Because your desire (or perhaps desperation) is to not exclude anyone with a pulse who could be a client or joint venture partner. Or you play it safe so you do not run the risk of offending anyone. You end up with vanilla real estate investing marketing. Perhaps you are following the ‘way it’s always been done’ or you are following some new guru or copycatting a 10x influencer or… Read More »Are Your Running Vanilla Marketing Campaigns?
A number of years ago I had a colleague with a wealth of business experience – they had knowledge of Law, HR, Operations and smatterings of more. They were a trusted advisor to business leaders as a consultant. The challenge was ‘everyone’s a consultant’ so how could they stand out and differentiate themselves in a crowded space? Over a beer we were ‘namestorming’ and I suggested “The CEO’s Consigliere” By… Read More »When Your Real Estate Investing Expertise Cannot be Branded
We have all seen them. The toady, slimy, sleazy characters on TV or movies, sucking up to the boss. Think Dwight in The Office. But let’s be honest with ourselves, in real estate investing we could be labelled toady too. I know sometimes my propensity to people please could be construed differently. – When we fawn over a local celebrity, keynote speaker or someone with a few thousand Instagram followers,… Read More »Does Being Toady Damage Your Brand?
Indissoluble In a world of exaggerations, fake news and bare-faced lying can the phrase “My word is my bond” carry weight or worth anymore? For something to be indissoluble means it is incapable of being annulled, broken or undone – what we used to mean by ‘my word is my bond’ but now requires us to have contracts drawn up, witnesses present and perhaps even recordings made. Just look at… Read More »Is Your Word Your Bond?
I think it is interesting to observe what companies are doing in marketing and sales during the current situation and look for lessons or ideas that either I or my clients might be able to learn from. This week gave me three opportunities to do just that with very different customer service experiences. Given the current economic climate, you might expect companies to be on their guard for retaining loyal… Read More »How Feedback Can Make or Break a Relationship
A belated Happy Valentines Day! Talking of love, what’s not to love about combining a passion for beer AND branding? Short of becoming a brand manager for a craft brewer (but then I am limited to one brewery!) the next best thing is to slowly make our way around the various craft breweries and do the taste test of beer AND branding. Recently we had a great experience at a… Read More »Are You BENCH-Marking Your Brand?
Marshall McLuhan, Canadian philosopher and predictor of the internet 30 years before it existed, coined the phrase “The medium is the message” With the changes that have happened with LinkedIn and the fact we have so much information ‘thrown’ at us, 1:1 personal messaging is starting to increase in importance and have a real impact on the platform. Take the following CUE when messaging your network; Clarify your intent. People… Read More »3 Quick LinkedIn Messaging Tips
Linkedin is no longer your parent’s resume bank, it is fast becoming THE social network where you can still get noticed without having to pay your way to attention or doing something outrageous to be seen. Your posts are less likely to get lost in the noise of memes, celebrities and the latest gossip or politics that we see overwhelming other networks. During the last two years, it seems another… Read More »How to Make Your Brand Relevant on LinkedIn in 2020
Thank you to everyone who responded to last week’s newsletter, it’s always nice to know you are missed! My message of what constitutes a good vision seemed to resonate with a number of you. If you missed it you can read it here. One of the most influential books I read last year was Atomic Habits by James Clear. A suggested tactic he offers to move toward longer-term goals or… Read More »How on Target is Your Barista?
This article was prompted by a connection who was wondering what else they could be doing with the great recommendations they get on LinkedIn. There was some concern that although this person is a very genuine person and not one for exaggeration they feared it was going to be seen as bragging. It got me thinking. I certainly think from a personal branding perspective recommendations are underutilized and I would… Read More »Is Sharing a Recommendation Good Personal Branding or Just Bragging?