Expert: “Branding = Understanding Yourself
E.g. Who are we? Who do we serve? How are we different? What problem do we solve for our customers? Things like brand strategy, logos, colour-schemes, messaging and maintaining that work are all part of the branding equation. Marketing = Understanding Your Customer Market research, product development, pricing, customer support, websites, brochures, social media, SEO, publicity, public relations, event planning, blogging, community outreach, etc., are all subsets of marketing.
The common thing between branding and marketing is to connect with the right audience with different types of content.”