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…
How to Build Your Business from the Inside Out
Moving from a ‘push’ to a ‘pull’ strategy. I read a white paper entitled Internal Branding; What is that exactly? By Allan Steinmetz, CEO of Inward Strategic Consulting, Inc. And felt compelled to add to his insights and hit on a couple of key overlooked areas of the process. First, I’d like to begin by …Read the full article…
11 Reasons to Consciously, Strategically, & Deliberately Brand from the Inside Out
This will be a short article that is pointed to get you thinking about the impact of internal brand development and management for your business. You already have a brand (the collective perceptions both your employees and customers have about you — and lots of times even those two are vastly different), your real concern …Read the full article…
To Know Your Brand is to Be Your Brand
By Suzanne Tulien, Brand Elevation Enthusiast, The Brand Ascension Group It’s already February, 2019. Business owners everywhere are still wondering what this year will bring them in terms of profits, growth, evolution, and success. This article will be brief, as I just have one point I’d like for you to consider as you progress your …Read the full article…
Do You OWN Your Personal Brand?
Just to be clear, this isn’t an article discussing the legal ownership issues of your own personal brand, or anyone else’s. I want to stir up some conversation about your ‘Psychological Ownership’1 of the personal brand YOU portray. And with that comes the obvious question: “Are you even aware of your current Personal Brand, and ultimately, …Read the full article…
Internal Brand Development Answers 3 Key Positioning Questions
When an organization makes a decision to initiate a formalized internal brand development exercise they must prepare for and expect the results to impact every facet of the business. You see, branding isn’t about putting a prettier ‘lipstick on the pig’ (a new logo and website refresh), so to speak. True brand development starts from …Read the full article…
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…
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…
Personal Branding: It’s an INSIDE job
I get excited to read other people’s perspectives on personal brand development. So when I seen an article come through my email that is entitled “7 Ways to Build Your Personal Brand,” I am super excited to see what this perspective will be, and if I can learn new things in this area. [One of …Read the full article…
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