The document discusses personal branding and how to build a strong personal brand. It defines key branding concepts like brand promise, identity, recognition, and equity. It emphasizes differentiating yourself, consistently delivering value to your audience, being interesting, participating in your industry, giving back, and being authentic. Real-life examples of individuals with strong personal brands are provided, including how they demonstrate the discussed branding strategies.
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1. July.2010
personal branding
yes, its more than a logo
Pete Scott
@prscott
Thursday, July 15, 2010
2. branding
The word brand began simply as a way to tell one
person's cattle from another by means of a hot iron stamp.
Brand Promise
The vision of what you must be and do for your marketplace
Brand Identity
the marketplaces actual experience v. the promise
Brand Recognition
The degree to which you are known in your marketplace.
Brand Equity
Brand Identity * Brand Recognition (Net Demand)
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3. my definition
A brand is an identi鍖able entity that makes
delivers speci鍖c promises of value.
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4. supply & demand
know your audience | demand
their need
know yourself | supply
your unique skill set & value proposition
your passion
your commitment
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5. the good news
the demand for something to believe in is in鍖nite
the supply of mediocrity is also in鍖nite
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6. the promise
differentiate
deliver
interesting
consistent
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7. differentiate
innovate
improve
eliminate
secure
save
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8. interesting
would you want to have a
drink with yourself?
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9. deliver
can you bring it - every day?
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10. me v. we
me
whats my job?
how am I doing?
who is noticing me?
what about work/life balance?
we
where are we going?
what do we need?
how can I help?
how can we move the needle?
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11. consistent
steady
dependable
reliable
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12. identity
when the actual experience is
= or > promise
you know your have a good brand identity
when you have an increasing demand for
the supply of your skills
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13. good personal brands
promise a lot
and consistently exceed expectations
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14. recognition
participate
give
authentic
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15. participate
Actively contributes for the betterment of their audience,
their peers, their industry, & themselves
advocate
for the greater good
share
best practices, advice, knowledge
mentor, linkedin, communities, forums,
contribute
write, speak, create, lead
associations, blogs, books, articles, podcasts, videos,
whitepapers
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16. Give!
actively supports issues greater than
themselves
while the standard mantra is:
time - talent - treasure
The bigger opportunity is:
How can you your unique skill set to
efficiently deliver a significant &
meaningful impact
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17. giving
nicole danny jamie
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18. authentic
be yourself &
give because you want to
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19. strong personal brands
happen when you begin to gain brand equity
your brand promise is both
trusted & recognized
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23. Gary Vaynerchuck
differentiated
delivers
interesting
particpates
consistent
gives
trust
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24. Sarah Evans
differentiated
delivers
interesting
particpates
consistent
gives
trust
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25. Sarah Evans
2010 Vanity Fair Tweetheart
One of Entreprenuer Magazines
hottest startups of the year
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26. Chris Brogan
Chris had over 16 years of
telecommunications experience in
wireless and landline technologies,
including enterprise software and
hardware experience, project
management expertise, and
applications/solutions engineering
experience, as well.
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27. Chris Brogan
differentiated
delivers
interesting
particpates
consistent
gives
trust
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28. Meg Crofton
A 29-year Disney veteran, Meg is widely
known and respected for her outstanding
leadership and passion for a world-class Guest
and Cast experience.
Meg has held a wide range of executive
leadership roles at Disney in Human Resources,
Hotel Operations and Convention Sales. She
led an international task force responsible for
opening six resort hotels at Disneyland Resort
Paris in 1992.
Meg has been active in the Central Florida
community for many years. She is currently
chair of the Metro Orlando Economic
Development Commission, and serves on the
boards of Orlando Health and the Central
Florida Regional Commission on
Homelessness.
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29. Meg Crofton
differentiated
delivers
interesting
particpates
consistent
gives
trust
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30. Peter Shankman | HARO
Help A Reporter Out, the largest
free source repository for
journalists anywhere in the world,
where anyone can sign up to be a
source on any topic and get
quoted in major media
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31. Peter Shankman | HARO
differentiated
delivered
interesting
particpates
consistent
gives
trust
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32. Martha Stewart
2002 Time Person of the year
On June 4, 2003, Stewart was
indicted by the government on
nine-counts including charges of
securities fraud and obstruction of
justice.
Today, Martha Stewart and Martha
Stewart Omnimedia continues to
thrive.
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33. Martha Stewart
differentiated
delivers
interesting
particpates
consistent
gives
trust
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36. own your name
domains
twitter profile
facebook
youtube
and other popular & emerging tools
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37. me, inc.
Think of personal brand like a business
Diversify your marketing like a business would
Invest in yourself if you want to succeed
Personal time
Personal money
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38. great personal brands
you amplify your brand equity on purpose -
its scalable
your recognized and trusted brand is ampli鍖ed
by design and hits critical mass
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39. take aways
what are you passionate about that people need?
what marketplace can you own?
do you have the ability or can be readily acquired?
are you willing to commit?
is there a sufficient marketplace for it?
design your brand promise
what will make you uniquely different?
what can you deliver that is in need?
are you willing to be we focused?
can you do this consistently over time?
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40. take aways
build brand recognition
how can you participate in your marketplace for the
greater good of that marketplace?
how can you give back in a way that makes a real
difference?
Can you do these authentically - because you want to -
even if no one is watching?
own your brand
secure your name or persona - thats easy and cheap
develop a consistent brand architecture
use a professional photographer
use a professional designer
keep a consistent voice and identity
consider your personal brand a version of me, inc.
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41. thanks
find me almost everywhere
@prscott
Thursday, July 15, 2010