Free time is not really free anymore. The lack of time is having a profound impact on not only the way we connect with one another, but the way our customers connect with our brands and the way they buy.
3T’s of Sales Performance: Territory, Timing, and Talent
Sales performance is predicated on three variables: Territory, Timing, and Talent. Their impact on your organization is in that order, but the number one predictor of sales performance is the territory.
Selling a new innovation or a new concept is hard, because clients are resistant. They don't get it, or they're not prepared to change. So they ply you with platitudes, "This looks amazing, but it's two years ahead of what we need." Or some other compliment veiled as a brush off. The issue is not one of innovation or understanding. This issue is branding. Positioning an innovation requires a different approach.
Your brand and marketing create the conditions for a sale. But a flawed sales process can unravel all the goodwill created by your brand. Manage your sales process to a high standard, and deliver a buying experience your customers expect.
It's one thing to commit to growing an incredible brand, but if your customers can't see it they won't believe it. Sticky brands are visual brands. Make your brand visibly different.
Apple Pay and Apple Watch Are Bigger Than You Think
Apple has a sticky brand because they redefine categories, not launch products. Other companies launch innovative products, but Apple stands heads and shoulders above their peers by continually redefining categories. Apple Pay and Apple Watch redefine the mobile payments and wearables categories.
Would you get a tattoo of a logo? I know I wouldn't. I find the idea simply ridiculous. But from a branding context, wow! A tattoo worthy brand may be the pinnacle of consumerism, but it demonstrates that the brand stands something and people are connecting with it at a deep, personal level.
Take a page from Apple's playbook and ask, "What would Apple do?" It's hard not to admire Apple's brand. They not only have brand loyalty, they have brand anticipation. Everyone wants to know what Apple will do next. Apply some of Apple's principles of branding to grow your brand.
The founding vision of a business is the roots of the brand. Startups, like Percy 3D, establish long lasting and scalable brands by having a strong vision. Their vision plants roots for the brand to grow and thrive.
Hotel Fines Guests For Negative Reviews; It Killed Their Brand
Hudson Union Street Guest House has destroyed their brand. A failed social media policy created a media crisis on a global scale. They fined guests $500 for negative reviews on Yelp, and the story became viral. The only option left is to rebrand.
A brand name that is catchy and memorable in one language can be completely inappropriate in another. Use invented names to avoid international embarrassment. Solgenia invented their company name to work well in eight languages, and be correctly written in each.
Your business card is your brand. Business cards are a perfect opportunity to demonstrate what makes your company unique. "The business card is your own personal album cover," says Marc Levack, CEO of Primo Cards. "It’s your way to demonstrate how your company is unique."
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