Updating my brand page – Markato

Brand Logo

Your Logo Image should be an eye-catching logo graphic of a minimum of 400x400 pixels.

Please follow these additional guidelines to select your brand logo:

Your brand’s name must be visible in the logo.
Do not upload a product image in lieu of a brand logo.
Keep the logo design simple and neat.
Avoid static images of the brand name against a white background.
Please ensure that the logo is a square image.

Examples of Brand Logos:

Image courtesy of Maison Rue Image courtesy of Baiyo Image courtesy of Sock Candy

You can update your Logo Image under My Brand Page. A Change button will appear when you hover over the Logo Image field. After you have clicked on the button, you can upload your desired photo.

Change Logo

Cover Image

Your Cover Image is the banner featured at the top of your Markato storefront. It should be representative of your brand proposition, identity and taste. Ideally, it should feature several of your most popular products or product categories.

Lifestyle or editorial images displaying your products in use or against a compelling backdrop are preferred to static photos.

Cover images must be a minimum of 1,111x252 pixels and follow these guidelines:

No text
No photo collages
No inappropriate content
No nudity

Example of a Cover Image:

Image courtesy of Muihood

You can update your Cover Image under My Brand Page. A Change button will appear when you hover over the Cover Image field. After you have clicked on the button, you can upload your desired photo.

Change Cover Image

Your Brand Story

About Your Brand allows Markato’s buyers to learn more about your brand in your own words. We recommend focusing on aspects of your brand that are best conveyed through text, such as the following:

Your brand’s history
Your brand's unique selling point
Your brand’s commitment to quality
Your team
Your design and production process
Your best-selling products
Stories and anecdotes

We would also like you to touch on the following specifics to give buyers a better understanding of your brand:

Year founded
Where your brand is located
Lead time range
Social media information (if applicable)

Examples of Brand Stories:

Courtesy of SMELLS LIKE SMELLS

Courtesy of Fomato

Courtesy of Ana Miranda Ceramics

Photo Gallery

Your brand’s Photo Gallery is a chance for you to visually showcase your brand’s offerings and story to wholesale buyers. You are able to upload at most and at minimum 8 images to the Photo Gallery. Images must be a minimum of 1,050x1,050 pixels.

These images should be representative of your brand’s proposition, identity and taste. Examples can include:

Product images of featured products from your Markato catalog – we recommend dynamic photos showcasing your products in use
Editorial shoots featuring several of your products
Images showcasing your team or production process

Here are some images to avoid:

Images featuring products not available to purchase on Markato
Images that contain text or your brand logo
Images with a plain white background

Examples of photo gallery images

Image courtesy of Tomète Image courtesy of Stan Editions

Image courtesy of Ennato Image courtesy of Blabbi

Add a new photo by clicking Add Photos to the left of the photo carousel, and delete a photo by clicking the Trash icon at the top right corner of the image.

Submit for Approval

The Submit for Approval button at the top right of My Brand Page allows you to submit the edits you have made to your Brand Page for approval by the Markato team. After each editing session, make sure to click the Submit for Approval button so that your changes are saved and updated.

Please note that you are not able to edit your brand page after submitting for approval until your submission request is approved by our team.

Onboarding Guide

For additional information, check out our onboarding guide here for a step by step guide to getting your brand account set up on Markato.