Rebrand for real reasons: the name blocks growth (misdescribes what you now do), legal collision, reputation reset after honest fixing, or a merger. Don't rebrand for boredom. You're tired of your logo years before your market notices it exists.
The keep-your-equity checklist: same phone, redirects from every old URL (301s carry your SEO), Google Business Profile RENAMED never re-created (the review history is the crown jewel), citations updated in a sweep, and a 'formerly known as' bridge everywhere for a year.
Sequence: quietly secure everything new (domain, profiles, signage) → update the money surfaces (site, GBP, ads) in one coordinated week → announce with the story of why. A dribbled rebrand confuses; a narrated one markets.