Just as graphic standards ensure that what we produce at the university is consistent in look and style, branding — the promise we make to key target audiences — offers the same opportunity for consistency of message. When the look (graphic standards) and the brand (our promise/key messages) are clear, concise and consistent, all of our target audiences will better understand who we are. The definitions below help with understanding what “branding” and “key messages” mean.
The Brand is defined as "a warrant, a promise that an organization makes to its internal stakeholders and external customers." Brands exist only in the minds of people. A successful brand is perceived by your most important external audiences as the only solution to a problem they have. Internal audiences must perceive the brand promise as worthy of their commitment. As such, all audiences must perceive a brand to be important, believable and unique.
The SVSU brand promise suggests that people here have opportunities to lead, create, build and learn. They have opportunities that they would not have otherwise in other places. In coming here, they are seeking their future and a chance to be a better person with opportunities to do more, be more engaged and make a difference.
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