2020

From Individual to Empire: A Guide to Building an Authentic and Powerful Brand

by Laura Bull

★★★★★

Your brand statement must be generic enough to allow for growth, but specific enough to tell the audience who you are and why you matter. It must be unique enough to separate you from the competition, and it must factor in your personality and accentuate marketable elements that will remain authentic over time. Consumers are drawn to influencers who they perceive are like them: those who share the same values, lifestyle, wants, and needs. This is why it is paramount for an influencer to understand their consumer’s demographics and focus on the target market that will accept and appreciate what they have to offer.

Core Learnings
01

Your brand statement must be generic enough to allow for growth, but specific enough to tell the audience who you are and why you matter. It must be unique enough to separate you from the competition, and it must factor in your personality and accentuate marketable elements that will remain authentic over time.

02

Consumers are drawn to influencers who they perceive are like them: those who share the same values, lifestyle, wants, and needs. This is why it is paramount for an influencer to understand their consumer’s demographics and focus on the target market that will accept and appreciate what they have to offer.

03

To develop a positive relationship with their followers, influencers must ask themselves what content they can provide that is not only entertaining, but also useful and appreciated.

04

Influencers must learn to view themselves as a product. They need to be able to step back, remove their personal bias from the equation, and make sound business decisions.

05

An influencer is anyone, conducting business online and/or offline, who can manipulate their consumer base to similar viewpoints based on a perceived personal connection.

Top Highlights
"Your brand statement must be generic enough to allow for growth, but specific enough to tell the audience who you are and why you matter. It must be unique enough to separate you from the competition, and it must factor in your personality and accentuate marketable elements that will remain authentic over time."
"Consumers are drawn to influencers who they perceive are like them: those who share the same values, lifestyle, wants, and needs. This is why it is paramount for an influencer to understand their consumer’s demographics and focus on the target market that will accept and appreciate what they have to offer."
"To develop a positive relationship with their followers, influencers must ask themselves what content they can provide that is not only entertaining, but also useful and appreciated."
"Influencers must learn to view themselves as a product. They need to be able to step back, remove their personal bias from the equation, and make sound business decisions."
"An influencer is anyone, conducting business online and/or offline, who can manipulate their consumer base to similar viewpoints based on a perceived personal connection."
"An influencer must find the delicate balance between consistency for the sake of brand loyalty and evolution for authenticity and sustainability."
"Masters become influencers only when they share their stories in a way that makes others relate on an intimate level."
Action Items
  • →Consumers are drawn to influencers who they perceive are like them: those who share the same values, lifestyle, wants, and needs. This is why it is paramount for an influencer to understand their consumer’s demographics and focus on the target market that will accept and appreciate what they have to offer.
  • →An influencer must find the delicate balance between consistency for the sake of brand loyalty and evolution for authenticity and sustainability.
  • →The goal is to develop passion for a purpose because in doing so, you instinctively develop perseverance.
  • →Share your real self to find your audience. Know what to give your audience to keep them coming back.

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