Post on 10-May-2015
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& storytelling MODERN BRANDING
Who’s talking?
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We are a group of passionate modern brand builders commi4ed to building your brand on (your organiza8on's) core principles that never change.
Our goal is to create be4er brands by finding big idea. !
We highly value client and brand encounter. Share your stories with us, we’ll be happy to listen
What are we going to talk about?
Brands!Personal Brands!
Evolution of Branding!Great Brands!
Storytelling Advice
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First thing first
A brand is…
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what people say,
feel and think about your product,
service and company.
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What makes a brand strong?
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Strong brands are a collection of coherent ideas and experiences with
a product or service over time. hello@loudwhistle.net
Brands are born of experience and
reputation
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If you are not branding yourself, rest assured that
others are doing it for you.
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A GREAT BRAND is a !
GREAT STORY hello@loudwhistle.net
What makes your product, service and company different?
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None of these organizations treat their
brands as an after-thought. Rather it serves as the key differentiator.
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Interaction + feeling = brand hello@loudwhistle.net
What about personal brands?
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Personal brands allow individuals to differentiate themselves by consistently
articulating and leveraging their unique value proposition.
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A GREAT BRAND is a !
GREAT STORY hello@loudwhistle.net
A GREAT BRAND is a !
GREAT STORY hello@loudwhistle.net
A GREAT BRAND is a !
GREAT STORY hello@loudwhistle.net
A GREAT BRAND is a !
GREAT STORY hello@loudwhistle.net
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Evolution of Brand Building
OLD Messages Static Saying Look & Feel Posing Simplicity Touch points Audience
Influenced by the thinking of John Grant, as shown in The Brand Innovation Manifesto
NEW Conversations Dynamic Doing Experience Authenticity Complexity Engagements Community
About Transactions About Relationships
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So what makes a great brand
great?
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conversation
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complexity
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community
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engagement hello@loudwhistle.net
doing hello@loudwhistle.net
experience hello@loudwhistle.net
Ok! So how can I create a
great brand?
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5 Questions: 1. What are your goals? 2. What do you value? 3. What are your passion? 4. What motivates you? 5. What makes you remarkable?
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5 “BEs” 1. Diligent 2. Consistent 3. Interesting 4. Yourself
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5 Steps: 1. Take inventory 2. Develop your plan 3. Craft your identity 4. Measure and repeat
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Tools & channels 1. Websites 2. Blogs 3. Podcasts 4. Social networking 5. Offline and alternate publishing 6. The media
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Don’t forget to: 1. Make yourself findable 2. Connect everything 3. Cultivate relationships 4. Donate your expertise to a cause 5. Develop a visible platform 6. Start & join conversations
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Start and join conversations
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And remember…
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Although your company’s core values
may never change
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you have to be…
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flexible to the ever changing technological
landscape
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If you don’t like change, you are going to like
irrelevance even less. General Eric Shinseki
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Change is the only constant thing in this world.
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Your story will be retold over and over again.
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Storytelling advise…
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Define who you are and what
you stand for.
Commit to it. hello@loudwhistle.net
Start looking at your marketing as a progressive story instead of as quarterly campaigns.
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Stop putting the exact same stories everywhere.
People like stories with depth and complexity.
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Forget about controlling the message.
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Fans are going to create content
for your brand.
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Create room for agility, flexibility
and iteration.
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And lastly…
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Make a commitment to create better brands. hello@loudwhistle.net
A GREAT BRAND is a !
GREAT STORY hello@loudwhistle.net
LoudWhistle Branding International
A Great Brand Has a Great Story!
Thank you!for!
listening !
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Questions? Share your story with us! hello@loudwhistle.net
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Disclaimer: We are not associated with the following brands:
Apple, Coke, Louise Vuitton, Albert Einstein, Nelson Mandela, Princess
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