{"id":4365,"date":"2012-12-31T07:47:08","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T12:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herculiz.com\/dev\/?p=4365"},"modified":"2018-10-18T20:13:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T20:13:57","slug":"make-it-personal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/brand-experience\/make-it-personal\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Brand Personal"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post is part of our series, \u201cThirteen Tips For Stronger Branding.\u201d See the rest of the series\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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TIP #9: MAKE YOUR BRAND PERSONAL\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most successful entrepreneurs \u2013 think Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, or the founder of TOMS<\/a><\/strong> shoes, Blake Mycoskie \u2013 started their businesses because they were trying to find solutions to issues that were personally meaningful to them. I\u2019m going to tell you something that may strike a cord with some of you. If you\u2019re not working at that something that really matters to you, then stop doing it. Seriously, just stop.<\/p>\n

There will be a limit to how much you can solve issues for your customers, if you just don\u2019t care that much. Conversely, if you have something that really bugs you as a consumer, think about creating a business or product that can solve this issue. This is a key sign that it\u2019s time to turn your pet peeve into a business. Read more about how to make your hobby your business here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Successful entrepreneurs also spend time managing their personal brands and leveraging them to support their professional credibility. Richard Branson’s daring stunts (like crossing the Atlantic in a hot air balloon) help re-inforce the image of Virgin as a challenger brand. Like professional brand building, your personal brand needs management. Figure out what you want to achieve for yourself and your business and then create a plan for how to get there. Do you want to have more exposure? Boost your credibility? Gain more confidence to speak in front of larger audiences? Feel more comfortable charging more for your services? All of this takes deliberate effort. Perform a careful analysis on the brand of YOU. Identify your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and create a plan on how to continue to build your assets, close any credibility gaps and personally support your business.<\/p>\n

Check out tip #10 in the series, Hone Your Elevator Pitch.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

PERSONALIZE YOUR BUSINESS WITH BRANDTWIST<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Brand School<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is\u00a0the premier program that teaches you how to grow your business by growing a stronger brand.\u00a0<\/em>Brand School takes best practices of beloved brands such as Virgin, Apple, and Zappo\u2019s and brings them to life in engaging videos, interactive \u00a0exercises and exclusive access to a private community of other entrepreneurs. L<\/em>earn more about\u00a0Brand School and receive updates when you sign up for our newsletter\u00a0HERE<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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“Motivational! I’ve given recommendations to several clients about Brand School.”<\/em> – \u00a0Liz Osting, Founder Herculiz Design<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This post is part of our series, \u201cThirteen Tips For Stronger Branding.\u201d See the rest of the series\u00a0HERE. TIP #9: MAKE YOUR BRAND PERSONAL\u00a0 Most successful entrepreneurs \u2013 think Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, or the founder of TOMS shoes, Blake Mycoskie \u2013 started their businesses because they were trying to find solutions to issues that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,108,50,82,163,56,198,262,137],"tags":[289,60,42,45,283,290,291,292,52,197,293,294],"class_list":["post-4365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-brand-experience","category-digital-media","category-entrepreneurs","category-in-the-news","category-product-branding","category-social-media","category-social-responsibility","category-thirteen-tips-for-better-branding","category-trends","tag-brand-issues","tag-brand-school","tag-branding","tag-brandtwist","tag-companies","tag-consumers","tag-inspiring-careers","tag-inspiring-work","tag-julie-cottineau","tag-richard-branson","tag-steve-jobs","tag-toms-shoes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t