Are they branding you into a box that is not you?

Are they branding you into a box that is not you?

Are they branding you into a box that is not you?

Consider why cookie-cutter branding strategies fail and some ways to break free from the mold. Brand Communications Strategist Loren Weisman reveals a few thoughts to consider in order to create authentic, personalized branding that truly represents you.

As you look for the right help, look to find the right people who understand your personal voice and vision, and avoid getting trapped in a generic brand box by those consultants that sell template hype.

Unlock your true potential and stand out instead of fading in with the crowd.

How My Daughter Changed My Approach Podcast Transcription

Are they branding you into a box that you don’t fit into? Many of the branders, the people that begin to lay out everything from the logos to the content to the communication to the strategies, oftentimes they’re working off of templates and ideas.

These aren’t necessarily bad templates, and they’re not bad ideas; they worked for others. But who did they work for? What was the budget? What was the audience? What was the product or service? Are they branding you for you or for someone else?

You can run an array, a list of all these different things, where oftentimes it’s bypassed and the individual, the personalization of it, is gone. So they claim to have the answer, and it is the answer for someone, but it might not be the answer for you.

Ensure when you’re doing your brand foundation, your communication, your optics, that you’re working with a team or someone that’s looking at you, not trying to fit you into a box but build the foundation around what you have.

Are They Branding You Brand Comms and Ops Short Video

Are they branding you into a box that is not you? Looking Deeper.

Looking deeper at this question of whether someone is branding you into a box that doesn’t fit, well, I’ve seen this pattern repeat itself countless times. The real tragedy isn’t just that cookie cutter approaches fail, it’s that they can actually damage your authentic voice in the process.

When you’re squeezed into someone else’s successful formula, you may lose the very elements that make you distinct in your field.

That expertise you’ve cultivated, those authentic perspectives you bring to conversations, the specific way you solve problems… all of that can get flattened into generic messaging that sounds like everyone else.Here’s what I’ve learned from working with clients who’ve been through this…
Recovery takes longer than prevention.

In may cases, once you have been branded into the wrong box, you’re not just building on a foundation, you have  to tear down what does not and is not serving you first.

This is why I believe the initial conversation and questions around :are they branding you for you” with any branding professional should focus more on discovery than delivery.

Consider asking potential collaborators about their process.

Do they start with intensive listening and learning sessions?

Are they curious about your failures as much as your successes?

Do they want to understand not just what you do, but how you think about what you do?

Are they branding you true to you?

The right branding coach or strategist will challenge you to articulate things you might not have put into words before. They may be able to help you identify patterns in your work that you had not even noticed.

But they should never tell you who you are…
they should help you express who you already are more clearly.

I feel your brand should feel like putting on clothes that fit perfectly, not squeezing into someone else’s uniform. When it’s right, it amplifies your natural authority rather than creating a performance you have to maintain.

Loren Weisman/ EnzoLor777 is a Brand Communications and Optics Strategist
who specializes in illuminating authoritative intelligence and amplifying authentic experts.
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Weisman is also the host of the messaging and optics podcast; Wait What Really OK.
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Are they branding you into a box that is not you?