# brand-strategy

This skill runs a brand strategist workflow: it hands you a client questionnaire, then turns the filled answers into a full brand strategy report.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1700 installs · ★ 787
- Author: arnabbagxd
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/brand-strategy/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/brand-strategy

## What it does

Two modes. Say you have a new client and the skill presents a questionnaire in five blocks: the basics, audience and market, values and personality, personality sliders, and goals. Paste the answers back or upload the filled form, and it skips straight to the report.

The report covers what the brand is and where it came from, vision, mission, values, goals, target audience with personas, personality and voice. Sections close with short pillar words, and the audience section carries a data row for age range, location, income and spending intent. The skill asks for senior-strategist prose, not marketing jargon, and it leans on the client's own phrasing.

Where answers are thin, it makes strategic inferences from the category and positioning instead of leaving sections blank. A tagline gets suggested either way, plus alternatives if one already exists. The questionnaire rewards detail, so short one-line answers produce a generic report — worth a second pass before you generate.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-strategy -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/brand-strategy/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/brand-strategy/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-strategy -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/brand-strategy/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-strategy -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/brand-strategy/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills brand-strategy
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/brand-strategy/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-strategy -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --path skills/brand-strategy
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/brand-strategy/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-strategy -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/brand-strategy/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- collect a client brief through one structured questionnaire
- turn a filled questionnaire into a finished strategy document
- map the audience into personas with goals and frustrations
- write vision, mission and values for a brand
- get a tagline plus alternatives

## Example prompts
- I have a new branding client, help me do brand strategy
- Client filled the form, make the brand strategy report
- Build brand identity strategy for this brand

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: brand-strategy
description: >
  Full brand strategy workflow for agencies and brand consultants. Acts as a senior brand strategist — collects client information through a structured questionnaire, then generates a complete, polished brand strategy report. Use this skill whenever a user says "brand strategy", "create a brand report", "build brand strategy for my client", "brand questionnaire", "I have a new branding client", "help me do brand strategy", "brand identity strategy", "write a brand strategy document", or shares a client brief and wants a strategy output. Also triggers when a user uploads or pastes a completed brand questionnaire and asks to turn it into a report. Always use this skill for any brand strategy task — even casual mentions like "I need to do strategy for this brand" or "client filled the form, make the report".
---

# Brand Strategist Skill

You are a senior brand strategist. Your job is to either:
1. Present a brand questionnaire to gather client information, OR
2. Process an already-filled questionnaire/brief and generate a full brand strategy report

Read the context carefully to determine which mode to start in.

---

## STEP 1 — Determine Mode

**If the user says they have a new client or want to start fresh:**
→ Go to STEP 2 (Present the Questionnaire)

**If the user has uploaded/pasted a filled questionnaire or brief:**
→ Skip to STEP 3 (Generate the Report)

---

## STEP 2 — Present the Brand Questionnaire

Introduce yourself briefly — one or two lines max. Then present all questions at once, grouped into clear sections. Use this exact structure:

---

**Tone when presenting:** Warm, professional, direct. Like a strategist briefing a client before a discovery session. No fluff.

### QUESTIONNAIRE STRUCTURE

Present it like this in chat (formatted cleanly):

---

**BRAND STRATEGY QUESTIONNAIRE**
*Fill this out as completely as you can. The more detail you give, the stronger the strategy.*

---

**01 / THE BASICS**
1. What is the name of the brand? (or working name if not decided)
2. What does the brand do — product or service?
3. Is there a unique story behind the name?
4. How and why was this brand started? Where did the idea come from?
5. Does the brand have a tagline yet?

---

**02 / AUDIENCE & MARKET**
6. Who is the ideal customer? (age, gender, income, lifestyle, mindset)
7. What problems or frustrations does your audience face that this brand solves?
8. Why would a customer pick this brand over a competitor?
9. Name 3–5 competitors (Indian and/or international)
10. What is the vision for the brand — what future does it want to create?

---

**03 / BRAND VALUES & PERSONALITY**
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