Most brands concentrate on communicating about their brand to their consumers and forget that their team plays a critical role when it comes to the brand success.
Therefore increasing team engagement through communication is critical for your brand; a great strategy will have to involve effective execution and it is your team that plays a major role in executing it. If you don’t have a proper and effective way of communicating to your team then your brand is headed for a downfall. Lack of proper communication causes most problems and may lead to confusion and cause a good brand plan to fail. Here are 4 key reasons why you need a strategic communication plan for your team:
Communication creates a deeper understanding of the brand among the team. If they do not understand then they break the bridge between your brand and the clients. A team that has positive relationships (high levels of commitment) with their brand help develop positive relationships with the customers and clients.
Communication at any stage of your branding is bound to fail
You should be able to communicate the goals and vision of the brand efficiently in order for each team member to know and understand their role. One of the major reasons why we communicate is to provide information and also seek information therefore work cannot be carried out efficiently if there are communication barriers between the team members or between you and them. "Lack of proper communication causes most problems and may lead to confusion and cause a good brand plan to fail."
The team stays positive and productive.
You must be clear in communicating the mission, goals and objectives of your brand. Feedback is critical in establishing if you are communicating and if your message is reaching the right target audience. So when you keep your team in the loop (about the goals, values, and concerns) they feel that they can give feedback therefore they stay engaged and this translates to brand success. Increase of a higher level of performance Communication is the lifeline of your brand. Increase of performance is created due to strong relationships and trust. Communication means that your team feels like they’re part of the brand, that they are part of the greater vision, and this brings out their unique strengths. Thus, the process of communication to your team and your brand are interlocked, whereby without it your brand cannot attain its mission, vision, goals and its objectives. Therefore when planning on how to communicate to your audience remember to also communicate to your team. They build the brand!
4 Comments
Natasha Botkin
3/16/2017 03:08:55 pm
Great ideas! Thanks
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Mary
3/16/2017 11:23:55 pm
Thanks Natasha.
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