The tagline as conversation starter: Create the opportunity to give your...
Part 6 of Build an Awesome Brand Month. See all other articles here: Build an Awesome Brand By Jim Morris No one is suggesting that creating a good tagline constitutes a marketing plan. Obviously,...
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Part 7 of Build an Awesome Brand Month. See all other articles here: Build an Awesome Brand By Jim Morris As you watch the marketing world grappling with our ever-morphing digital reality, you may feel...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Brand Awesome?
Part 8 of Build an Awesome Brand Month. See all other articles here: Build an Awesome Brand Ordinary: Claim your brand is “better” or “the best.” Claim you do what everyone else does…and more! Talk...
View ArticleWhat a Logo Does
While the importance of a logo in brand-building is overblown, there is another aspect of logos that is often overlooked: the effect it has on the business. I’ve just completed my ninth logo...
View ArticleConsensus is the Enemy of Branding
By consensus, I mean letting people vote; getting everyone’s approval that you are creating the right brand identity for your business. Yep, I said enemy. For these two reasons: 1. By definition,...
View ArticleThe Brand-Building Checklist
It was two months ago that I declared January, “Build an Awesome Brand Month.” To back it up, tagline expert Jim Morris and I teamed up for 8 blog posts and a free webinar to help you build your...
View Article>Optimization Summit Resources
> This past week I presented four sessions on building an awesome brand at the Optimization Summit in Dallas. For those who were there, and those who weren’t, here are some of the key take-aways and...
View ArticleFilling in Your Brand Gap
The Internet show about small business marketing. Podcast Episode #52 – Marty Neumeier on Branding and Differentiation Marty Neumeier defines a brand as the gut feeling customers have about your...
View ArticleHow to Handle The Brand Discovery Sequence
People process new brands in a certain order. Brand messages presented out-of-order get ignored. If you struggle with what you should tell customers about your business, and when you should tell them,...
View ArticleRemoving the Risk From Employee Brand Delivery
Can you imagine how difficult it is for new employees to start interacting with customers? Every exchange, every decision is a new experience for them. They have to make split-second decisions while...
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