A rose by any other name should smell just as sweet? Or would it no longer be a rose if we call it something else?
Names can be powerful. People swear by the name of God or their parents/grandparents when they make an important proclamation. For companies, catchy names like Apple, Alphabet, and Amazon have helped them to be more easily memorable — and possibly billion-dollar businesses!
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Maintaining a strong brand is essential for any business today. This is especially so in an increasingly crowded marketplace where you need to stand out to be remembered and trusted.
While components such as your logo or a strong mission statement may be useful, these alone do not help your brand to become a strong tool for your business’s growth.
Which matters more in the world of social media marketing: engagements or conversions?
Is “going viral” necessarily the best thing for your social media posts? What about interactions like reactions and comments? Or the actual number of people sending you an enquiry or purchasing your product?
What are the most important ingredients to a story? How do you keep your audiences spellbound from the start to the end?
In a recent podcast episode on Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller, acclaimed storyteller Tricia Rose Burt unveiled three important principles in great storytelling.
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Storytelling is both an anchor and compass for social media marketing.
Good stories can help to enliven your brand. Great stories can thrust you into the dizzying heights of social media stardom. (Well at least until the next big thing comes along.)
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Your customers are no longer responding to your efforts. And that’s freaking you out.
In the past, customers are known as “consumers”. They are considered “segments” to be “targeted” through a military-like process of “strategic” marketing.
Content marketing has gotten a bad rap in recent years, no thanks to the hard-sell hucksters.
Too many businesses have falsely labelled their efforts as content marketing when they merely package their ad or sales pitch in the guise of a blog post, eBook, or webinar.
Have you wondered why top brands like Coca-Cola, Google, Nike and Apple are so successful? How do they leapfrog their competition despite operating in hyper-competitive markets?
The answer lies in the power of their brand essence. This is defined by Brand Focus as follows:
“Brand essence is the single most compelling thing we can say about the brand that differentiates it from competitor brands as perceived by the consumer. The most powerful brand essences are rooted in a fundamental consumer need.”
Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford reprise their roles in The Force Awakens (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
18 December 2015 is going to be a day to remember. For Star Wars fans around the world, it will be the day when Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is released in cinemas around the world.
Already touted as the movie event of the year, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is part of an epic space opera film originally created by George Lucas. Directed by J. J. Abrams, the 7th installment in the episodic Star Wars film series will star John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, and the original cast members Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker.
Have you started investing in your personal brand? Thought of how you can stand out from the crowd?
If you haven’t, it is high time for you to do so now.