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Building a Bodacious Brand™ by Ali Cross
            www.alicross.com
          www.ninjaswrite.com
What is a
brand?
What is a
Webster’s Dictionary says a
    brand?
brand’s purpose is to . . .

? Impress indelibly.
? To label or mark as
if with a brand.
? A kind or variety of something
distinguished by some distinctive
characteristic.
How can you
recognize a
  brand?
How can you
     recognize a
        brand?
Look & Feel
How can you
     recognize a
        brand?
Look & Feel
How can you
     recognize a
        brand?
Look & Feel
How can you
     recognize a
        brand?
Look & Feel
How can you
     recognize a
Logo
       brand?
How can you
     recognize a
Logo
       brand?
How can you
     recognize a
Logo
       brand?
How can you
     recognize a
         brand?
Expectation
How can you
     recognize a
         brand?
Expectation
How can you
     recognize a
         brand?
Expectation
Think about it
...
Think about it
.• .Who do you write your
     . for?
    books
Think about it
              .• .Who do you write your
                   . for?
                  books
• What message or theme do you hope your
  readers will take away from your books?
Think about it
              .• .Who do you write your
                   . for?
                  books
• What message or theme do you hope your
  readers will take away from your books?
• Why is that message important to you?
Think about it
              .• .Who do you write your
                   . for?
                  books
• What message or theme do you hope your
  readers will take away from your books?
• Why is that message important to you?

• What do you have to say on the subject?
Bloggin
g
Bloggin
         g


Once a week plan to blog on a topic
    that matches your brand.
Twitt
er
Twitt
er
About 25% of
the time you’ll
tweet on the
topic of your
brand.
Putting it all
together.
Putting it all
together.
Putting it all
together.


Making something more of yourself.
Putting it all
together.
Putting it all
together.
Putting it all
together.
Putting it all
together.
Putting it all
together.
Putting it all
together.
Putting it all
together.
 Keep your brand
 fresh.
Putting it all
together.
 Keep your brand
 fresh.

 Wherever you are, try to take
 your brand with you.
Building a Bodacious Brand™ by Ali Cross
            www.alicross.com
          www.ninjaswrite.com

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