A Practical Guide for Growing Businesses

Getting Started with BrandOps

Brand isn’t just what you say — it’s how you work

When you’re growing fast, that gap between brand and business can quietly tear things apart. BrandOps helps you close it.

If you’re here, you’ve likely already heard of BrandOps — the discipline that brings brand and operations together to drive growth with consistency. This guide breaks down how to get started with BrandOps in your company, using a structured, actionable approach.

What is BrandOps?

BrandOps is the operational system that embeds brand into every part of your business — from internal culture and decision-making to product, marketing and customer experience.

Think of it like Revenue Operations (RevOps), but for brand: a cross-functional practice that aligns people, processes and platforms to ensure your brand shows up consistently, powerfully, and measurably.

The result? A company that sells more easily, scales more smoothly, and stays strategically aligned.

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Why Start With BrandOps?

  • Growth is messy without it. Inconsistent brand execution confuses customers, wastes budget, and slows down teams.
  • You’re scaling — but the brand’s not keeping up. Your positioning made sense at Series A. Now it’s holding you back.
  • You’ve got RevOps, but brand still feels like a sidecar. BrandOps sits beside it, making brand a system, not a slogan.

If you’re experiencing any of the following, it’s time to consider BrandOps:

  • Your marketing says one thing, your product and team say another.
  • Your visual identity is applied inconsistently.
  • You’re not tracking whether customers get what makes you different.
  • Your team doesn’t have clear brand guardrails for making decisions.
  • Strategy feels solid, but execution is scattered.

BrandOps in Action

BrandOps Implementation by Company Stage

BrandOps isn’t one-size-fits-all. What’s needed at an early-stage startup looks very different from a scale-up or enterprise with hundreds of staff. The common thread? Turning brand from a loose idea into an operational advantage. Here’s how different types of businesses can get started:

Clarity before chaos.

Early-Stage Startups (0–10 employees)

Growth brings drift. BrandOps keeps you aligned.

Scale-Ups (10–100 employees)

Ops-heavy teams need brand to keep up.

Growth-Stage Organisations (100–500 employees)

BrandOps becomes an operating system.

Enterprise (500+ employees)

What Tools Do You Need?

The tech stack is flexible, but most teams benefit from:

  • A DAM or cloud-based brand portal (e.g. Frontify, Bynder, Canva for Teams)
  • Brand literacy training tools (e.g. Loom, Notion, internal LMS)
  • Governance templates (provided as part of your BrandOps kit)
  • Dashboard tools (Airtable, Notion, Looker, or whatever ops already uses)

How BrandOps Fits With RevOps

BrandOps and RevOps are complementary. Where RevOps brings structure to revenue workflows, BrandOps ensures the brand story and experience are aligned across them. That means:

  • Better resonance with ICPs
  • Increased trust and conversion
  • Clearer sales narratives
  • Less friction in CX and support

Compare BrandOps vs RevOps →

Start Now, scale later

What Does a BrandOps Rollout Look Like?

There’s no one-size-fits-all, but here’s an example phased approach:

Phase 1: Discovery & Audit

Phase 2: Design the System

Phase 3: Rollout & Embed

Final Thought: Don’t Wait Until It’s Broken

Most companies wait too long to fix brand drift. But by then, inconsistency is embedded. The earlier you install BrandOps, the easier it is to scale without losing your edge.

You don’t need to overhaul everything overnight. Start small. Build habits. Bake brand into the way you operate.

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