The Second Key: Brand

Take the Sunday newspaper in your area, open to the real estate section, hold it at arm's length, and squint just a bit so the page blurs.

What do you see?

Everything looks exactly the same, right? NOTHING stands out.

We need to stand out. What we DO needs to be different, the way we approach our marketing needs to be different, and our company name need to be different.

OK… I can hear you now: what about IBM or Dell… THOSE names aren't different, extraordinary, unusual.

You're right: but they have millions of dollars in institutional advertising to throw at the public to get their name known.

Don't let your company name be CONFUSING or funny or childish… but set yourself apart from others.

Think what it takes to set you apart, to get people to notice you, to get them to remember your name.

Then hold it out at arms length to be sure it's different, interesting, catchy.

"You can't tell a book by its cover," people often say… and that's because that's EXACTLY what people do!

Be sure YOUR cover attracts people and keeps them paying attention to you.

Best,

Charlie Seymour Jr
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