Differentiate and Dominate

Quite often small business owners will ask me to reveal the most powerful marketing strategy I have seen. I can say without hesitation that the most powerful marketing strategy has little to do with advertising, direct mail, web sites, referrals or blogs.No, before any of those things will really have... Read More

10 Secrets for Free Media Placement

Why pay a high priced PR agent when you can get free media placement to promote your product, service, or book?Follow these top ten tips for 2005 and it will be your most profitable year yet!1. Write an attention grabbing headline.Realize that your headline must immediately "hook" a busy producer... Read More

12 Ways to Reduce Postage

1. Never send a letter that weighs less than 30 gms. Five size8-1/2x11 circulars can be mailed with a 1st class postage stamp. By using all 10 sides with a variety of offers you have agreater chance of receiving an order. 2. When you advertise, state the price of your... Read More

7 Branding Secrets: Ready or Not?

Every company has a brand (how people think of them) whether they created it through design or accident. By creating your brand through design, you shape the way you wish your company to be viewed by customers and potential customers. This will remove some of the uncertainty concerning what others... Read More

9 Keys to an Effective Logo

The right logo, with the right characteristics, will boost your visibility, credibility and memorablity ? which means more business for you!These characteristics include:Consistency in use of your logo, tagline, materials. Repetition of similar elements, used in the same or similar ways, helps people to remember who you are and what... Read More

A good logo vs. a FABULOUS logo

If you had a choice, which one would you choose, a good logo or a fabulous logo? Think about it for a second here, although I know the answer is crystal clear. Because many of us settle for a good logo created by a credible logo designer just because he... Read More

A Lesson in Branding from Paris Hilton

I have never been a fan of Paris Hilton.I see her parading around in her odd-looking clothing choices, leading her loyal following of giddy anorexic schoolgirls around by their noses, and I think, "Skank."I saw Paris condescend to the working class farmers of America, and I didn't like it at... Read More

A Successful Failure

A successfully positioned business sometimes doesn't win a new client. And that, my friend, is the point. Let me illustrate with an anecdote.Recently I was making a new business pitch to a Charlotte area professional services firm. The second meeting took place after I had provided a detailed proposal to... Read More

Acquire, Then Rebrand

Acquiring another corporation usually means that the acquiring company's name will be the name of the newly merged entity. There is one factor that can change that -- one that is stronger than anything else. What is it? It is you, the consumer.There is nothing that stirs fear in corporate... Read More

Adventures in Advertising and the Affect on the Brand Name

Studying various target-marketing techniques and here is a thought. We have been reviewing companies who cross over into many sectors to identify with their potential customers. We have watched as they attempt to understand their customers buying behavior and how they try to create a desire to purchase. Few companies... Read More

All About Branding

In this article i will explain how you can make your brand an succes.Corporate branding...does not start at your logo and stops at your products. The corporate brand is more than the visible parts, but is very deeply rooted in your company and encapsulates all the customer's interaction with your... Read More

Are You Brand Worthy?

Branding is one hot topic, although it is wildly misunderstood. To make things even more confusing, branding is often tossed in the same basket as marketing which makes its application to an entrepreneur or sole-practioner even more unclear.While out speaking on branding, the question that I hear most is "How... Read More

Are You Brand Worthy? Are You Brand Worthy?

Branding is a one hot topic, although it is wildly misunderstood. To make things even more confusing, branding is often tossed in the same basket as marketing which makes its application to an entrepreneur or sole-practioner even more unclear.While out speaking on branding, the question that I hear most is... Read More

Articles: The Perfect Branding Tool

If you own a web-based business, you're probably aware of the need for things like link exchanges, lead-purchasing, SEO copy, banner ads and all of the "traditional" ways to get exposure on the World Wide Web.But did you know that article marketing is by far the best way to build... Read More

Attract More Clients With A Brand Identity

You've probably heard that people buy products and services from people they know, like and trust. And, as I have done, you've probably wondered how you can foster more of this "Know-Like-Trust" factor in your business relationships. Pictures are tied to our emotions in powerful ways, so strategically using your... Read More

Blonds Have More Fun!

