Shock Branding: A Look at Lady Gaga's

Shock Branding: A Look at Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro”

Lady Gaga has always been known for her eclectic brand image. In recent years, there has been a subtle shift of her image from merely eclectic to one of shock and awe. Following the death of Lady Gaga’s lover, Alejandro, she finds the primary masculine force in her life gone. This causes her to grow [...]

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Posted on: March 23, 2012

A “Selling” Brand

According to experts, the sales process doesn’t begin when the salesman at Home Depot encounters the customer. It begins much earlier, at the point where the branding materials make their way into the conscious recognition of the potential buyers. Right there, from the get-go, the brand must find a way to sell its unique position and appeal to the customers. This realization is often what makes marketing and
The Signs of a Strong Brand

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Posted on: February 22, 2012

The Signs of a Strong Brand

In business, there are strong brands and there are weak ones. Some companies can create a brand so pervasive that people will buy up what they offer, no matter how exorbitant the price or how underwhelming it actually is on close examination. Then there are the companies that, while offering very good long term food storage options, end up being the butt of the joke in the rare instances they’re even mentione
Image, Public Relations, and Branding

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Posted on: January 25, 2012

Image, Public Relations, and Branding

Every brand has an image and persona the company wants people to see and remember. Certain brands become synonymous with particular qualities, like subtlety, luxury, or reliability. Advertising is the one of the best ways of shoring up a brand image and promoting a product or service. A single company, whether a profit or non-profit organization, can spend millions in advertising every year. More so as ‘adver
Is Advertising Online Good?

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Posted on: January 24, 2012

Is Advertising Online Good?

Some businesses look towards social networking as a way to connect with their customers, to strengthen ties with them and to find new markets to tap. This is a fairly standard use of it from a business perspective, even if some ordinary people might find it odd that the auto insurance quotes guys down the street have a Facebook page all to themselves. Other companies, however, prefer to use traditional marketing me
Identifying Who Isn't a Social Media Expert

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Posted on: January 12, 2012

Identifying Who Isn’t a Social Media Expert

So by now everyone’s figured out that social media and social networks are a big deal in the business world. Their reach has been stated, overstated, and exaggerated more times than anyone could possibly care to count. They have become one of the most interactive avenues for interacting with customers that anyone has ever seen and have become integral in how many businesses are reaching out. The realization t
Branding Tips for Small Businesses

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Posted on: September 19, 2011

Branding Tips for Small Businesses

As a new company, you want to make sure that your brand has all the right ingredients in order to boost sales and attract clients. Here are two things you need to know about successful branding for small businesses. First, you need to let people know about the product or business that you sell. In order to do this, you need to put up a site. If you’re one of those people, you don’t know anything about computer
Brand Reinforcement Using a Website

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Posted on: September 8, 2011

Brand Reinforcement Using a Website

It has been discussed before on various places on the Internet that the brand is more than just the logo or the catchphrase. It involves practically every part of the business on some level. The brand image extends to how the personnel interact with the customer. It extends to how the shipping and delivery teams handle the products before they’re handed over to the buyer. It also extends to the website and it
Brand Concepts for People

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Brand Concepts for People

It’s a people thing. People have ideas, which is the definition of concepts, after all. People develop your brand, market it, buy it and use it. People developed your logo. People get on the computer and pass the word. People who receive the word of your brand have a concept as to its value. It’s a people thing. The first thing most people do is check out the product. They will call your office and

Utilizing Social Media for Business Success

Building a brand online is one of the most recent trends as the world is slowly turning digital. However, it is important to know what the brand is for and who it is dedicated to if at all it is to serve its purpose in the market. When using social media as a platform to so personal branding, there are a few things that should be taken into consideration as a way of getting the very best from this channel. Defining

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