Branding a Small Business Without Paying A Dime

As a young entrepreneur I was always looking for ways to brand my small companies. I didn't want to hire a firm and I was always open to learning. These are some things I've learned along the way that you might find helpful.

Archie Has a New Groomer

Archie is our little adopted Terrier dog I rescued a few years ago. Archie goes to the groomer every few months.

Brand Your Business In A Personalized Way

The waitress who gets your coffee is named Jenny. The attendant at the service station is Mike. Vinny is your door man. Nametags make it possible for you instantly know at least another person's name, and opens the door for a personal connection. That personal connection can be the difference that gets you better service and makes for a more pleasant interaction overall.

How Easy It Gets Ordering Customized Rubber Bracelets in Bulk Online

These rubber bracelets are available in a wide variety of colors. There's this pantone chart wherein you can choose from a wide array of colors. You can even request for glow in the dark rubber bracelets. These rubber bracelets are cheap to make but in return they can be off great value for your fundraiser or for your cause. Hundreds of fundraisers have used rubber bracelets to promote their cause.

Corporate Identity: It's More Than A Logo

Let’s say you’re the marketing director of a professional services firm, the director of corporate communications, or the company president. You know you’re good at what you do and that your company provides outstanding services. What’s troubling you is the dissonance between these outstanding services and the level of corporate marketing collateral and the web site. You’re worried that marketing communications are sending mixed messages and thwarting business development efforts. In fact, corporate literature design has become a reactive process, often driven by the need for a piece for an upcoming event. With clients and prospects savvier than ever, you’re concerned that the right image for business has not been created.

Brand Identity: Picture it with Power

Imprint your Brand Identity on the minds of your clients. Make your product known with the power of niche marketing. Brand your market identifies the product or service boldly!

Net Branding Trends – Part I

Branding has always evolved from the simple to the complex, just like everything else. Evolution begets progress. Now in this Information Revolution the battle of branding is always as they put it – innovating itself and stiff competition is the name of the game.

Image is Everything, Almost

If image were everything, then knowledge, passion and skill would not be necessary. A total and comprehensive package is what gives a company the competitive edge.

Certification of Your Profession - A Step in Personal Branding?

Much in business --as on the stock exchange - moves in trends. Not forever thought. Some trends will fade away when others amplify. And certain important incidents may cause new trends to start or others to finish abruptly. Certification of professionals is a also trend. Two parties benefit from this certification process.

Crafting Your Company's Image By A Professional Logo

A good company logo design always pays off in terms of increased customer awareness and brand recognition. It is evident why marketing gurus spend so much time and money on their corporate image. With this increased awareness more and more companies are resorting to experts in the field of quality logo designing today.

What Are Your Marketing Decisions Based On?

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Is Your Mindset Holding You Back?

As business owners and professionals, we made the decision to open our business for many reasons. The first one is (or should have been) because we have a love of what we do. We want a worklife focused on what we love doing and what we're most skilled at doing. The second reason is often that we want control over our lives: We don't want someone telling us what we’re worth.We want to control our schedule. We want to control our life.

How Brands Die

Do Brands really die or do they simply fade away? How come we have brand names, which are all the rage and then within a few years the fad fades away? Remember Izod or Alligator Shirts and Socks? Well where are they now? Did you know they are trying to remake themselves and in Europe on their website they now say it is a crocodile?

Web Branding Matters -- Part Two

Brands grow in time. They appear overnight but they can die as fast if you fail to address at least four of the crucial aspects of the branding process: