Trailblazer? That’s an understatement.
(afterall, you're in this for the money AND the impact.)
Here’re the basics:
A brand is a system of ideas that influences the behaviors of others.
(a bit different from what you’ve heard before, no?)
brands built without understanding this basic truth don’t account for little things like systemic bias and the ways in which it affects the kinds of influence we have.
If you’re an underestimated innovator, tastemaker or disruptor (read: if you’re here, then you are), you are facing systemic barriers to visibility, influence and success. Full Stop. And if you're trying to make the world a better place at the same time? You've got a triple bind:
People have been conditioned to ignore you
The status quo has learned brain chemistry on it's side
Isms make a viable, sustainable organization in alignment with your values a heavier lift
That isn’t an accident. It’s an Equity Tax, a natural consequence of the poisonous power relationships that surround us all. Conclusion? Cookie Cutter isn’t going to cut it.
LET'S NIX:
being overwhelmed by marketing options (that aren't working)
fumbling your answer to the ubquitous "what do you do?"
LET'S NIX:
branding that keeps you overlooked
being overwhelmed by marketing options (that aren't working)
fumbling your answer to the ubquitous "what do you do?"