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		<title>Branding for Bucks: Beginning the naming process</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here I identify several resources available to help you create long lists of name candidates. 
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		<title>Branding for Bucks: preparing to name</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Naming your business can be the most excruciating aspect of brand-building - unless you’re prepared for it. Entrepreneurs are usually impatient and action-oriented, so when it comes to naming they might find themselves “settling” for a second-class name just so they can get on with the “important” matters of business-building.
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding for Bucks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand story]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what is a brand story? For a new business, it probably hinges on why the founders are gung ho about starting up. What caused the founders to think about a problem the company sets out to alleviate? Who are the founders and what makes them so passionate about the company’s vision and mission?
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		<title>Branding for Bucks: the brand promise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve gone through the process of creating a brand platform – check out the series starting with Branding for Bucks: what entrepreneurs should know – so now we’re ready to fashion the first externally oriented branding element, the brand promise.
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		<title>Branding for Bucks: assembling the planks into a brand platform</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[market segmentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mission Statement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In previous post I’ve identified the “planks” in a branding platform, that base structure required to develop meaningful, consistent and relation-building brands. Just to summarize, I’ve listed the planks with links back to the original posts.
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		<title>Branding for Bucks: mapping the customer journey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[brand mapping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s one last major element to the branding platform. Remember, the platform contains the basis for brand development and growth over time. And this last plank in the platform helps you focus on what’s important to stakeholders, especially prospects and customers.That element is mapping prospects by means of “touchpoints” with your brand.
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		<title>Branding for Bucks: the human side of branding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<title>Branding for Bucks: defining your vision, mission and values</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three statements convey the essence of brand. The brand platform should contain your corporate vision statement, your mission statement and your value statement. If they do not already exist, here are some guidelines to help you develop them.


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		<title>Branding for Bucks: positioning is vital</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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