



Define your brand – in 7 words or less



Define your brand – in 7 words or less

Every Brand Can Be Defined In 7 Words Or Less
Give your brand the clarity to unite leadership,
focus decisions and accelerate growth.
Even great companies
can be quietly undermined
by a lack of brand clarity
You’re building something real - a respected brand, a capable team and a record of success.
But if your brand is unclear, it shows up everywhere to quietly – secretly – undermine everything you are doing:
- Your brand feels generic — not uniquely yours — like what your competitors are saying.
- Messaging shifts from team to team and person to person.
- Employees can’t tell your brand story.
- Your board questions what you – and they – stand for.
- Even with their talent, your agency can’t quite get the messaging right.
- Partners aren’t inspired to collaborate with you.
Each one – quietly, secretly – undermines everything you’re trying to build.
- Your brand feels generic — not uniquely yours — like what your competitors are saying.
How clear your brand is determines how fast
your company grows
Brand clarity is a management tool.
When your brand is clearly defined, it becomes a tangible tool that aligns every decision you make, every action you take and every message you create.
Alignment accelerates execution — everyone finally understands where you’re going and why.
YOUR DECISION-MAKING ACCELERATES
Clarity gives leaders a shared filter for every decision — no second-guessing, no wasted debate.YOUR EMPLOYEES COOPERATE MORE EFFECTIVELY
Cooperation replaces silos because employees understand how their work contributes to something larger.
YOUR CUSTOMERS KNOW EXACTLY WHY TO CHOOSE YOU
Your unique value becomes unmistakable – and consistently reinforced everywhere.
YOUR PARTNERS WANT TO COLLABORATE
Shared clarity turns cooperation into collective momentum.
YOUR MARKETING AND SALES WORK HARDER
Every campaign pulls in the same direction — amplifying results instead of scattering attention.
When clarity aligns everything, the alignment accelerates everything.
There’s a proven way
to define your brand in
just 7 words or less
Over 400 leaders have used the Blueprint Method™ to define their brands — clearly, concisely and powerfully — in 7 words or less.
Here’s what happens when clarity takes hold.LEADERSHIP
Decisions are made more quickly and confidently because everyone uses the same filter for judgment.
CULTURE
Teams feel connected to something bigger — silos disappear, motivation rises.
GROWTH
Marketing and sales become more effective, partnerships deepen, new opportunities emerge.
BOARD & INVESTORS
Stakeholders see the same vision – alignment breeds trust and momentum.
CUSTOMER PERCEPTIONS
The brand becomes distinct, memorable and credible — people know exactly why to choose you.
When your company has this kind of clarity, decisions align, teams engage and growth accelerates.
That’s the impact of a Blueprint.
What clarity looks like
in 7 words or less
Each one of these brand definitions came from the Blueprint Method™ — revealing the essence that makes each of these organizations uniquely remarkable.
Here’s what clarity looks like across industries.
Elevating to a higher level
CN Tower
When you can't afford to lose
Critical issues management firm
Transforming empathy into empowerment
Invictus Games
Opening sooner
Retail construction company
Staying connected
Women's brain health organization
Creating a greater degree of certainty
Actuarial firm
A faster path to monetization
Private equity consultants
Treating you like family
Family-owned supermarket chain
Creating a new standard
Canadian sport federation
Future care, now
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
More living
Chain of long term care facilities
Every one of these brand definitions began as a leadership conversation — about who they truly are and what they stand for.
Let’s start that conversation for your company.
TAKE THE BRAND CLARITY TEST
Think your brand is clear?
Let’s find out.
Every great brand answers one question better than any of its competitors:“Why should I choose you?”
Here’s a quick way to see if your brand’s definition truly holds up.
STEP 1
Question: Why should I choose you?
Answer: Your brand definition, ideally in 7 words or less.
Action: Ask others if they think it is authentic, unifying and actionable.
STEP 2
Have others in your organization do Step 1.
Are their answers similar? Are they true to your brand?
If you get different answers, your brand isn’t aligned — and that causes growth to slow.
If your test reveals gaps or mixed answers, that’s a signal — not a failure.
Let’s have a conversation about how to close those gaps and bring clarity to your brand.
Brand clarity starts with a single conversation.
When your leadership, message and strategy align around a clear, concise and compelling brand idea, growth follows naturally.
That’s what happens when you define your brand in 7 words or less – words unite your people, focus your decisions and accelerate growth.

We wrote the book on the Blueprint Method™ so you can see how brand clarity changes everything.
Contact: ian@7words.biz
The Blueprint MethodTM is a trademark of Ian Chamandy. Used with permission. Copyright © 2025 Ian Chamandy.
