Brands are always looking forward to the next new thing that
will help them stand out to their potential customers from within the
crowd of their competitors. One such concept that has stuck with brands
is the focus on their design. The more unique a brand can make its
design the more it can stand out from the crowd.
Design,
now plays an integral role in today’s market for marketing and branding
efforts. Some statistics to support this claim are:
1) Aesthetically pleasing designs is what users drift towards
Research done in 2019 concluded users will stop interacting with
specific websites if they have had bad experiences with how it looked
and then move on to search for more visually-appealing ones.
Losing
even a third of the potential customer base will be a big hit to the
marketing campaign considering the limited budget that has been poured
in.
2) Visuals will play major roles in the campaign
A survey conducted in 2018 concluded that more than 60% of the
marketers believe that visuals were the major contributor to a
campaign’s success. Also based on statistics it can be noted that
different design elements like graphics and color help in the recall
value of the brand over a long duration.
3) Design consistency over the duration of different campaigns
Consistent design over the duration of different campaign can
help with increase revenue generation as well as brand recall and
recognition value.
A report in 2017 stated that consistent
design across all marketing campaigns as well on different platforms
can help with recognition of the brand as well as to increase the
revenue generated from each campaign. The platforms here can be print
media, social media marketing, and other different forms of marketing
activities.
This consistent design is usually what is
known as the brand identity of any company. This helps in reducing
confusion for the audience when they wish to search for specific brands.
4) Design plays a major role in B2B marketing efforts
According to a study conducted in 2017, it was found that 51% of
marketers think that design visuals are the main priority when B2B
marketing is considered.
If the marketing is aimed toward
consumers, then visuals and graphics play the major roles to help in the
success of the campaign but when marketed towards other business it is
only graphic design that plays the major role in ensuring the success.
5) Content consumed appears on various different devices at the same time
A study conducted in 2016 by Google concluded that 85% of the
content consumed by adults occurs over various different devices on the
same time.
This split in attention is why your content
must be reactive to any device be that a mobile phone, a tablet, and
finally PC devices. This is a major necessity if your content wishes to
compete with other brands for the consumer’s attention.
6) Infographics and the B2B marketers love for them
A study in 2017 found out that 65% of B2B marketers use infographics in their marketing practices.
A
well-designed infographic can act as a great key visual for any
marketing campaign, both B2B and B2C marketers use these to draw in the
audience’s attention with neatly designed facts to help pique their
curiosity.
A well done graphic design can add a lot of value to your
brand’s marketing campaign, so it is important to always allocate a good
portion of the campaign budget to the design aspect to see to it’s
success.