Brand diagnosis

Know where your brand is strong, and where it is cracking

Sinh Vũ examines real touchpoints with photographic evidence, pointing out what is solid, what is cracking and what to fix first. You receive a report and a task list split into three groups by timing.

5 steps · 3 approvals on your side
How Sinh Vũ works

Five steps, clear at every turn

Pick a step to see what Sinh Vũ does, what you decide and what you receive.

Step 01 · Discovery and alignment

Agree the audit scope

Sinh Vũ does
Define what to audit and why it aligns with your business goals.
You decide
Approve the audit scope.Within 3 working days.
You receive
An agreed audit scope tied to your business goals.

Step 02 · Discovery and alignment

Review every place customers meet the brand

Sinh Vũ does
Inventory assets and all touchpoints, from digital assets to physical publications, with photos as evidence for each discrepancy.
You decide
No approval needed at this step.
You receive
An inventory of every touchpoint, each inconsistency backed by a photo.

Step 03 · Discovery and alignment

Internal and external review

Sinh Vũ does
Audit internally to see how your team understands the brand, and audit competitors to know where you stand.
You decide
No approval needed at this step.
You receive
Internal and external findings: how your people understand the brand, and where competitors stand.

Step 04 · Discovery and alignment

Report and action list

Sinh Vũ does
Summarize findings, along with a task list divided into three groups by timeframe and prioritized.
You decide
Approve the report.Within 5 working days.
You receive
A findings report with an action list split into three time horizons and ranked in order.

Step 05 · Rollout

Handover and presentation

Sinh Vũ does
Present the results to your team, ensuring the task list has assigned owners rather than just being in a file.
You decide
Sign off the handover.Within 5 working days.
You receive
A presentation to your team, and an action list where every item has an owner.
01 / 05

Our business is running fine. Do we really need an audit?

Running fine does not mean healthy. After a few years of operation, a brand accumulates many inconsistencies nobody intended. Those cracks quietly wear down the trust of customers and staff, and only show when a big investment is needed. Checking while things look fine keeps the cost of fixing low. Sinh Vũ points out each inconsistency with real photos, then orders the tasks by what to do first.

Every conclusion comes with real evidence, never a bare opinion.
One continuous flow

From review to tasks with owners

The review comes before every other service and needs nothing done beforehand. Its results usually point to what should come next.

Part 1

Agree the review scope

Agree what to review and why, tied to your business goals, before the review begins.

Scope approvedBefore the review begins

Part 2

Inventory and review

Take stock of every touchpoint, review internally how your people understand the brand, and review competitors to see where you stand.

PhotosEvidence for every inconsistency

After the review

Report and presentation

Summarise the findings, split the tasks into three timing groups, then present to your team so the tasks get owners.

Three task groupsFix now, medium term, long term

Timing

How long until you have it

3 weeksSinh Vũ's part
13 working daysYour time, across 3 approvals

Add the two figures together for the real time from kickoff to handover. Your part follows the approval window of each step, so approving early shortens the schedule.

Before we start

What you need to prepare

  • Access to active channels.
  • List of touchpoints you are aware of, including those that haven't been noticed for a while.
  • People to interview within the company.
  • List of competitors you want to compare against.

Having these ready keeps the project on schedule. If something is missing, Sinh Vũ can still start, and the handover date moves back accordingly.

Handover

What you receive

Each item comes with its format and the job it does for you.

One-page summary

Read quickly the most serious and the easiest-to-fix points about your brand.

PDF report

Touchpoint photos

Send outside providers exactly the items to fix, with photographic evidence.

PDF report with photos

Task table by group

Assign fixes to your team, each with an owner and a deadline.

Task list table

Baseline to measure again

Photograph the same points again after 6 to 12 months to compare before and after.

Photos and task table

Sign-off standard

Know in advance what passes

Sign-off follows four points written down at the start of the project, not a feeling at the end.

Evidence for every inconsistency

Each inconsistency is shown with a photo of a real touchpoint, never a bare opinion.

Photo of each touchpoint

Tasks in three groups

The task list is split into three timing groups and ordered by sequence.

Three groups, in order

Presentation session held

The results are presented to your team, so the task list has owners.

Presentation session

Scope agreed from the start

The review scope is approved before the review, tied to your business goals.

Scope approval gate

Free tools

Check it yourself first, right in your browser

The tests Sinh Vũ runs before every design sign-off. Your files never leave your device.

Investment

Three tiers by scope

Sinh Vũ quotes by the real scope of your brand, fixed as a package once we have heard your needs, with no surprise fees along the way.

Paid once

Assessment fee

Quoted by scope, fixed as a package once we have heard your needs.

Visual and voice check

You suspect the identity or voice has drifted off standard.

2 weeks

Quoted by scope

  • Two layers: visuals and voice
  • Logo, colour and type checked
  • Fixes ordered in three groups
Choose this tier
Popular

Full five-layer assessment

Operating for 3 years or more, needing a full assessment.

3 weeks

Quoted by scope

  • All five brand layers
  • Report with recommendations
  • Internal review, team interviews
Choose this tier

Enterprise deep dive

Preparing to list or raise capital, needing an in-depth look.

4 weeks

Quoted by scope

  • Five layers at maximum depth
  • Every touchpoint reviewed in depth
  • Benchmarked against industry peers
Choose this tier

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Frequently asked questions

Before you send a request for a brand assessment

You receive a diagnostic report: strengths, weaknesses, and the places where the brand contradicts itself, between what it says and how it looks, between its positioning and market reality, with recommendations on what to prioritise first. It is a basis for deciding the next step instead of guessing.

A brand assessment looks at what exists to find the problems. Brand strategy and positioning builds a new direction, either from the assessment's results or from scratch if the company has nothing yet. If you are unsure where the problem lies, start with an assessment.

No. In many cases the assessment points to a few local fixes, not a full rebuild. The report's conclusion states the level of intervention needed, from small tweaks to rebuilding, so you can decide for yourself.

It depends on the size of the brand and the amount of existing material. The company needs to provide the brand assets in use, such as the logo, identity and marketing materials, and a session with someone who knows the business well.

Every brand differs in complexity, from a small, new company to a business with many years and many product lines. Sinh Vũ quotes by scope so the assessment fee matches the amount that really needs reviewing.

Yes. If you go on to sign a larger project with Sinh Vũ after the assessment, the assessment fee is deducted from that project's value, so you never pay twice for overlapping work.

The founder acts as creative director, setting the assessment framework and approving the final conclusions. The specialist team carries out the review, analyses the data and writes the report under that supervision.

That is completely fine. The assessment report belongs to you and has value on its own, whether you implement it yourselves, pause, or choose another provider for the next step.

Start your brand assessment

Send a few lines about what you need, and Sinh Vũ replies within the working day.