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A brand is the personality that identifies a product, service or company and how it relates to key constituencies. Some people distinguish the psychological aspect, brand associations like thoughts, feelings, perceptions, images, experiences, beliefs, attitudes, and so on that become linked to the brand. A brand evokes passion, perseverance, power and the desire to succeed.

Take a moment and ask yourself this question “Why does my competitor’s business get more attention than mine?” The answer just may have to do with the elements that go into how memorable the business is, and this is where Branding comes into picture.

But exactly what is a brand, anyway?

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“Mark my words, if you want to stay competitive in the coming years – I don’t care if you’re in sales, tech, finance, publishing, journalism, event planning, business development, retail, real estate, you name it – you will still need to develop and grow your personal brand . Everyone-EVERYONE-needs to start thinking of themselves as a brand. It is no longer an option; it is a necessity. “   Gary Vaynerchuk, Crush It

Lana Kravsova, Daring Clarity

If Facebook was a country it would be the 4th largest country in the world. Youtube is the second largest search engine after Google. Twitter, Linkedin, Tumblr, Flickr… What are those social networks all about?

Personal brands.

We live in the era of personal brands.

Your personal brand is what sells your services, gets you hired, helps you develop relationships. Your personal brand is what makes your business recognizable and sets it apart from others.

Here is where a lot of people get stuck. Everyone tells you that you have to create a unique and compelling brand. And you probably have been thinking long and hard what your brand is all about and how you can make it unique and different.

Let me tell you the truth that you already know.

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How to meet the Rich: For Business, Friendship, or Romance by Ginie Sayles

If you want to climb the ladder of success in business… Or enter the world of high society without intimidation… Or if you have fallen in love with someone who happens to be Rich—and you don’t want to lose… This book was written for you!

“Busy does not equal important. Measured doesn’t mean mattered.” – Seth Godin

There’s a hidden message in this post – it’s your free prize inside.  Whether you find the free prize or not, this post will make you think.  About your life.  About work.  About just about everything.  Why?  Because it’s a distillation of lessons from a man named Seth.  Seth Godin is an author, an agent of change, a meaning maker, and an Idea Merchant.

Top 10 Seth Godin Quotes:

• “Expectations are the engines of our perceptions.”
• “Ideas in secret die. They need light and air or they starve to death.”
• “Go ahead, do something impossible. “
• “You can’t shrink your way to greatness! “
• “I don’t know what the key to success is, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.”
• “Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, you ought to set up a life you don’t need to escape from.”
• “Why waste a sentence saying nothing? “
• “If you could do tomorrow over again, would you?”
• “Change is not a threat, it’s an opportunity. Survival is not the goal, transformative success is.”
• “Are you a serial idea-starting person? The goal is to be an idea-shipping person.”

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Great emotional speech by Gary Vaynerchuk
Gary Vaynerchuk delivered this passionate and powerful speech at FOWA London 09 and it rocked the house. If you need a bit of inspiration (and a slight kick in the ass) don’t miss this one.

Warning: Strong language.
Gary Vaynerchuk has captured attention with his pioneering, multi-faceted approach to personal branding and business. After primarily utilizing traditional advertising techniques to build his family’s local wine business into a national industry leader, Gary rapidly leveraged social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to promote Wine Library TV, his video blog about wine. As his viewership swelled to over 80,000 a day, doors opened to a book deal, several national TV appearances, and a flurry of speaking engagements around the world.

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By Michael McDerment

When you start a company, eventually you are going to have to choose a company name. You may not take the decision that seriously – but trust me, a great name can make all the difference.

In the following article I will describe a process you can use to discover and select a good name for your company; this process can be applied to product and service names as well. Okay, let’s get going!

The Critical Steps to Generating A Good Company Name:

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