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PR Is for People and Relationships

The beloved and dynamic duo, best-selling author Brian Solis and illustrator Hugh MacLeod of (Gapingvoid), are back in action with […]

Branding Rule: Customers Are Not Numerical Targets

Metrics are important, but not everything comes down to numbers. Ellis Pines suggests building a brand story by recognizing your target audience's humanity and appealing to their aspirations and dreams.

Branding Rule: One Chance, One Message

What does "City Slickers" teach about branding? You get one message and often one chance to connect with your target audience. Be creative, relevant, smart and know they may remember one thing.

Branding Rule: Create Amazing Customer Experiences

Your brand isn't the aspiration for what you aim to become. Ford's Scott Monty says businesses build strong brands by creating positive customer experiences day in and day out.

Branding Rule: Stop Sending, Start Listening

The term 'brand' references marks put on steer to show ownership. Today, many brand messages belong on a steer's rear. Shel Israel says great messengers listen and respond to customers.

Branding Rule: Mix Results With Character Values

How do you define your brand? Selma Bouhl and Seth Spiro of The American Red Cross say that your brand has to be rooted in your values and "reason for being."

Branding Rule: Inspire Customers, Employees and Stakeholders

What's the most important part of a digital strategy? Inspiration. Paull Young of charity: water says igniting passion in customers and employees will turn them into advocates.

Branding Rule: Maintain Health for Limitless Results

Avoid junk food and keep your heart healthy. The same advice a physician gives works for people looking to keep a brand healthy, says Pamela Mulder Ratti of Fadeproof.

Branding Rule: Love Your Customer

Need help building your brand? Listen to your customer not as an anthropologist but as a trusted friend. Eric Duehring's branding rule will help you understand customers holistically.

Branding Rule: Look In the Mirror

Focusing too much on competitors will harm your brand. C.C. Chapman suggests taking a long, hard look at your own brand and developing a strategy based on what you really are.

Branding Rule: Make and Keep Commitments

Need a brand rule to live by? Make and keep your commitments, says Human Business Works CEO Chris Brogan. Brands succeed and fail based on their reputations for delivering on promises.

Content Marketing for PR eBook

If you’re not actively practicing content marketing, you’ve probably at least heard of it. It has the same type of […]