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Striking the Right Balance Between Business Branding vs. Personal Branding
Blog, Brand Awareness, brand building, brand identity, Brand Strategy, branding, branding strategy, Digital Marketing, digital mkt, Internet marketing, Online Marketing, personal branding, SEO

Striking the Right Balance Between Business Branding vs. Personal Branding

Businesses come and go. But your personal name, that’s another matter altogether. In the social business world, your name can be leveraged as your personal identifier across myriad social media sites as well as your monetized business brand.  In creating a new business or online presence, one of the toughest decisions you may make is whether to establish your social business brand by your personal name or a fictitious “DBA” identity, such as a catchy word, phrase, or slogan. It’s hardly a trivial decision, especially considering your online identity eventually will sprout hundreds if not thousands of backlinks which will need to be well-tended if you decide to do a digital makeover at a later date. Confused on what to do? Join the club. Do you drop whatever you are doing right now...
Do You Know Your Branding Basics? Think Again
Blog, branding, branding strategy, Digital Marketing, digital mkt, email outreach, Internet marketing, Online Marketing, Strategy

Do You Know Your Branding Basics? Think Again

There is no topic in business and marketing bigger than the topic branding.  When you Google the term “why is branding important,” you’ll find an abundance of resources that stress the importance of understanding and investing in branding for your success. In the majority of these resources, there are also vague references to terms like brand value, brand equity, and consumers’ minds and hearts. You’ll find the topic seems to somehow encompass everything from mission, vision, and values, to colors, fonts, and messaging. The topic somehow does everything, doesn’t it? As you continue to investigate, you’ll discover that Investing in branding really matters. In today’s digital, post-covid marketplace, brand leaders all seem to know that harnessing the power of world-class bra...