BUILDING A BRAND LANGUAGE
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Online
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Online
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5h
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Duration
1 Year
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Different dates available
Unlock the power of language for your brand. From Naming to Tone of Voice, this practical course will give you the confidence and know-how to develop clear, consistent and recognisable brand language.
Ads, tweets, emails: brands now write in more places than ever before. In this five-part course, our experts will teach you how to put language at the heart of your brand.
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About this course
You will learn_
- How to audit your current brand language
- How to write a clear, compelling brand strategy
- How to run a successful, strategic naming project
- How to build the right voice for your brand
- How to train your team in using your brand voice
- How to apply your brand language to your digital experience
- Creative and design directors
- Brand managers and strategists
- CMOs and heads of marketing
- Company founders and senior leaders
- Social media specialists and content creators
- VUI designers and copywriters
Forget boring academic courses and dusty theoretical lectures. The course has been created by a team of expert brand writers. Learn their processes through real world case studies and examples.
Not too long, not too short, fully self-paced. We know you are busy, so we’ve selected the most current and applicable content that you can absorb at your own pace and use in your work straight away.
The course includes tools and downloadable templates for you to try during practical exercises as well as use in any of your future projects.
A: Around 5 hours to watch all recorded content and complete all exercises. If you wanted to you could finish in 1 day or spread the content across a few weeks, totally up to you.
A: 100% self-paced, you are a busy person so you are always in control of when you start and when you finish.
A: You can see other learners on an interactive Miro board and connect with individuals if you want.
A: Yes, the templates and exercises are flexible to be used across different sectors/industries. The course has been designed with this in mind.
A: Feedback is not provided in a formal way, but you can see others' work and compare. The course is designed in a way for you to implement findings straight away and we would encourage you to apply everything to real-work scenarios so that you can get immediate feedback from your colleagues and value for your business.
A: Yes, you will have 1 year to complete this course.
A: Yes, you get a certificate upon completion
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Subjects
- Branding
- Brand Management
- Communications
- Marketing Strategy
- Marketing Communications
- Marketing Tools
- Marketing Processes
- Business Plan
- Brand Strategy
- Digital Marketing
Course programme
CHAPTER 1 - BRAND LANGUAGE
What is brand language? Why does it matter?
Gain a clear understanding of brand language, and what it means for your brand. Audit your current brand language, and develop a sharper eye for effective writing.
- Good, bad and ugly brand language examples
- Brand language audit
- Quick wins to improve your brand language
CHAPTER 2 - BRAND STRATEGY
Develop a clear, compelling strategy
Cut the corporate waffle, and learn how to write a brand strategy that you can actually use.
- Find and develop the strategy
- Pin it down in words
- Make it useful and actionable
- Avoid bland corporate language
CHAPTER 3 - NAMING
How to name your brand
Learn how to run your own naming projects — whether that’s for your brand, your client’s, or individual offers and teams.
- Explore the competitor context — where do you want to position yourself?
- Get started — how do you run a naming workshop?
- Run creative exercises — how do you find a name?
- Manage a naming project — how do you present and handle feedback?
CHAPTER 4 - BRAND VOICE
How to define your voice
Find the right voice for your brand, then put it into action with useful, practical guidelines. Train the rest of your team to use it.
- Bring your brand strategy to life in your voice
- Find the building blocks for your voice
- Write useful, practical guidelines
- Train your team in using the voice
CHAPTER 5 - DIGITAL WRITING
How to take your brand language online
Apply your brand language to your digital experience. Understand how channels like microcopy and submission forms can bring your brand to life.
- What’s different about writing for digital
- How do you balance clear information with character
- Microcopy and how to apply brand voice in calls-to-action and email subject lines
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BUILDING A BRAND LANGUAGE