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Body language has been on display since caveman days. But people in business constantly overlook the tell-tale signals they send to reporters. When a journalist arrives at your office for an interview, they will be sizing you up from the moment you meet. Are you happy to see them? Are yo

Where There is Smoke There is ...
FIRE! Every manager knows there are fires to tend in the workplace. From smoldering embers to raging infernos they hamper our ability to manage the routine events upon which our operations depend. The world is not a perfect place and we should be proud of our ability to multi-task, t

STEP 9: Establish a brand

There is one very important intangible asset I need to create and harvest in my business; a powerful brand. Brand here refers to the “summary” of my business identity, how unique is it from the rest, and why buyers should choose my product/service over other alternatives.

Branding is important for small businesses because many small operations do not have the funding to carry out a heavy branding campaign. Thus, a brand must be so powerful that it reduces a buyer’s perception of risk and makes the purchase a satisfactory choice.

In my research on what makes a brand a “super brand”, I have found out that a SUPER BRAND consists of six elements:

1. Brand Essence – Traits of the brand in terms of its purpose, uniqueness, personality and commitment to the consumers.

2. Target Market – The brand must be specific enough to the target market it seeks to penetrate and market.

3. Brand Name – A superb brand name has several criteria; emotional, easy to be remembered, has character and original.

4. Logo – It’s a visual image of the brand that communicates the brand essence.

5. Website – Dedicate a website for your brand with a domain name similar to the brand name.

6. Demand for the brand – Product performance or service quality, consumers’ experience dealing with the company all add up to a brand experience. Make them perfect so that the brand will bring more new and repeat business, even if the company diversifies to another field. Once the trust for a brand is established, the sales will keep flowing in.Besides the six elements, I will be proactiv

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important for small businesses because many small operations do not have the funding to carry out a heavy branding campaign. Thus, a brand must be so powerful that it reduces a buyer’s perception of risk and makes the purchase a satisfactory choice.

In my research on what makes a brand a “super brand”, I have found out that a SUPER BRAND consists of six elements:

1. Brand Essence – Traits of the brand in terms of its purpose, uniqueness, personality and commitment to the consumers.

2. Target Market – The brand must be specific enough to the target market it seeks to penetrate and market.

3. Brand Name – A superb brand name has several criteria; emotional, easy to be remembered, has character and original.

4. Logo – It’s a visual image of the brand that communicates the brand essence.

5. Website – Dedicate a website for your brand with a domain name similar to the brand name.

Relationship Building for Long-term Repeat Business
Most business owners, along with most salespeople, understand the value of relationship building in securing customer loyalty and consistent long-term repeat business. Unfortunately, many are not aware of the 'cornerstone technique' that must be present to

t a SUPER BRAND consists of six elements:

1. Brand Essence – Traits of the brand in terms of its purpose, uniqueness, personality and commitment to the consumers.

2. Target Market – The brand must be specific enough to the target market it seeks to penetrate and market.

3. Brand Name – A superb brand name has several criteria; emotional, easy to be remembered, has character and original.

4. Logo – It’s a visual image of the brand that communicates the brand essence.

5. Website – Dedicate a website for your brand with a domain name similar to the brand name.

Marketing Lessons from Santa
If a nonexistent man can change the world and millions of people with a message of joy then his marketing plan surely works. Right? Then what has Santa been doing right all these years that we can learn from? Santa’s message is short--joy. His target market-- children and the you

veral criteria; emotional, easy to be remembered, has character and original.

4. Logo – It’s a visual image of the brand that communicates the brand essence.

5. Website – Dedicate a website for your brand with a domain name similar to the brand name.

Market Place
The goal of research is to make for the rapid attaining of profitability, cost effective method.1. Test the potential marketplace to identify the buying motives and identify any problems that may interfere with your plan.2. Develop alterna

ity, consumers’ experience dealing with the company all add up to a brand experience. Make them perfect so that the brand will bring more new and repeat business, even if the company diversifies to another field. Once the trust for a brand is established, the sales will keep flowing in.Besides the six elements, I will be proactive in creating brand awareness. I constantly find out ways and means I could promote my brand to the public through “free” advertisements, media write up, newsletter, Q & A column, discussion board and classifieds. There are many media publications and online newsletters (and community or discussion forums) that allow me to advertise for free or for a very small fee. I won’t allow shortage of advertisement or promotion budget to slow me down in creating and enhancing brand awareness.

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My wife and I were both effectively eliminated from the traditional corporate work force in the early 1990’s. It was traumatic. We were college graduates. We had climbed the corporate ladder, rapidly, inexorably. We enjoyed six figure incomes, a second home, club memberships, prosperous investment accounts, wonderful benefit packages, a College investment plan for our three kids, sports cars and extensive travel. We were devastated! But, it became the best thing that ever happened to us, children included.

This report is part of a series of report on China fashion industry. China's clothing market has been growing at 7% and is now a USD40 billion industry. Department stores account for approximately 40% of the market. This includes stores like Parkson, Shanghai Bailian and foreign brands like Wal-Mart.

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