I’ve stopped responding to new comments on our Philly blogger tax post (don’t worry, still reading them). It’s not that I’m disinterested in the conversation or that I don’t value the time people are spending engaging there, it’s just too much. That conversation has spun in so many different directions and taken so many turns [...]
Branding
Your brand is your emotional DNA. It’s that feeling a potential customer gets when they have a need and top of mind brings up your name. Your brand and the feeling you give them in the pit of their stomach is what determines whether you get that lead or if they’ll instead go to a competitor. Are you doing everything you can to carve out a positive brand identity? Do you know what a positive brand identity is?
The truth is brands could once be controlled, contrived even. Not so long ago consumers and their voices were fragmented and weak. Big companies could sweep issues under the rug without having to worry about the toll it would take on their brand. However, the birth of blogs, social media and sites like Twitter have banded consumers together, creating a much larger platform for them and a greater need for you to promote a positive brand image. Consumers have demanded that brands become transparent, authentic and that they deliver more value than ever before.
In this section of the blog you’ll learn the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of corporate and personal branding. We’ll show you how to create a brand, how to manage it, and how to use it to create a compelling point of difference that attracts customers. We’ll even show you how to create that personal brand while working for someone else to help you get a better job.
If you have suggestions for posts we should do or techniques you’d like to see covered, contact us and let us know. Or, if you want to know how we can help you through our Internet marketing services, feel free to contact us about that, too. Until then, here’s some required some more required reading. I mean…watching.
