| THE POWER OF BEING THE BRAND (PART 2)
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| | press or tv) and letting the media know,
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| - by Michelle van der Heyde
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| | that "Super sponsor" is a generous type
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| We have already established that "brand"
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| | of company. Publicity like this seems
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| can also be defined as the recognition
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| | pointless, but it's not, because not only
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| and personal connection that forms in the
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| | did "Super sponsor" re-establish his
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| hearts and minds of your customers and
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| | position in our minds and memories, but
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| other key audiences through their
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| | also gave us a reason to like him
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| collective experiences with your brand
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| | (positive publicity).
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| (at every point of contact). Ideally the
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| | 3) FREE stuff. Famous people get free
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| brand that emerges is a positive one,
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| | stuff. Not too much, but more than you
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| leading to trust, loyalty and advocacy
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| | think. This is a marketing gimmick used
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| for your offerings, increasing
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| | by high priced manufacturers, etc. who
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| shareholder value and establishing
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| | hope that they would either get an
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| long-term advantage in the marketplace.
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| | endorsement deal or just a very loyal
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| [Partial Info by (allaboutbranding.com)]
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| | customer. They market to the ones they
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| Are you the new brand on the block? Info
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| | believe will be able to buy from them -
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| by (allaboutbranding.com)
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| | they are right to do so. This also
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| When building a new brand, the following
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| | increases the likelihood that the fans of
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| four disciplines can be viewed from 1- 4
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| | the famous would pick up the trend. Don't
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| as sequential phases of development.
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| | misunderstand, low priced manufacturers
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| However, when working with existing
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| | sometimes try this too, but not usually
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| brands, each of the disciplines operates
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| | on the famous, as it is not believable
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| concurrently - they are interdependent
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| | advertising. This advertising is usually
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| and work together over time.
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| | done in some form of free samples, a
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| 1)brand strategy
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| | survey or a competition.
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| 2)brand identity
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| | 4) Ownership and the Choice to expand.
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| 3)brand management
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| | Smart people who have used their names
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| 4)brand experience.
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| | efficiently (as a brand), like Oprah
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| Brand Strategy - Its purpose is to
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| | Winfrey and Donald Trump, etc., choose to
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| understand key aspects of a company's
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| | own the companies they built on those
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| business, its marketplace, its customers
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| | names. I'm not saying that they are the
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| and other key audiences, and then to use
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| | sole owners, (I would not pretend to
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| these insights to define an appropriate
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| | know), but owning your company, your name
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| brand strategy. This sets the foundation
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| | and your website, will be the difference
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| for all other branding activities.
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| | between becoming an extremely wealthy
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| Brand Identity - Informed and directed by
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| | person to being the one who is at the
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| the Brand Strategy elements, the Brand
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| | mercy of the rest of "the board". More to
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| Identity discipline provides the highly
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| | the point, the benefit of ownership is
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| distinctive outward expressions of the
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| | control. The ability to expand your
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| company's values, personality and promise
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| | business, expand your branding, expand
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| its identity system consisting of
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| | your targeted customers and/or audience
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| elements such as the name and logo that
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| | and the freedom to consider many new ways
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| are used repeatedly to provide instant
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| | of advertising, e.g. a reality tv show -
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| recognition in a crowded marketplace. It
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| | why not?
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| also expresses the organization's purpose
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| | How are you going to do it?
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| and personality through a well-defined
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| | Step 1: I've already discussed the domain
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| color palette, a characteristic design
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| | name with you. Your job is to find a
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| system and additional verbal branding
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| | decent web host, open an account and
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| such as a tagline and category-defining
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| | purchase a domain, which you could
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| phrases for products and services.
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| | register under the guidelines I've
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| Brand Management - The inclusion of the
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| | already mentioned. Choose a web host that
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| Brand Management discipline at this point
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| | allows you to have unlimited websites per
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| in the process of brand creation an
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| | domain, because it is more cost-effective
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| development, is critical for the three
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| | and it is a lot faster. There are many
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| key functions it provides:
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| | that offer this, so don't just quit if
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| - Planning coordinated launch and
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| | you don't find it immediately! It is best
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| delivery of brand messages, both
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| | to keep the domain name kind of general,
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| internally and externally.
