Identity, Brand Positioning and Web Strategy
Strategic Brief prepared by Peter Fraterdeus, Semiotx
Peter Fraterdeus, Strategic Consultant, Semiotx, Inc.
peterf@semiotx.com
24 April 2009
Strategic Brief prepared for Client Web Site Design Committee
Brand Positioning & Identity
1.What specifically sets us apart from other organizations, e.g., strong points?
a.What challenges do we face in distinguishing from other companies?
b.What opportunities do we have to highlight our differences from others?
c.How is TC different from other organizations?
2.Mission Statement?
3.If the company were a person, what characteristics would describe the person?
4.What is the emotion we associate with the Organization?
5.Targeted Message: State a single-minded word or phrase that will appropriately describe the company/organization.
6.Brand Story : A one or two paragraph descriptive narrative which encapsulates the identity, the mission and the message.
Web Site
Project Summary
1.What is the basic overview of the project? Briefly include background information if relevant.
2.What is the major goal?
3.Are there any secondary goals?
4.What are the long-term goals?
Audience Profile (Target audience—typical user profile. We can profile more than one.)
ie—
Members/Users/Content Contributors – active, inactive, missing
Prospective Members - hobbist, amateur, professional, non-practicing
Business partners , ie, designers, art directors, etc
Sister Organizations - lettering guilds, graphic arts guilds, ec
1.Who is our “product” or “service” aimed at?
a.gender
b.age range
c.occupation (or “type”)
d.any other relevant information
2.What do they care about?
3.How do we want them to respond?
4.What do they currently think and feel about the organization?
5.What do we want them to think, feel or do?
6.How will this web site help to achieve this goal?
7.What are some specific visual goals the web site should convey?

