#139: If your brand sounds like everyone else… read this


Issue #139

Reader

You don’t have a marketing problem.
You have a branding problem.

Most companies confuse the two—and it’s costing them more than they realize. The outcome?

Marketing doesn’t fix a weak brand.
It amplifies it.

Which means if your message sounds like everyone else, you don’t get more attention.

You get ignored faster.

Branding isn’t your logo.
It’s not your website.
It’s not colors.

It’s the position you own in the mind of your customer.

And if you don’t own a distinct position?

You get commoditized.
You get compared.
You get priced.

Today's brand new article breaks it down cleanly:

→ What branding actually is
→ Why most companies get it wrong
→ And how to fix it before your competitors do

Read it here:
https://www.risingabovethenoise.com/what-is-branding/

If your brand isn’t doing the heavy lifting,
your marketing is carrying dead weight.

Now is the time to fix that.

— David

P.S. Enjoy the "What is Branding" video as an added bonus in this powerful new article.

Stop burning cash on marketing. Every Saturday, I share how to make your brand a magnet, not a money pit.

I'm David Brier—the guy CEOs call when they've burned so much cash on marketing, their spouses think they have a coke habit. I'm like rehab for your brand, except instead of getting you clean, I get you profitable. Think of me as the Betty Ford Clinic of branding, but with better ROI and no group hugs. (Explains why I wrote the bestseller Brand Intervention that Daymond John calls "Genius.")

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