images will show up wherever your post is listed and will give a good visibility to your brand.
  • Same stands true for social media platforms like Pinterest where you should pin your company logo. You can also superimpose a small version of your logo on the corner of every image that belongs to your company and has been pinned. You can use the similar trick for all photo sharing social media platforms.
  • LinkedIn is a professional platform where you can have your logo placed on your company page. You can also share posts through this company page and while sharing the post, use your logo as the featured image.
  • Social media has and will keep opening many more opportunities in times to come. Make it a point never to lose an opportunity to display your company logo wherever you can.

A word of caution on social media to make sure you do not place your logo on something that is not seen in good light as that can bring the bad name to your business.

 

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