Discord Branding Strategy and Marketing Case Study

Analysis and examples of Discord’s identity, positioning, key messages, tone of voice, brand archetypes, customer benefits, competitors, and marketing content.

Discord brand logo

Brand Overview

Category

  • Chat & Forums
  • Entertainment 

Business Type

Software Service

Customers

Target Customer

Like-minded Hobbyists and Friends

Primary Need (Job To Be Done)

Connect and chat with a select group of people around a specific topic

Brand Visual Identity & Content

Primary Brand Colors

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#5865F2

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#ffffff

Brand Typefaces

  • Ginto
  • Whitney

Hero Content

Discord hero image

Hero Content Type

Illustration

Content Features People

Yes

Brand Messaging

Key Messages

Headline
Imagine A Place…
 
Subheadline
…where you can belong to a school club, a gaming group, or a worldwide art community. Where just you and a handful of friends can spend time together. A place that makes it easy to talk every day and hang out more often.
 
CTA
Download For Mac
Open Discord in your browser

Benefit or Feature Focus

Benefit

Tone of Voice

Keywords
Casual, Friendly, Informative
 
Dimensions
Funny (+1) <> Serious
Casual (+2) <> Formal
Irreverent <> (+1) Respectful
Enthusiastic (+2) <> Matter of Fact

Aspirational

Affiliation / Belonging

Element of Value Affiliation / Belonging

Emotional

Fun / Entertainment

Element of Value Fun / Entertainment

Functional

Connects

Element of Value Connects

Simplifies

Element of Value Simplifies

Informs

Element of Value Informs

Brand Benefits

Benefit #1

Easy way to set up a shared space to chat with friends

Benefit #2

Fun, real-time conversations while we’re doing other online activities like playing games

Benefit #3

Private space without clutter and noise from ads, spam, and people we don’t know

Competition

Key Competitors

Slack, TeamSpeak, Chanty, Hangouts, Flock, Microsoft Teams, Steam Chat, Skype

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