Personal Branding
Self-Branding and advocacy
Advocacy challenges
Avantages of Personal Branding
5 essential laws
Definition
Brand construction
Few tips
Agenda
7 Advocacy challenges
#1 Becoming recognized as an expert
#2 Maintaining your profile as an expert
#3 Managing your digital footprint
#4 Building trust
#5 Reconciling your personal Brand with
your organizational aims
?
#6 Protecting your organizational brand
#7 Developping staff as brand
ambassadors
The advantages of Personal Branding
Clarity
Attraction
Loyalty
Influence
Ambassadors
Self confidence
Well being
Success booster
5 essential laws
#1 They are looking for you
Unknown or
not present on the web
= you don’t exist
Is your brand attractive enough?
A nightmare …
When googling your name, what results do you get?
ü  Only 2% ‘own’ the entire first page of
results
ü  Only 50% ‘own’ the first result
ü  25% have no positive content at all
ü  15% have at least one negative
result, damaging their reputation
Brandyourself, 2012
#2 Need to stand out
What do you want to be recognized for?
#3 Behaviors have evolved
From monologues ….
… to conversations
Interruption marketing
ü  Hundreds of commercials
a day
ü  Only 14% of people still
believe in commercials
From monologues …
Permission marketing
ü  78% of people believe in
recommendations of other
consumers
ü  34% of all blog articles talk
about products and services
… to conversations
#4 Real and virtual worlds are
complementray
Only one brand !
#5 Personal versus company branding
Your employees are your best ambassadors
#5 Personal versus company branding
Why do you do what you do?
#5 Personal versus company branding
Where the magic happens
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#5 Personal versus company branding
Do you have a Social Media Policy?
« Your Personal Brand is the powerful, clear,
positive idea that comes to mind whenever other
people think of you » - Peter Montoya
Definition
Branding
Pull – Reinforces reputation
Marketing
Push – Promotes an offering
Sale
One - one
Close
What is a personal brand ?
A unique value proposition
-  Authenticity
-  Different
-  Attractive
Authenticity
Innovation Romance Entrepreneurship
Different
Commodity
Ordinary
Brand
Extraordinary
Attractive !
Who are you?
What do you do?
MOTIVATING !
Step 1
Check your brand
Step 2
Discover
your brand
Step 3
Express
your brand
Step 4
Live
your brand
Step 5
Nurture
your brand
5 steps to grow your brand
First, know your goal
Step 1
Check your brand
ü  Attributes (+ and -)
ü  Competencies
ü  Strengths
ü  Weaknesses
ü  Team roles
ü  Comments
My brand: authenticity Step 2
Discover
your brand
Know your VPs
-  Vision/mission
-  Values
-  Passions)
What am I passionate about?
My brand: different Step 2
Discover
your brand
What makes me unique?
Compared to my competition:
-  What do we have in common?
-  What makes us different?
Be known selectively !
Who needs to know you?
My brand: attractive Step 2
Discover
your brand
Express your brand
Public speaking
Book
Networking event
Leaflet
Business card
Exhibition
Sponsoring
…
Social networks
Web site
Ebook
Blog
Newsletter
Smartphone application
…
Step 3
Express
your brand
Express your brand Step 3
Express
your brand
How to express your brand while having fun?
Express your brand Step 3
Express
your brand
Which channels to reach my public?
The three Cs of Personal Branding
1.  Clarity
2.  Consistency
3.  Constancy
Your brand environment Step 4
Live
your brand
What’s your brand environment?
Step 4
Live
your brand
What color suits your brand?
Nurture your brand Step 5
Nurture
your brand
Few tips
9 minutes a day
Be lazy
•  Do less for more results
•  Reuse
Do differently
Do you leave your
fingerprint on
everything you do?
Stay connected…
Damien Colmant
0478 33 47 90
dcolmant@extend-coaching.com
www.extend-coaching.com

Personal branding & advocacy