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| | because you'll want to use it more than
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| - Actively cultivating brand
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| | once. The cost of the domain should be
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| understanding, adoption and ability among
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| | approximately US$20 to US$30 (maybe a
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| employees and other involved in creating
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| | little more or less), in which case it
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| the customer's brand experience.
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| | should be valid for about one year. The
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| - Setting up a system and tools for
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| | longer you want it for, the more you'll
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| monitoring and assessing the brand's
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| | pay, so get the deal that works for you.
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| health, to evolve the brand strategy,
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| | Before you just join any web hosting
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| identity, experience and management over
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| | service, visit every scam site you can
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| time.
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| | find, to make sure you don't repeat
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| These functions make brand management an
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| | everyone else's mistakes. A word of
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| essential discipline, both for rolling
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| | warning, don't choose a domain name that
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| out new brands and for managing existing
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| | includes profanities or anything else
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| brands to best effect. It is the guiding
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| | that your friend's great grandmother
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| hand that promotes the brand, protects
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| | won't like to read. You can do what you
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| its integrity and moves it forward.
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| | want, but bad language, etc. will make
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| Brand Experience - A customer's
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| | step three a lot more difficult. Your web
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| experience with a brand should be the
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| | host should have plenty of tutorials to
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| result coordinated communications and
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| | help you set up your website or at least
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| company contacts. The goal of the Brand
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| | a brilliant customer service. Choose a
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| Experience discipline, however, is to
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| | marketable idea, like for example shoes,
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| enable companies to design a range of
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| | etc. Once you have chosen your topic (a
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| experiences that customers and other
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| | good and at least semi-wholesome one), to
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| audiences will find meaningful,
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| | feature on your site, make sure that you
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| memorable, and associate explicitly with
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| | name yourself as the author of your page
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| your brand. Doing this is the surest path
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| | - again see customer service.
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| to building brand trust, loyalty and
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| | Step 2: Write an article that is content
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| advocacy.
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| | rich, keyword rich and relevant to your
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| Use My Name?
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| | website, and don't forget to name
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| Yes, why not? If you have a criminal
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| | yourself as the author. Warning: DO NOT
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| record, or you are an illegal alien I
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| | COMMIT PLAGIARISM!
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| don't recommend this (as I said, the
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| | If you have used some information
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| internet remembers everything). However,
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| | gathered from other sites, give credit
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| if you still feel compelled, make up an
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| | appropriately.
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| Internet ID, a nickname that is unique to
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| | Now that you have your article, insert a
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| you. With millions if not billions of
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| | link, not a hyperlink, but the entire
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| internet users on the planet that will be
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| | link, e.g. (exactly like your page
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| hard so it has to be a creative nickname,
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| | address). Do this a few times in the
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| keep it simple, check the search engines
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| | article, in appropriate places.
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| so you don't duplicate and then register
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| | Step 3: In your search engine you'll find
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| it as your domain name.
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| | many sites that accept articles for free
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| However, if you are not any kind of
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| | - make use of them, as they serve the
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| trouble and haven't ever been before,
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| | purpose of free publicity. Open an
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| then USE YOUR NAME AS YOUR BRAND! If you
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| | account in as many as you can, and
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| use your name as a brand, register it as
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| | publish your article. This process can be
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| a trademark (same rule applies for the
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| | made easier and faster with the variety
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| nickname). I don't recommend that you use
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| | of article submission software available
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| your name as your domain name, but I do
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| | of the market today. Make sure that the
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| recommend registering all domains under
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| | author info; the category and the links
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| your name. You could register one domain
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| | are correct, before publishing it.
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| with the same name as you, but it may
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| | Remember how I warned you about choosing
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| lower your search-engine rankings as it
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| | a decent name for your domain? Well,
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| is not a sought after name yet. The only
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| | here's why: your links contain the full
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| benefit of it would be its uniqueness,
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| | version of your name, which is accepted
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| which would fly out the window as soon as
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| | as part of your article, when you publish
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| someone else registers the same or a
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| | it. Websites that publish articles for
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| similar name (especially if you have a
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| | free, not only screen your articles (for
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| more common name like John Smith).
