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…
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…
A Woman’s Touch: Up-leveling the Branded Customer Experience
I’ve never been more excited to go get my mammogram this year. Yes, you heard me right. I was excited. I remember what I experienced last year at the The Center for Women’s Imaging, Penrose St. Francis (CWI) and was blown away. Latte’s, gourmet cookies, lemon infused water, sugar hand scrub, trail mix, soothing environment…I …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…
The Fallacy of “Re-Branding”
Debunking the ‘external’ effort to re-position the brand. “Oh, you’re a brand consultant? Our company just went through a re-branding effort 6 months ago. We’ve all got new business cards, a new logo, and new ad campaigns coming out.” I cannot tell you how many times I hear this and like statements from those I …Read the full article…
How to Build Your Business from the Inside Out
Moving from a ‘push’ to a ‘pull’ strategy. I just 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 …Read the full article…
Myth: Branding is Just for Big Businesses!
Truth: Every Business Can Benefit from a Conscious Brand Strategy — Why Not Your Small Business?
First Come, First Serve – A ‘Brand Experience’ Dilemma?
OK – right out of the shoot, I want you to weigh in on this recent scenario. I show up right at 7:30 am to an autoparts store who offers the service of testing and replacing car batteries. I wanted to be the first there because I had a 9am conference call to attend and …Read the full article…
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