In the book, The Blond Knight of Germany, American authors Toliver and Constable detail the life of the greatest fighter pilot to ever fly, Germany's Erich Hartmann. During WWII, Hartmann recorded 352 confirmed in-flight victories. To put it into perspective, very few American fighter pilots reached 100 in-flight victories. Simply... Read More

Boston Brand Building - Brand Identity Guru

"Make no little plans, they have no magic to stir your blood... MAKE BIG PLANS. Aim high in hope and work." So wrote Daniel H. Burnham in the last century. The big plans are important. They capture your vision. The next step is to break them down into "do-able" chunks,... Read More

Boston Web Design Branding - Brand Identity Guru

A branding company's website purpose is to design websites that will attract attention, give a professional image and support the message you are trying to convey in writing. There are arguments for doing your website design in-house. However website design, search engine optimization and copywriting is a very specialized area... Read More

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Differentiate and Dominate

Quite often small business owners will ask me to reveal... Read More

10 Secrets for Free Media Placement

Why pay a high priced PR agent when you can... Read More

12 Ways to Reduce Postage

1. Never send a letter that weighs less than 30... Read More

7 Branding Secrets: Ready or Not?

Every company has a brand (how people think of them)... Read More

9 Keys to an Effective Logo

The right logo, with the right characteristics, will boost your... Read More

A good logo vs. a FABULOUS logo

If you had a choice, which one would you choose,... Read More

A Lesson in Branding from Paris Hilton

I have never been a fan of Paris Hilton.I see... Read More

A Successful Failure

A successfully positioned business sometimes doesn't win a new client.... Read More

Acquire, Then Rebrand

Acquiring another corporation usually means that the acquiring company's name... Read More

Adventures in Advertising and the Affect on the Brand Name

Studying various target-marketing techniques and here is a thought. We... Read More

All About Branding

In this article i will explain how you can make... Read More

Are You Brand Worthy?

Branding is one hot topic, although it is wildly misunderstood.... Read More

Are You Brand Worthy? Are You Brand Worthy?

Branding is a one hot topic, although it is wildly... Read More

Articles: The Perfect Branding Tool

If you own a web-based business, you're probably aware of... Read More

Attract More Clients With A Brand Identity

You've probably heard that people buy products and services from... Read More

Blonds Have More Fun!

In the book, The Blond Knight of Germany, American authors... Read More

Boston Brand Building - Brand Identity Guru

"Make no little plans, they have no magic to stir... Read More

Boston Web Design Branding - Brand Identity Guru

A branding company's website purpose is to design websites that... Read More

Brand Awareness - Brand Identity

About once a month a few of us at the... Read More

Brand Boring or Brand Buzz?

I heard an advertisement on the radio the other day... Read More

Brand Building 101

Building your brand into a brand leader isn't easy. There... Read More

Brand Building 201: Finding The Ideal Way

The strongest and longest lasting brands branch off of an... Read More

Brand Building For Profit: The Colour Behind the Brand and Why I Wear Red Ties!

Colour is essential to building a strong brand.Many of you... Read More

Brand Components

Your brand is the culmination of everything about you and... Read More

Brand Equity

Brand equity can be defined in many different ways. I... Read More

Brand Equity - Brand Identity Guru

7 Qualities Of A Strong Brand:1. Commands premium pricing while... Read More

Brand Equity Building - Measuring Brand Value

Measuring brand equity allows a company to establish a baseline... Read More

Brand Extension; Going from Consumer to Commercial

As more and more home pressure washers are sold at... Read More

Brand Identity - Corporate Identity and Brand Value

Companies work hard building the strength of their brands -... Read More

Brand Identity and Brand Image - Brand Identity Guru

It is important to distinguish between corporate identity, brand identity,... Read More

Brand Identity and the CEO

This week I spent a few hours with a highly... Read More

Brand Identity Company ? Brand Identity Guru

Hiring a brand identity company is very important. In every... Read More

Brand Identity Guru - Is Your Brand Vital?

The world is not waiting for you?or your product or... Read More