{"id":2976,"date":"2021-11-04T20:17:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T20:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wendevs.com\/gofortress\/?p=2976"},"modified":"2021-11-04T22:18:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T22:18:03","slug":"rebranding-when-why-and-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendevs.com\/gofortress\/rebranding-when-why-and-how\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebranding: When, Why, and How"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Defining Your Business From the Inside, Out<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rebrand is more than just a new look, it\u2019s an opportunity to make fundamental improvements to your business. Nothing great remains the same. If the times are changing, your brand should be, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How you look should be about who you are. If you don\u2019t know who you are, it will show in your brand. If you look at your brand and something feels off, take that as a sign that you need to revisit who you are.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your business is not the same as it was 10 years ago. By redefining your mission, vision, and values, you can reconnect with yourself and the people you serve. As a result, a rebrand will just make sense\u2014elements like a new logo, website, and mission statement will simply fall into place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Fortress, our new look was motivated by our new mission. When our mission changed, so did we. Our daily operations have improved, the way we interact with clients has changed, and how we view ourselves has evolved. A new logo and website is only an outward expression of that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Nice to Meet You, Again<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your brand not only represents you, but it represents your audience. If you fall out of touch with what your audience wants, you\u2019ll lose them. Once again, this is about more than just visual appeal. Your ability to connect with your audience ultimately comes down to your ability to serve them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That means that a rebrand is also a great time to take a look at the services you provide with a magnifying glass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask yourself what services are still relevant to your audience and which are not.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine how the services you provide can change and improve to better serve your clients.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identify any new services that you are capable of providing and that your customers will benefit from.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The services you provide your audience will help to shape how your brand looks, feels, and sounds. As a result, you will be placing your customers at the foundation of your brand and will connect with them on a deeper level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Don\u2019t Wait for Your Brand to Come Back Into Style<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your brand is not like fashion, it won\u2019t come back into style no matter how long you wait. If it\u2019s been more than 5 years since you\u2019ve revisited your brand, you might want to change that. If it\u2019s been more than 10 years, you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">must <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">change that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not every brand will need to make drastic changes, but frequently checking in with your mission and audience gives magnetic confidence to your brand. Even if it\u2019s changing something small like a line of copy on your website or the images that you use in your monthly newsletter, when your voice comes through in every detail, people will gravitate toward your brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a client of ours, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wendevs.com\/gofortress\/our-work\/walner-law\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walner Law<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for example. Jon Walner has been representing Chicago people for nearly 60 years. Over that time he became well-known as one of the city\u2019s best personal injury lawyers. The problem was that his brand did not represent that rich history. Walner Law had used the same logo since 1988, and it was no longer resonating with the firm\u2019s audience\u2014the people of Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2983 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wendevs.com\/gofortress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/walner_logo-before-after-e1633465545937-300x176.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2987 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wendevs.com\/gofortress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Walner-New-Logo-e1633465597459-300x109.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wendevs.com\/gofortress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Walner-New-Logo-e1633465597459-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/wendevs.com\/gofortress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Walner-New-Logo-e1633465597459-1024x373.png 1024w, https:\/\/wendevs.com\/gofortress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Walner-New-Logo-e1633465597459-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/wendevs.com\/gofortress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Walner-New-Logo-e1633465597459-1536x560.png 1536w, https:\/\/wendevs.com\/gofortress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Walner-New-Logo-e1633465597459.png 1969w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the help of Fortress, Jon Walner was able to rebrand himself as \u201cChicago\u2019s Personal Injury Lawyer\u201d with a brand new logo, one that symbolized the firm\u2019s commitment to Chicago, and a powerful ad campaign that communicated Jon\u2019s passion and experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of the amount of success your business has had in the past, it can still benefit from a rebrand. You may discover a new audience, new services, or a more powerful voice\u2014everything it takes to keep growing your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">How to Rebrand, Step-by-Step<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Revisit and redefine your mission.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Get in touch with your audience and seek out new audiences.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Reevaluate your services and add new services to better serve that audience.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Let the \u201cnew you\u201d speak for itself through web design, logos, content, and social media.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In reality, the redesign aspect of your rebrand is the simple part. That is if you put in the work to truly know yourself and define your goals.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, we know how important amazing design is to communicating that story you have worked so hard to develop. That\u2019s where Fortress comes in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are the hero in your story, let us help you tell it. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wendevs.com\/gofortress\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start a project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with us today, or explore more of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wendevs.com\/gofortress\/our-work\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brand transformations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we have helped our clients achieve.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defining Your Business From the Inside, Out &nbsp; A rebrand is more than just a new look, it\u2019s an opportunity to make fundamental improvements to your business. Nothing great remains the same. 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