When we speak of branding most of the time people try to relate it to big business house, however, the fact is that every business needs to establish their brand in order to survive the competition. This is nothing new; experts and management gurus had been preaching the same sermon for years now but what […]

Too often, small business advertising and marketing campaigns prioritize branding at the expense of direct response–i.e., actually getting leads and/or sales right now. That is almost always a foolish and even dangerous proposition. Small Business Branding Advertising and Marketing an Oxymoron? Unless you’re a ubiquitous consumer products company, the value of branding is far, far […]

Branding has power. Real power. A power that you canmeasure. But for those of us who have the dream ofcreating our own Internet Empire from our home cubicleor kitchen table, the Real Branding Power comes notfrom branding your business or product, but fromBranding Yourself! Branding “You” (a phrase borrowedfrom Rick Beneteau) is a power that […]

You’re not likely to see a Volkswagen in the winner’s circle at Daytona or Indianapolis. But if there were competition called the Brand-Building 500, you would find a Volkswagen in the winner’s circle, year after year. Everyone knows the touchstones of branding – creating value, consistency, visibility and loyalty. However, like auto racing, these fundamentals […]