
Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love from Day One

days. These are the ones who come out swinging, and it isn’t long before people have a hard time remembering the world without them.
Emily Heyward • Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love from Day One
Brand needs to be ingrained in a business’s very reason for being, which is why it’s so important to get it right from the beginning.
Emily Heyward • Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love from Day One
They seek to create a better experience that starts with their business model and extends to how they communicate and behave.
Emily Heyward • Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love from Day One
“brand early, not often.”
Emily Heyward • Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love from Day One
In order to drive success in today’s consumer landscape, brand cannot just be a layer that sits on top; it has to be baked into the business itself.
Emily Heyward • Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love from Day One
Brand should be the ongoing, guiding force that drives how a business behaves.
Emily Heyward • Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love from Day One
The problem is that you can have an amazing product, and a big vision, but without a focus on brand from the beginning, it’s going to fall flat.
Emily Heyward • Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love from Day One
It never seems like they’re trying to sell you something, or convince you of something; instead, it feels that you’re in a relationship based on a shared set of values.
Emily Heyward • Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love from Day One
Problems are the most effective springboard for innovation.