Branding Is Like Beekeeping

Branding Is Like Beekeeping
March 4, 2010 - Copyright 2010 - Heardable, Inc. - www.heardable.com

when we are online...
our instincts
guide us in an
informed way
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we consult with people who we trust for guidance
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we alert others when we discover things that are meaningful and useful
4

we steer clear of 'smokey'
corporate propaganda
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a quorum in our network can cause a swarm of action
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we exhibit behavior like bees
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the web is funny
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users are trying to find their way
brands are trying hard to be found
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we need a means of navigating
...through unfamiliar territory
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likes bees.
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the average worker bee flies more than 560 miles during a lifetime
each of the bee's senses
is used for navigation
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navigability
is directly proportional
to the shortest possible path
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most animals have highly developed homing instincts
that help them navigate long distances to nests and hives
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humans don't have an innate sense of direction like animals
we get lost easily
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we go forward with fits &starts,
creating maps based on
memories of our journey
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which forces us to develop a means of
navigating through unfamiliar terrain
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we solicit help from others and use guideposts as markers
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[influencers/guides] are of great value to brands because they have a higher propensity to propagate product information [Gladwell, 2002], based on a combination of their being particularly influential and their having more friends
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they are the UBER info-gatherers
the foragers, scouts, communicators
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erecting familar landmarks
on the hyperlinked highway for many to follow
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CMO's should cultivate, nurture
& support brand influencers [evangelists]
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because they are worth
their weight in gold[en] honey
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brands [unlike bees] need to help
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for brands, we must ask: what is our click-to-findability ratio?
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We should consider content syndication to reach faraway targets
And publish well-localized content to exploit nearby opportunities
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we must illuminate pathways
search-friendly, mobile-ready, socially-engaged
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we should embrace the law of reciprocity [the giving web]
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and add breadcrumbs
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so that john q. citizen
can find us
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via any device,
at any time
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for brands to survive and prosper, they must master entirely new skills be effective
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conversations
rule
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digital communities are the medium
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trust is essential
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yes, beekeeking is a lot like branding
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no bees, no honey
no work, no money
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branding is like beekeeping
1. establish colonies [promote identity to differentiate]
2. build hives [corporations, people, strategies, campaigns]
3. control parasites [press, competitors, haters]
4. extract honey [revenue, information, influence]
5. raise & protect the queen bee [ceo]
6. sell honey [products & services]
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