Hotel Branding

We develop, design and grow your hotel or hospitality brand

MAke it matter. MAke it beautiful. MAke it you.

If your business is the body, your brand is the soul. MAp Boutique Consultancy crafts sustainable hotel and hospitality brands that are purpose-driven and sustainable, rooted in beauty and authenticity. That’s how we make your brand matter.

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Successful Hotel Branding

We agree with Steve Forbes’ statement that “your brand is the single most important investment you can make in your business.” That’s why we create your hotel, hospitality or umbrella branding strategy, activate it through stylish and beautiful graphic design, give it a distinctive voice, tell its unique story and bring it online with a website and marketing material that stand out from the crowd (vs. the same-shit-same-wrapping).

What is a hotel brand?

Your hotel brand is the distinct identity your hotel represents in the eyes of your guests (and other stakeholders). It encompasses a unique brand identity system that’s made up of your hotel’s visual identity, verbal identity and sensory branding.

What is your approach to hotel and hospitality branding?

We first work to understand what your Purpose, goals, motivations and vision are for your hotel brand, so that we can create a hotel brand that is authentic and unique to YOU. Then we weave in our hotel expertise, trends, proven approaches and MAp’s 4 Ps of Sustainability framework to create an unforgettable hotel brand that is unique, sustainable and stands out on the global MAp.

What is the difference between a hotel concept and hotel brand?

A hotel concept is more holistic, serving as the central idea and forming the basis of your hotel project, which then gets translated into your hotel brand, your product and services, and your sales and communication.

How will we work together if I choose to develop my hotel brand with you?

We create your hotel brand in a collaborative way. We always start all of our hotel projects with a kick-off workshop (on- or offline) to understand your goals, motivations and vision for your hotel brand. Then when building out your hotel brand and creating your brand design, we incorporate regular feedback loops to make sure that it is true to you. Once it’s finalised, we’ll train you and your partners/employees on it, and then we’ll provide regular support and guidance until it’s fully and successfully implemented.

What is a sustainable hotel brand?

A sustainable hotel brand is a hotel brand that centres on sustainability; as in, sustainability is central to its story, its positioning and its brand identity system. However, to have a sustainable hotel brand, you actually have to walk the walk! That means sustainability must be implemented into your hotel’s operations first, in order to build your brand on it.

RoadMAp

We create purposeful hotel and hospitality brands and more for those who want to stand out – whether you’re an established player looking for a refresh or a rising star looking to find your position on the MAp. The stops on your roadMAp depend on what it is you need – from brand strategy to graphic design, from storytelling to website programming.

Hotel Brand Discovery

Our branding journey starts with discovering the landscape of your hotel – to determine where you stand right now and where you’re headed. As needed, this phase can include the following steps. Don’t need the whole works? We perform these one-off too.

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Our branding journey starts with discovering the landscape of your hotel – to determine where you stand right now and where you’re headed. As needed, this phase can include the following steps. Don’t need the whole works? We perform these one-off too.

  • Status quo audit
  • Trend spotting
  • Strategic success potential identification
  • Market and benchmark analysis
  • Sustainability check
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Hotel Brand Creation

We craft a purposeful brand that makes an impact and is authentic to YOU! For our award-winning hotel clients, we’ve created fulsome Hotel Brand Playbooks, and for hospitality brands following an umbrella branding strategy we’ve developed full Franchise Guides. What we do for you depends on what your hotel or hospitality project calls for.

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We craft a purposeful brand that makes an impact and is authentic to YOU! For our award-winning hotel clients, we’ve created fulsome Hotel Brand Playbooks, and for hospitality brands following an umbrella branding strategy we’ve developed full Franchise Guides. What we do for you depends on what your hotel or hospitality project calls for.

HOTEL BRAND PLAYBOOK INCLUDING:

  • Brand Purpose, vision and values
  • Brand objectives and strategy
  • Brand elements and principles
  • Brand positioning and audience
  • Emotional storytelling
  • Employer branding
  • Brand activation insights and ideas
  • Sustainability insights along MAp’s 4 Ps of Sustainability (Purpose, People, Planet, Profit)
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Hotel Brand Activation

The next stop on your roadMAp is bringing your new hotel brand or hospitality brand to life, or infusing new life into your existing hotel brand through a distinctive brand identity system.
 

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The next stop on your roadMAp is bringing your new hotel brand or hospitality brand to life, or infusing new life into your existing hotel brand through a distinctive brand identity system.
 

  • Brand identity
  • Visual identity
  • Verbal identity
  • Sensory branding
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Brand Design

“Beautiful things make people happy.”

This is one of our guiding principles. We design your hotel or hospitality brand so that it is stylish, creative and – you guessed it - beautiful. Giving you a design that makes a mark. We also support you in bringing it out into the world through stylish websites and marketing material.

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“Beautiful things make people happy.”

This is one of our guiding principles. We design your hotel or hospitality brand so that it is stylish, creative and – you guessed it - beautiful. Giving you a design that makes a mark. We also support you in bringing it out into the world through stylish websites and marketing material.

CORPORATE IDENTITY

  • Logo design
  • Brand elements design
  • Corporate identity design + guide

WEB DESIGN + PROGRAMMING

GRAPHIC DESIGN

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Brand Implementation

As part of the last stage of our journey, we provide ongoing guidance, identify and brief the right partners and take you successfully to launch.

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As part of the last stage of our journey, we provide ongoing guidance, identify and brief the right partners and take you successfully to launch.

ONGOING SUPPORT

  • Ongoing strategic consulting + assistance
  • Project management
  • Stakeholder + team workshops
  • Creative briefs development
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