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Readings that will help you with your business or get some ideas going.
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Topic: Branding
How to build your brand
Starting a business is no easy task. It takes hard work, dedication, and most importantly, a clear vision. If you want to be successful, you need to have a plan and stay focused on your goals. You might think, "How can you launch a brand if you have no customers or outreach?" Well, we have to design it.
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Topic: Brand Strategy
Why Consistency Wins
“All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.”

Topic: Branding
Suprise and Delight Case Study
If you read last week’s reading, you know that we talked about delight. Here, we provide an example of delight in the real world.

Topic: Branding
Suprise and Delight
There are a few other ways to set yourself apart from the competition, but today we will be looking at delight. Delight has seen a rise recently, and that is a good thing. However, it can be tough to implement and execute without proper instruction. If done consistently, it can really set your brand apart from competitors!

Topic: Branding
Beliefs and Values. How They Can Create a Strong Brand.
The reason why values and beliefs are so important is that people have a desire to associate with someone or something they can trust.

Topic: Business
Enemies of Simplicity
We have looked at why making your brand and business simple is essential. We talked about filtering information, simplifying offerings and making your messaging clear. Here, we are going to talk about the enemies of simplicity. These are things to watch out for in your brand or business that can make simplicity hard to achieve and cost you money if you aren't careful.

Topic: Design
Simplifying Your Business is Key
Today, our lives are so cluttered by choice. It is everywhere. However, this leaves you with a window of opportunity to provide a better experience.

Why Loyalty is Better Than More Customers
Loyalty is a powerful thing, and something that needs to be designed. Learn about the benefits of loyalty instead of trying to get more and more people who aren’t loyal.

Topic: Branding
Set Yourself Apart Instead of Competing
There are plenty of reasons why you should be unique. In this reading, I explain how it can help you not compete on prices anymore and set you up. Also, other brands will start to have to play catch up with you. I also give you a fun (but very challenging) exercise to test your uniqueness.

Topic: Branding
Ways You Add Value to Your Brand
You can offer tremendous value to people beyond just your product. Here is a list of things you can think about and see which you might already do but don’t communicate!
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