Brand Mapping Method

Brand Mapping Method delivers a strategic framework for building cohesive brand identities from the ground up. This training guides you through defining core values, understanding target audiences, and creating visual brand maps that align messaging and identity across all touchpoints for consistent, authentic market positioning.

Created by Carli Anna
Last updated 04/2026
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What you'll learn

Develop a comprehensive brand strategy using the Brand Mapping Method framework.
Define your brand's core values, mission, and unique positioning in the market.
Create a visual brand map that aligns messaging, identity, and customer experience.
Identify your ideal target audience and craft messaging that resonates with them.
Build a cohesive brand identity across all touchpoints and platforms.
Implement strategic brand elements that differentiate you from competitors.
Design a brand roadmap for consistent growth and evolution.
Apply brand mapping principles to refine and elevate your existing brand.

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This course includes:

7.77 hours on-demand video
56 videos
49 documents
4.6 GB downloadable resources
Access on mobile and PC
Instant access after payment

Course content

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  • 01 Follow Up Call Worksheet
    01:00
  • 01 How to Decrease Price Increase Risk Cheat Sheet
    01:00
  • 01 Illustrator Proposal Template
    01:00
  • 01 Objections Cheat Sheet
    01:00
  • 01 START HERE
    01:00
  • 01 Sales Call Worksheet
    01:00
  • 01 Understanding The Map Maker Strategy 40 How to Be Successful With it 41
    06:10
  • 02 How to Become a Brand Strategist 40 And Why Every Brand Image Creator Designer and Writer Should Add Strategist to their Title 41
    07:53
  • 03 Monthly Call Schedule
    02:49
  • 04 BMM Resource Library
    01:00
  • 04 The Resource Library
    02:00
  • 01 My Signature 3 Step Research Process
    01:21
  • 01 My Signature 3 Step Research Process
    01:17
  • 02 Brand Strategy Research Compliation Document
    01:00
  • 02 Step 1 The Client Questionnaire 40 and How to Get the Answers You Need 41
    10:08
  • 03 Step 2 The DOUBLE Pinterest Board
    01:00
  • 03 Step 2 The DOUBLE Pinterest Board
    06:30
  • 04 ADJECTIVE LIST
    05:00
  • 04 Brand Strategy Research Compliation Document
    01:00
  • 04 Brand Strategy Research Compliation Document 40 2 41
    01:00
  • 04 Part 1 The Intro Slides Why They Are
    07:09
  • 04 Part Five Surface Level Deep Problem Uncovering
    09:36
  • 04 Part Four Audience Path 40 What x 27 s Their Story 41
    05:30
  • 04 Part Six Values Voice
    03:08
  • 04 Part Three Going Deeper w Audience
    09:25
  • 04 Part Two The Audience Categorization Page
    04:59
  • 04 Step 3 The Strategy Session
    01:00
  • 04 What is the Strategy Session
    04:23
  • 04 strategy session template 2019 40 1 41
    01:00
  • 04 strategy session template 2019 40 1 41
    01:00
  • 05 BONUS What to do if your client doesn x 27 t know their audience
    03:01
  • 05 Market Research Questions
    05:00
  • 01 Brand Carry All Template 2019 40 4 41
    01:00
  • 01 Getting to know the brand carry all
    03:05
  • 02 Audience Persona Page
    06:53
  • 02 How to Create the Map
    01:14
  • 02 Intro into the Map
    06:02
  • 02 The Branded Path Page
    07:23
  • 02 The Competition Analysis Page
    09:17
  • 03 Brand Heart Page
    02:45
  • 03 Brand Voice Page
    04:51
