How to Find and Fix Your Brand Inconsistencies

When a prospective customer encounters your brand in the wild, the last response you want to evoke is, "This doesn't sound right." Brand inconsistencies give consumers pause. They might consider your brand disingenuous or untrustworthy.

If you want to avoid those circumstances, find the following brand inconsistencies and nip them in the bud.

Product Descriptions

Consumers want to know exactly what they're buying and from whom.

Product descriptions are designed to do one thing well: sell the merchandise. Consequently, they sometimes ring false because the branding and voice are different from what the consumer seeks on your blog or in your emails. Kissmetrics advises businesses to

A consistent brand voice makes your company more trustworthy.

From email to blog posts, you want every piece of content you publish to reflect your company culture and ideals. A consistent brand voice makes this possible.

Create a style guide that everyone who creates content for your business should memorize. Address issues like capitalization, punctuation, headline formatting, and linking preferences. You can also create separate style guides for different types of media. For instance, a style guide for social media channels might look slightly different from one for your blog.

Distribute the style guide and update it regularly. You'll see a consistent voice emerge from your content, which will make your customers feel more confident in your products or services.

It also helps to have a two-stage process for content creation. One person writes the content, then passes it off to an editor or quality control agent. That way, if the writer strays too far from the brand voice, the editor can catch the problem and fix it.

The most effective companies eliminate brand inconsistencies. If you're not sure whether you've achieved this goal or if you need help getting your marketing strategy off the ground, schedule a consultation today.