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February 22nd, 2010

8 Basic Principles of Brand Development for Small Businesses

Bootcamp

Today I was keynote at the Marketing Bootcamp 2010 – an event for small businesses by the South Texas Women’s Business Center. For my presentation called “Branding in the Digital Age. The importance of consistency and adaptability.” I put together this list of branding tips, enjoy:

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Published in Blue Clover, Branding by Juan Barrera 4 Comments

September 18th, 2009

Branding in a Hybrid World

This is an article I wrote last year for Oil & Gas Magazine, I wanted to share it with you. It’s a bit long for a Blog, but it should be an easy read.

Branding in a Hybrid World

by Juan Barrera

In a hybrid world where a new blog is created every second* and where a business needs email more than they do paper in order to operate, creating a brand has become a complex and multilayered endeavor. “Branding” seems to be an “in” word in marketing now a day, but very few really understand what it entails. Branding seems to be misconceived by some as having a “hip” name, “cool” logo, stationary and collateral material, maybe even a flash website. Although these items are very important to building a brand, there are mere elements that play a moderate role in developing brand equity

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