  • 03 Brand Words Page
    05:53
  • 03 Core Values
    07:16
  • 03 Differentiating Statement Page
    05:08
  • 03 Intro to the Compass
    03:04
  • 03 Mission Statement Page
    06:01
  • 04 Direct Solutions to Audiences Problems
    05:12
  • 04 Industry Design Specific Solutions 40 suggesting solutions specific to your knowledge copywriting design social
    06:28
  • 04 Intro to The Gear
    06:27
  • 04 Mood Board 40 colors overall aesthetic 41
    10:37
  • 04 Social Media Solutions
    05:52
  • 04 Typography 40 Font Logo Mood Board 41
    07:00
  • 01 How to Organize the Brand Carry All
    04:59
  • 02 Email Template
    01:00
  • 02 How to Send the Brand Carry All 40 So You Can Get The Best Feedback 41
    01:00
  • 02 How to Send the Brand Carry All 40 So You Can Get The Best Feedback 41
    14:23
  • 02 Video Script
    01:00
  • 03 How to Finalize the Brand Carry All
    07:05
  • 01 Intro into Designing the Assets From the Brand Carry All
    01:41
  • 02 How to Create a Logo Infused with Strategy From the Carry All
    07:14
  • 03 How to Create a Website Infused with
    08:33
  • 01 How to Differentiate Brand Yourself as a Brand Strategist
    01:00
  • 01 How to Differentiate Brand Yourself as a Brand Strategist
    09:52
  • 02 Favorite Mockups
    01:00
  • 02 How to Build a Portfolio that Converts
    01:00
  • 02 How to Build a Portfolio that Converts
    10:23
  • 02 sitemap template for desginers 8 HJ 6 x 1 b PSBCpe 2 J 8 c MYN
    05:00
  • 03 How to Get your Next Client
    16:08
  • 04 BRAND GUIDELINES TEMPLATE
    01:00
  • 04 BRAND STRATEGY TEMPLATE 2022
    01:00
  • 04 Brand Carry All Template 2019
    05:00
  • 04 Brand Strategy Research Compliation Document
    01:00
  • 04 Contract
    01:16
  • 04 Emails for Brand Strategy Logo Deliverables 2021
    01:38
  • 04 The Template Library
    01:00
  • 04 strategy session template 2019 40 1 41
    01:00
  • 04 welcome packet template
    05:00
  • 05 BRAND CARRY ALL EXAMPLE ON
    05:00
  • 05 Real Life Examples
    08:42
  • 06 Book List
    01:00
  • 06 Business Resources
    01:00
  • 06 Favorite Mockups
    01:00
  • 01 Welcome to Managing Projects
    01:49
  • 02 Client Project High Level Overview Timeline
    01:00
  • 02 Duplicating and Maintaining
    06:20
  • 02 EMAILS
    01:35
  • 02 EMAILS 2
    01:36
  • 02 External Template Overview
    04:20
  • 02 Internal Template Overview
    11:25
  • 02 Three tools I use to manage projects
    09:30
  • 02 WORKFLOW
    01:00
  • 02 WORKFLOW 2
    01:00
  • 02 Website Checklist Template
    01:00
  • 03 Bringing It All Together Applying It To A Live Project
    05:10
  • 03 Creating Brochures
    04:39
  • 03 Creating Email Templates
    06:08
  • 03 Creating Questionnaires
    03:59
  • 03 Creating a Contact Form
    05:54
  • 03 Onboarding Offboarding Trainings w Honeybook
    01:00
  • 03 Setting Up Your Honeybook Account
    06:21
  • 03 Uploading Contracts Creating Proposals
    10:50
  • 03 Workflows Automations
    09:44
  • 04 SOP x 27 S and why they are essential to growth
    05:26
  • 05 Q A w Carli x 27 s Project Manager BONUS
    1:18:41
  • 05 Q A w Carli x 27 s Project Manager BONUS
    01:00
  • 06 Brand Strategy Research Compliation Document
    01:00
  • 06 Client Project High Level Overview Timeline
    01:00
  • 06 Contract
    01:16
  • 06 Marketing Sales Profit Projection Planning
    01:00
  • 07 Profit Sales Marketing Tracking
    21:40
  • 01 Brand Strategy in Packaging with Lauren Braier of Elby Creative
    01:00

