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	<description>Buzzworthy Branding: Helping Pros and Tyros Profit from the Power of Branding</description>
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		<title>Three more outstanding branding books</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Branding Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brand Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[branding books]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I promised reviews on three other branding books I’ve found helpful. Since I focus on helping smaller organizations develop strong brands, the books I’ve chosen have that orientation.
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<li><a href='http://www.signaturestrategies.com/branding-resources/branding-books-left-field/' rel='bookmark' title='Branding Books from Left Field'>Branding Books from Left Field</a> <small>the three books I’m recommending today address three non-branding topics,...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.signaturestrategies.com/branding-resources/branding-books-brand/' rel='bookmark' title='Branding books that might actually help you brand'>Branding books that might actually help you brand</a> <small>Here are the first three books that have been the...</small></li>
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		<title>Green Is Not a Differentiator Any More</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positioning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several months ago I began a series of posts about differentiating your brand. Over the next couple of months I identified several ways you could explore differentiating your business or product. Well, heres one I missed. And a good thing, too.
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		<title>Branding for Bucks Naming Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last blog I mentioned the three most useful reference books I use when generating name candidates. But I neglected to publish the Amazon links to these volumes. Here they are: Word Menu by Stephen Glazier. Rogets 21st Century Thesaurus edited by Barbara Ann Kipfer. The Complete Word Book by Mary A. De Vries In addition [...]
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		<title>Networks and Tribes, oh my!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Logo Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand definition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friday Traffic Report]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jack Humphrey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a traffic building and customer retention process, I absolutely endorse the concept of tribe building. But it's nothing new.
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		<title>Blockbuster Brands: Five Characteristics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand attributes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harvard Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Quelch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Knowhow]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[John Quelch has identified five attributes of a blockbuster brand. You can read his full blog at the Harvard Business Publishing website by clicking How to Create a Blockbuster. Ive lifted his five attributes in the next several paragraphs and added my own comments on each.

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		<title>Historic Brands: Goodyear</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand heritage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goodyear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goodyear blimp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winged foot]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With this post Ill be launching a series of articles about historic brands. Im launching this feature with Goodyear, the tire and rubber company founded in 1898.
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<li><a href='http://www.signaturestrategies.com/historic-brands/historic-brands-texaco/' rel='bookmark' title='Historic Brands: Texaco'>Historic Brands: Texaco</a> <small>In this series of blogs on historic brands, Ive visited...</small></li>
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		<title>Brand Development: Elements and Sequence</title>
		<link>http://www.signaturestrategies.com/branding/brand-development-elements-and-sequence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Branding Platform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Branding Resources]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The order in which many entrepreneurs often tackle the elements of branding can cause major brand weakness.There is a sequence to developing a brand, just as there is to developing the business itself. I suggest anyone starting a business or introducing a new product follow the simple process outlined below.
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		<title>Differentiating your brand: heritage</title>
		<link>http://www.signaturestrategies.com/branding/differentiating-your-brand-heritage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand differention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Differentiate or Die]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heritage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Trout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nostalgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positioning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Rivkin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I blogged about nostalgia and it’s power as a brand reminder. In Differentiate or Die by Jack Trout and Steve Rivkin, a brand’s heritage is identified as a strong differentiator.
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<li><a href='http://www.signaturestrategies.com/branding_strategies/differentiating-your-brand-provide-leadership/' rel='bookmark' title='Differentiating your Brand: provide leadership'>Differentiating your Brand: provide leadership</a> <small>Another strategy for brand differentiation is assuming a leadership role...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.signaturestrategies.com/branding-platform/brand-differentiation-quality/' rel='bookmark' title='Brand differentiation: quality'>Brand differentiation: quality</a> <small>Jack Trout and Steve Rivkin in Differentiate or Die declare...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.signaturestrategies.com/positioning/brand-positioning-find-differentiating-attributes/' rel='bookmark' title='Brand positioning: find differentiating attributes'>Brand positioning: find differentiating attributes</a> <small>He was a refreshing change from most clients in that...</small></li>
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		<title>The power of nostalgia in branding</title>
		<link>http://www.signaturestrategies.com/branding/the-power-of-nostalgia-in-branding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buster Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chrysler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hush Puppies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lone Ranger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Molle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Old Gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wild Root]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[People have long memories concerning the icons and habits formed in their early years. This goes for good and bad memories and experiences. A brand builds its reputation and it’s hard to lose it, no matter if it’s a reputation for leading edge innovation or for poor quality.
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		<title>Too late to jump on the Green Brand Wagon?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 23:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Jelsema</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand differentiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand management]]></category>
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<category>brand differentiation</category><category>brand management</category><category>branding platform</category><category>branding strategies</category><category>BrandWeek</category><category>positioning</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s been an avalanche of brands claiming they’re “green”. BrandWeek is now publishing an e-mail called the Green Report. And there’ll be a conclave in Washington about Green Marketing in August 
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<li><a href='http://www.signaturestrategies.com/branding-platform/differentiate-your-brand-by-specializing/' rel='bookmark' title='Differentiate your brand by specializing'>Differentiate your brand by specializing</a> <small>When thinking about the differentiator plank in your brand platform,...</small></li>
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