Three Steps to A Winning Personal Brand What Are We Going to Talk About? o Branding o Personal Branding o The Three-Step Process What is a Brand? What are the World’s Strongest Brands? Source: InterBrand Strong Brand Are… A_THE_T_C Strong Brand Are… A_THE_T_C N I U Everything is a Brand Jack Oprah Richard The Donald Tiger Colin Martha The Domestic Diva Fastidious Creative Perfectionist Domestic The Evolution of Work 1960s 1980s 2000s What is Your Brand? You Your Brand Peers Target Audience Your Brand is Your… R_PUT_T_ON Your Brand is Your… R_PUT_T_ON E A I Be Yourself Why Branding for Career Coaches? o The corporate brand is your brand o People are buying you! o Brand congruence contributes to success and fulfillment What makes you unique makes you successful! Why Branding for Your Clients? oLongevity is waning oCompetition is fierce oCredentials alone are not enough oCommodities compete on price oThey want to make a mark - leave a legacy oThey want increased fulfillment 1-2-3 Success! EXTRACT EXPRESS EXUDE Benefits of a Strong Personal Brand o Self understanding o Visibility and presence o Differentiation o Control o Wealth o Continuity o Achievement o Fulfillment Extract The Brand Discovery Phase 1. Extract You Your Brand Peers Target Audience Know Yourself o Internal Perspective You o External Perceptions Turn Your Goals into GOLD External Perceptions Bold Smart www.reachcc.com/360reach Richard Branson The Intrepid Brand Innovative Bold Maverick Risk Taker Successful Competitive Boundless Eliminate the ‘F’ Word F_ N _ Eliminate the ‘F’ Word Best F_I N _E _ Exceptional Outstanding Extraordinary Know Your Target Audience o Demographics o Psychographics Target Audience Focus. Focus. Focus. Know Your Competitors o What’s the same? o What separates you? Peers To Be Outstanding, Stand Out. Express The Brand Communications Phase The ‘ilities’ o Visibility o Credibility The Communications Wheel Articles Web Speaking Newsletter Volunteer Sponsorship Interviews You Can’t Spell Brand Without the Letter “C” CLARITY CONSISTENCY CONSTANCY Don’t Be Changin’ When You Should Be Samin’ If you don’t show up in Google, you don’t exist? Persona Propaganda Google has created the concept of the “Public Resume” — a new kind of pervasive DigiTruth. An industry will soon evolve to help you manage that public persona-creating the perfect online profile, optimizing your Google search, giving you control over your digitized public identity. Build Your Brand in Bits and Bytes Long Live Web Portfolios Be Lazy. It’s Good for Your Brand. My Laziness Explained Kirsten Dixson Exude The Brand Environment Phase What Makes Up Your Brand Environment? o Image o Surroundings o Brand Identity o Professional Network What’s Your Style? Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success. o How You Look Says a Lot About You o You Need To Be Comfortable o You Must Appeal to Your Target Evaluating Your Brand Environment Live in the Inquiry Brand Identity System o o o o o o Fonts Colors Images Texture Sounds Scents The You, Inc. Partner Program YOU Ask Not What Your Network Can Do For You Give to Your Network o o o o Ask Connect them Share articles Share your passion o Send a Link o Give them a free service o Include them o Invite them o Remember and recognize The Most Important… P_OFE_ _ION_L NE_WO_K The Most Important… SS P_OFE_ _ION_L A R R T NE_WO_K In Summary o The World Has Changed o Personal Branding is THE Way Forward o For You – The Corporate Brand is Your Brand o For Your Clients, Their Brands Are Their Greatest Assets o It’s About Authenticity o Extract, Express, Exude o Jump on the ‘Brand Wagon’ Now Do you leave your mark on everything you do? where branding gets personal™ www.reachcc.com