{"id":4181,"date":"2012-12-11T23:51:28","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T04:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herculiz.com\/dev\/?p=4181"},"modified":"2018-10-18T20:13:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T20:13:57","slug":"12-brand-building-tips-for-12-12-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/inspiration\/12-brand-building-tips-for-12-12-12\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Brand Building Tips for 12-12-12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dld.bz\/c576H \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4183\" title=\"med245068\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/brandtwist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/12-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>In honor of the tremendously cool date of 12-12-12, here are twelve tips to stimulate your creativity and open your eyes to the daily potential for discovery, passion and inspiration all around us.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to a meeting dressed head to toe in your favorite color<\/li>\n<li>Spend an hour people watching in a mall, super market, or busy street<\/li>\n<li>Talk to a child about his favorite toy, book, anything they connect to<\/li>\n<li>Write your brand strategy as a three line Haiku<\/li>\n<li>Bake a batch of cookies and spend hours decorating them<\/li>\n<li>Go to a movie in the middle of the work day- invite your boss<\/li>\n<li>Go to a Karaoke bar or open mic night \u2013 get out of your comfort zone<\/li>\n<li>Buy a magazine that you would never, ever normally read<\/li>\n<li>Go on a digital diet \u2013 no phone, computers, etc. for a day (ok an hour)<\/li>\n<li>Create a Pinterest page &#8211; see first hand what the fuss is or isn\u2019t about<\/li>\n<li>Endorse someone on Linked In or write a handwritten thank you note<\/li>\n<li>Offer prayers of gratitude if you are paid to be creative \u2013 realize your luck<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s my twist. 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