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	<description>Buzzworthy Branding: Helping Pros and Tyros Profit from the Power of Branding</description>
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		<title>Brand platform: a definition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 03:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those who’ve followed this blog – and a hearty thanks for that – know I’ve been periodically posting about the elements of the brand platform.
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		<title>Differetiating your brand – Own a desirable attribute</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 04:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can differentiate your brand by owning an attribute. Here you concentrate on a particular characteristic of your offering, whether that be a product or a service. That’s just what Volvo has done, and the attribute they own is safety.
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		<title>Differentiate your brand by being first.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important "ingredients" in your brand platform is a definition of how you will differentiate your brand from competitive brands. And one of the most powerful differentiators is being first in your product category or industry.
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		<title>Differentiate your brand by specializing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When thinking about the differentiator plank in your brand platform, consider specialization rather than breadth of product line.
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		<title>Brand differentiation: quality</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<title>Branding begins as a strategic process</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Differentiate or Die: recommended reading</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Brand differentiation: a key plank in the branding platform</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<title>Brand platforms should contain industry and product category vitals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This plank in a brand platform has to do with your industry and your product category(s). It will speak to the environment in which you’re competing.
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