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A brand is something that, when people see, immediately associates itself with your business. Branding your business is vital to its growth, but is not difficult to do. It does take time to create a brand and create this type of association in the minds of others. One way to create this association is through a logo design. Your logo design should be made to make others think of your business when they see it. Your logo design can be a logo that is used with your name, or a design. Two logo designs that have been successful when it comes to branding a business are the symbol used by Microsoft and the design used by Apple.

When you see the Microsoft logo, you automatically think of the company, Microsoft. The same when you see the logo for Apple Computers. You want to create a logo as memorable as these so that your business comes to mind when people see your logo.

The more people see a logo, the more they begin to associate it with a business. This is branding. But association is not the only reason why branding is so important for a business. There is also the element of trust that goes along with seeing a familiar symbol.

As your logo is used more often, it will create a sense of familiarity with the public. They will soon learn to trust your brand even if they have never used your services. When they do need services or products that your business provides, it will be more natural for them to seek out your brand. In their minds, they have seen your logo so many times and created a business relationship with you.

Branding is important for long-term business growth. As the logo is such an important part of the business, it must be protected by a trademark. A trademark is somewhat like a copyright for designs and can be registered at a Copyright Office in the trademark division. Once you build your brand, you do not want anyone infringing on it in any way. You do not want to have your hard work benefit someone else who wants to ride along, using your brand for profit. Nor do you want to have your business associated with another business that may not even be reputable. Once you have your logo, you need to protect it by registering it.

You should use your business logo on all of your correspondence and advertising. The more you get the logo out there to the public, the more likely they will be to recognize it. This is how you create a brand.

Business branding builds up a sense of trust as well as recognition with clients. If you have your own business, you need to start branding. The first step in this endeavor is to have a custom, professional logo created just for your business. It should symbolize your business and not only be attractive, but easily recognizable for your customers and potential customers.