Communicate your Personal Online Brand and it will work for you.
Allen P. Adamson in Brand Simple says “a brand is something that lives in your head. It’s a promise that links a product or service to a consumer. Whether words, or images, or emotion…….brands are mental associations that get stirred up” and you want people to get stirred up about you.
Your Personal Online Brand may be marketing and promotion,.but that only works if it is authentically and truly “you”.. It is part of your story, which represents you with integrity and which you can share with pride……and share it you must. People need to appreciate your worth and expertise, or they will never consider you a Valuable Resource…..but they have to recognize you first.
Think about it this way. When you walk down the aisle in a grocery store, what do you notice?’ Do you reach for your favorite brand, or close you eyes and blindly take the first box off the shelf? How about the private-label store brands, or the ‘no-name’ section? We choose, based on what we know, and what we think we know is often based on what we have seen or used before. Where are you communicating your Personal online Brand? EVERYWHERE!
Best Places to Spotlight your Personal Online Brand
- blog or website
- business cards
- email address
- email signature file
- social media sites
- telephone answering message
- membership sites
- professional directories
- name tag
- press releases, all marketing materials
Optimal Blogger Kelly Giles believes networking is the best way to communicate your brand. Now think about the last offline networking event you attended. How many ways could you have shown off your Personal Online Brand at that event? Then, if you connect with your new ‘friends’ online, more options open up. This could be the start of something big. If you communicate it, they will find you…..Your personal Online Brand, that is!