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| | profanities, inactive links, too many
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| Therefore, it makes more sense to first
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| | links, pornographic materials, and
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| become established, and then register a
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| | inappropriate text, all of which will
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| domain with your name. This method has
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| | cause them to reject your article), but
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| had its successes, for example Oprah
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| | some may even "blacklist" you from their
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| Winfrey, who was first established and
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| | site, for attempting to distribute
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| then launched her website. Her website
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| | inappropriate content. Read the specific
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| was and still is unstoppable, because
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| | article submission guidelines of each
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| "Oprah Winfrey" was and is a very much
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| | site before publishing.
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| sought after term.
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| | Publishing articles increases your
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| Do you remember what I said (in Part 1)
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| | chances of getting a high ranking on
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| about the enormous advantages that some
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| | search-engines, but if your keywords,
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| Billionaires found in BEING their brand?
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| | page descriptions, etc. on your site (see
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| If you don't remember, "GO BACK TO THE
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| | customer service) are not up to par, it
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| BEGINNING, DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT COLLECT
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| | will take much longer than it needs to.
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| $200!" because you are obviously not
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| | There are some sites that will be able to
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| paying attention. Billionaires have
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| | help you with this (some will do it for
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| become billionaires mostly because of
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| | free, but unfortunately most won't). My
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| business savvy and good branding.
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| | site, features a variety of software
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| Becoming the brand that your target
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| | & e-books, which can guide you or
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| audiences love and trust is hard work.
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| | even do it for you (if you are slightly
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| However the benefits of being the loved
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| | new or uncertain of what to do, when and
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| and trusted brand, include, but are not
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| | where). Getting your name on the web as
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| limited to (1) Endorsements, (2)
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| | many times as possible (in a positive way
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| Sponsorships, (3) FREE stuff, (4)
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| | though), and using all that fame to
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| Ownership and the choice to expand.
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| | generate money, is the way the grown-ups
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| 1) Being the endorser. The endorser gets
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| | are doing it. Becoming a loved and
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| paid, just for saying: "I like it!" Of
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| | trusted brand, on the Internet, is easier
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| course he/ she has to have a signed deal
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| | than on television, radio or print. If
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| in place before they say it, or they
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| | you don't believe me, give it your best
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| don't have to get paid. Maybe it sounds a
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| | shot and see what happens.
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| little cheap, but if you look at their
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| | In the very beginning (part 1), I asked
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| bank accounts, you won't think so
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| | you to imagine a person, who has no
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| anymore. Unfortunately, as with
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| | company, no shareholders, no website, no
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| everything, you take some risk adding
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| | physical brand other than their name.
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| your name to a product. Many sports stars
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| | Imagine that person to be a billionaire.
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| have gotten extremely wealthy by
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| | It's not impossible, but it seems rather
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| endorsing products and getting sponsored.
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| | impossible if not extraordinarily
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| Endorsements and Sponsorships can be the
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| | improbable, doesn't it? I mean, I'm sure
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| same, but aren't necessarily.
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| | there are such people out there, but why
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| 2) Getting Sponsorship. Imagine the
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| | don't we know their names?
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| sponsor is called "Super Sponsor" (just
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| | So let's mix it up a little. Imagine a
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| because I don't want to implicate
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| | person, who has no company, no
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| anyone). People with "famous faces" can
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| | shareholders, no physical brand other
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| get sponsorship from just about anyone,
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| | than their name and their website. Could
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| for just about anything. The reason is
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| | you imagine this person to be a
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| that the "Super Sponsor" wants the person
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| | billionaire? Seems kind of realistic now,
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| with the "famous face" (a trusted brand),
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| | doesn't it? There are definitely such
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| to give publicity to the sponsor ("Super
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| | people out there.
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| Sponsor") by publicly giving credit to
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| | Could you imagine one of these people to
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| the sponsor, (possibly in from of the
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| | be you? It is your choice...
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