Strategy

Brand Manual

A designed brand manual that your agencies, new hires, retail partners, and event crews can work from without asking a question.

2-4 hours
HistoryPositioningArchitectureValuesVisual rulesPhotographyDigitalEventsVISUAL GUIDELINESColorEmberPrimaryCharTextOatNeutralStoneSecondaryAaChar on OatPassAaStone on CharFailsLOGOClear spacexxMin 24 px on screenStretchedRotatedBusy groundOne book every agency, new hire, and event crew can follow.

The old way

Marketing agency

Typical cost
$5K-$25K per deliverable
Typical time
2-4 weeks

With MorningAI

2-4 hours

Included in your MorningAI platform — 6 deliverables, ready to use

What you get

  • A sourced brand history and origin story, with missing facts flagged instead of invented
  • A positioning statement with proof points, a one-line brand promise, and what the brand is not
  • A brand architecture that gives every product family and product a clear role
  • The one or two personal values your customer holds most deeply, and how the brand honors them
  • Visual guidelines for color, type, logo, and photography, with use and avoid examples
  • Digital and event activation rules, a one-page quick reference, and a list of open gaps

When to use it

When your guidelines live in a logo folder, an old agency PDF, and a few people's heads, or before you brief a new agency, retail partner, or event team. Run it again after a repositioning or a portfolio change.

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