A powerful brand story, when executed well—builds trust, connection, and loyalty with your audience. In Part A of this post, we talked about authentic brands and how they live and breathe their story and how it’s reflected in their core essence—what they stand for and how they show up. You trust their story because you …Read the full article…
PART A: Authentic Brands Live Their Story! Does Yours?
A powerful brand story, when executed well—builds trust, connection, and loyalty with your audience. Does your brand have a story? You know—a story that’s captivating and inspiring; has real meaning and comes from the heart of what you’re all about as a brand. It’s a story your employees believe in. They stand behind it through …Read the full article…
What is the ‘One Word’ You Want to Own in the Minds of Your Market?
Regardless of the size of your organization, has the question been asked, “What is the one word you want to own in the minds of your market?? Before you answer, first think about…
DARE TO BE YOUR OWN BRAND!
Overcome the Common Stumbling Blocks to Executing a Winning Personal Brand Strategy
When is the Right Time to Brand?
Recently, I have had several entrepreneurs make the statement to me… “I’m not sure I am ready to brand myself/my business.” (Maybe because they are a start up, or think it’s too expensive, or don’t have employees yet, or… [insert excuse]). This immediately provides a red flag to me in that there is a lack …Read the full article…
DEFINE YOUR UNIQUE BRAND! Because Your Brand Is Your Business™
Your brand is a perception that lives in the minds of your target audience. Yes, it’s an audience and that audience includes your customers, employees and the communities in which you do business. So, if you haven’t taken the time to define your brand then how can you manage to a perception you want to …Read the full article…
Understand it’s a Myth: “My Brand is My Logo”
The first chapter from “The 6 Myths of Small Business Branding” This begins a series of articles to identify and demystify the myths many business owners have about the function of branding, what constitutes their own brand, and marketing. We have identified 6 myths that seem to be commonplace with some of our …Read the full article…
Be, Do, Have—the Zen of Brand Success
Elevating Your Growth through Ancient Practices By Suzanne Tulien, Principal Brand Architect, Founder Don’t you just love the word ‘Zen’? It just feels good to say it. ZZZZEEEEEEENNNNNN – you almost automatically take a deep breath and relax. It’s just weird. Anyway, the other day I came across this word again and started thinking about …Read the full article…
It’s Your Brand, Manage It! A ‘Must’ for Brand Elevation.
When consulting to companies, it never ceases to amaze me how some business owners feel that their brand could be so much more, but it is not reaching its potential because they aren’t sure how to get the employees to be more ‘on-brand.’ “Oh, they’ll never do that,” or “We spent $X last year on …Read the full article…
The Fine Art of Merging Brands
You may have thought of merging with another business as a growth strategy once or twice. But whether you take this route or simply partner as a Joint Venture or team up as a host beneficiary or complimentary service with another entity; it is critical to take stock in the full essence each brand brings …Read the full article…
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