In a nutshell, branding is a campaign to promote your company name and logo in the market through many ways like common advertising, PR and many more. Today we can all feel the economy slowing down, but believe me, the internet is always a strategic place for your brand building process. People don’t have to go out of their house to your store and just need to sit in front of their personal computer and view your business website ad over the internet. If you can make your web page interesting enough, chances are the customer will make a transaction right then and there. But you have to remember that your web ad should not be seen as an advertisement. It must be interactive and entertaining.
To build your brand over the internet, you should use all available options and always look for another best method to increase your brand popularity. Try email, online communities, contests, and promotions. Other methods you can try are:
Advertising: A standard method that you can use online and offline. The processes are the same. You design your ads and pay some money to someone else’s website. This method is effective if you can pay enough money to keep your ads appearing on someone’s web page or on a successful, high-rate website.
classified: Try promoting your brand on a classifieds site like America Online Classified Plus.
pop up ad: This is a pop-up ad. With this method you can make your ads stand out on the web page, but do not abuse it as it will annoy your website visitor.
keyword searches: This method will effectively make your website appear on the Internet. You can also use a paid service for this method if you need a faster and better result.
Newsletter: This method uses email as the center of the process. You can create goodwill that drives your business to your website.
Associations: Don’t work alone in your business. It’s a good strategy to boost your branding campaign whenever you can find another company online to complement your business, like Microsoft, which signed a deal with the National Broadcasting Company a couple of years ago.
Those are some tips from me to start branding your online business. If you’re still confused, you can start with the basics, like making sure your signature files, domain name, and email address refer to your business name as closely as possible. Online branding will take time to grow, so get started as soon as possible.
