YOU Are Your Brand!
What You Say + How You Behave + How You Look = Your Brand!
…Everyone has a brand.
Are you managing yours or are others managing it for you?
When you take ownership of your Personal Brand it fortifies you from the inside-out, inspires confidence, elevates your credibility, frees up mind-space, and empowers you to attract (or release) more of who and what you want in business and in life! ~Kim Peterson
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YOU are Your Brand: Champion Your Brand & WIN More Business!
1. YOU are Your Brand:
Champion Your Brand & Win More Business
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2. YOU Are Your Brand!
What You Say + How You Behave + How You Look = Your Brand!
…Everyone has a brand.
Are you managing yours or are others managing it for you?
When you take ownership of your Personal Brand it
fortifies you from the inside-out, inspires confidence, elevates your
credibility, frees up mind-space, and empowers you to attract (or release)
more of who and what you want in business and in life! ~Kim Peterson
3. Personal Branding:
Discovers Your Unique Identity & Tells Your Story
Skills, Talents, Abilities
Personality, Passions, Values
Communication Style
Attitude & Mind-set
Behavior, Etiquette & Appearance
5. Benefits of Authentic Personal Branding
Acts as a compass
Creates a proxy self
Differentiates from Competition
Leads with authenticity & purpose
Attracts the right clients
Increases confidence, credibility,
trustworthiness = opportunity & success
Increases visibility + bottom line
6. Your Personal Brand Distilled Down: S.A.L
How You (S)peak
+
How You (A)ct
+
How You (L)ook
9. Step 1. Discover Your Brand Identity
What’s Your Personal Story?
What unique skills, talents, and
abilities do you possess?
What are your passions, values,
aspirations?
What personality traits or
physical attributes do you most
admire?
(Books available @ Uniquelysavvy.com)
10. What’s Your Professional Story?
What’s Your WHY?
What differentiates you from others?
What do you consistently promise to deliver?
Who's your our target market?
What do you want to be known for
professionally, relationally, stylistically?
(Legacy)
(Books available @ Uniquelysavvy.com)
Step 1. Discover Your Brand Identity
11. Step 2. Speak Your Brand Identity
#SpeakYourTruth
Speak your brand’s values & attributes
Consider online speech: posts, comments,
recommendations, introductions
Build up vs. tear down: gossip about clients
or colleagues will destroy your brand’s trust
Courageous authenticity vs. lies: people
want truth from YOU as your brand
12. Step 3. ACT Your Brand Identity
#IntegrityMatters
13. Step 3. ACT Your Brand Identity
Actions Reflect Thoughts
*
Integrity
Work ethic
Etiquette
Accountability
Social Graces
Conflict
Commitments
14. Web Site
Marketing Collateral
Presentations
Online Profiles
Work Accessories
Grooming & Appearance
Step 4. LOOK Your Brand Identity
15. When we meet someone face-to-face:
93% of how of how you are judged
is based on non-verbal data: your
appearance and your body language.
Only 7% is influenced by the words that
you speak.
First Impressions
16. Who is my audience?
What is my task?
What do I want them to know?
What is the language of my look?
Step 4. LOOK Your Brand Identity
#DressYourTruth
17. The Result:
Kim effortlessly
identified clothes and
accessories that
match my vision,
brand and my
personal statement.
…Hundreds of
compliments on my
style, confidence, and
presence.
Step 4. LOOK Your Brand Identity
#DressYourTruth
19. Step 4. LOOK Your Brand Identity
#DressYourTruth
20. Step 4. LOOK Your Brand Identity
#DressYourTruth
Before & After
21. 36 PCS
$1454.75
“$500 below my cap”
Step 4. LOOK Your Brand Identity
#DressYourTruth
22. Personal Brand & Style Case Study – Sabrina
I used to absolutely dread getting dressed,
now I can confidently dress in five minutes
I feel positive about my appearance & brand
I feel I have earned the respect and trust of
prospects & business associates
Saved a bunch of money by avoiding mistaken
purchases and returned a ton of mistakes
Experienced transformative surprises
*
23. How Do You Champion Your Brand?
In Alignment?
What needs to be added?
What needs to be changed?
What needs to be modified?
*Brand Discovery, Messaging, Wardrobe & Packaging
24. Step 5. Strengthen Your Brand
#LiveOutLoud
Invest – Time and attention
Be: clear, consistent & constant
Social Media - Align with target audience
Update your message, collateral, appearance
Look for opportunities that align with your brand
– personally & professionally
Special Touches: Hand written notes, build community, CAP
27. YOU are Your Brand:
Champion Your Brand & Win More Business
Photo credit: Olaf / Foter / CC BY-SA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/legalcode