Requirements

  • No prior branding or marketing experience required – beginners are welcome.
  • A business idea, existing brand, or desire to build a personal brand.
  • Willingness to explore your brand's purpose, values, and audience deeply.
  • Access to note-taking tools or software to document your brand mapping process.

Description

Building a successful brand requires more than just a logo or color palette. It demands a strategic foundation that aligns your values, messaging, and visual identity with the needs and desires of your target audience. Brand Mapping Method provides a comprehensive framework for creating this foundation, guiding you through a systematic process that transforms abstract brand concepts into concrete, actionable strategies. This course takes you from initial brand confusion to crystal-clear positioning, ensuring every element of your brand works together harmoniously to attract and retain your ideal customers.

The journey begins with deep introspection into your brand’s core essence. You will explore the fundamental purpose behind your business or personal brand, uncovering the authentic values that drive your work. This foundational work is critical because surface-level branding efforts collapse without genuine alignment between what you offer and who you are. Through guided exercises, you will articulate your mission in clear, compelling language that resonates emotionally with your audience. You will learn to identify what makes your approach unique and why customers should choose you over alternatives. This initial phase establishes the philosophical bedrock upon which all subsequent branding decisions rest.

Once you have clarity on your brand’s core identity, the course shifts to audience analysis and positioning. You will learn proven methods for identifying your ideal customer avatar, going beyond basic demographics to understand psychographics, pain points, aspirations, and buying behaviors. This detailed audience understanding allows you to craft messaging that speaks directly to the needs and desires of those most likely to benefit from your offerings. You will discover how to position your brand in the market by finding the intersection between what you do best, what your audience needs most, and where competitors fall short. This strategic positioning becomes your brand’s competitive advantage and guides all future marketing decisions.

The Brand Mapping Method introduces a visual framework that brings your brand strategy to life. You will create a comprehensive brand map that serves as both a planning tool and a reference document for maintaining consistency. This map integrates all brand elements including core values, messaging pillars, visual identity guidelines, tone of voice, customer journey touchpoints, and competitive differentiation. You will learn how to organize these elements in a way that reveals connections and dependencies, ensuring nothing operates in isolation. The mapping process itself often generates insights that would remain hidden in traditional list-based planning approaches.

With your brand map complete, attention turns to practical implementation across various channels and platforms. You will learn how to translate your strategic brand foundation into tangible assets like website copy, social media profiles, email communications, and marketing materials. The course provides frameworks for maintaining brand consistency while adapting messaging for different platforms and audience segments. You will discover how to audit existing brand touchpoints for alignment and identify gaps where your brand experience falls short of your strategic vision. This implementation phase ensures your carefully crafted brand strategy actually manifests in the customer experience.

The methodology also addresses brand evolution and growth. Markets change, businesses expand, and personal brands mature over time. You will learn how to revisit and refine your brand map as your business evolves, ensuring your brand remains relevant without losing its core identity. The course teaches you to recognize when brand adjustments are needed versus when consistency should be maintained. You will understand how to extend your brand into new offerings, markets, or platforms while preserving the essence that made your brand successful initially.

Throughout the training, emphasis is placed on authenticity and strategic thinking rather than trendy tactics or superficial design choices. You will develop the ability to make confident branding decisions based on strategic alignment rather than personal preference or fleeting trends. The Brand Mapping Method provides a repeatable process that can be applied whether you are building a brand from scratch, rebranding an existing business, or simply seeking greater clarity and consistency in how you present yourself to the world. By the end of this course, you will possess both a completed brand map specific to your business and the conceptual framework to refine and evolve your brand strategically for years to come.

Who this course is for:

Brand Mapping Method is ideal for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and creative professionals who want to build or refine a compelling brand identity. It suits marketing professionals seeking a strategic framework for brand development, startup founders looking to establish a strong market presence from the beginning, and freelancers or consultants aiming to differentiate themselves in competitive markets. This training is perfect for anyone feeling unclear about their brand direction or struggling to communicate their value proposition consistently across platforms.

Instructor

Carli Anna
Brand Strategist and Business Coach

About Me

I have spent over a decade helping entrepreneurs, creatives, and small business owners build brands that truly reflect who they are and what they stand for. My journey into brand strategy began somewhat unexpectedly when I was running my own creative business and realized that despite having skills and passion, I lacked the strategic clarity needed to stand out in a crowded market. That personal struggle led me to study brand psychology, positioning frameworks, and visual communication principles, eventually developing my own methodology that combines strategic thinking with authentic self-expression.

My approach centers on the belief that effective branding is not about following trends or copying what successful brands do. Instead, it requires deep understanding of your unique value, clear articulation of your mission, and consistent implementation across every customer touchpoint. I have worked with hundreds of clients across diverse industries, from wellness practitioners and coaches to product-based businesses and service providers. Each experience has reinforced my conviction that strategic brand foundations make the difference between businesses that struggle for visibility and those that naturally attract their ideal customers.

I developed the Brand Mapping Method as a response to the overwhelming confusion I saw among business owners trying to build their brands. Traditional branding approaches often focus heavily on visual design while neglecting strategic positioning, or they provide strategy without practical implementation guidance. My method bridges that gap by providing a comprehensive framework that integrates purpose, positioning, messaging, and visual identity into a cohesive system. I have refined this approach over years of application, feedback, and results, creating a process that works regardless of industry, business size, or previous branding experience.

Beyond brand strategy, I am passionate about empowering entrepreneurs to trust their own vision while making informed strategic decisions. I believe the most successful brands emerge when authenticity meets strategy, where personal values align seamlessly with market needs. My work continues to evolve as I learn from each client and stay attuned to shifts in how audiences connect with brands in an increasingly digital and crowded marketplace.

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