A basic presentation with exercises and tips to help you understand your personal and company brands and how to use them to grow your business. From an expert who more than 30 years in the branding world. This formula absolutely works and is simple to follow. We have used it at Joe Squared in Baltimore to build a local and national reputation in eight years.
2. WISDOM:
Top
5
Brand
Countdown
1. The
clarity
of
your
brand
will
save
you
Fme
and
money
in
markeFng,
sales,
customer
service
and
operaFons.
It
helps
focus
and
prevent
wasted
energy.
2. Both
an
emoFonal
hook
AND
intellectual
alibi
are
required
in
any
brand.
3. Your
brand
anchors
your
messaging
and
all
communicaFons
to
stakeholders,
but
it
is
not
the
sole
message.
Messaging
is
based
on
what
your
customers
need
to
hear
and
what
you
need
to
communicate.
4. Brands
are
conversaFons
with
your
customers.
Now
more
than
ever.
5. The
power
of
a
leader’s
personal
brand
working
with
a
strong
company
brand
will
give
your
company
a
disFnct
compeFFve
edge.
3. A
POWERFUL
COMBINATION
Personal
Brand
+
Company
Brand
For
many
organizaFons
–
parFcularly
disFncFve
or
smaller
ones
–
the
personal
brand
of
the
leader
enhances
and
integrates
with
the
company
brand.
4. EXERCISE
#1:
What
is
Your
Company
Brand
EquaNon?
YOUR
BRAND
=
ADJECTIVE,
ADJECTIVE,
NOUN
=
Shiny
Childhood
Memories
Out-‐of-‐the-‐Box
=
Food
Experience
5. EXERCISE
#2:
What
is
Your
Personal
Brand
EquaNon?
YOUR
BRAND
=
ADJECTIVE,
ADJECTIVE,
NOUN
=
=
Life-‐Changing
Technology
Evangelist
Insigh]ul
MarkeFng
Fire-‐Starter
6. ACTION:
What
do
you
need
to
do?
1. Find
your
brand
equaFon
–
both
personal
and
company.
An
outside
perspecFve
can
be
very
valuable.
2. Link
your
personal
and
company
brand
together
in
an
authenFc
way.
Decide
where
they
powerfully
overlap.
3. Develop
message
pla]orms
and
content
for
your
brands.
An
outside
perspecFve
can
be
very
valuable.
4. Create
a
tacFcal
plan
considering
social
media,
PR,
board
memberships,
book
publishing,
events
and
sponsorships.
5. Implement
and
measure.