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Marketing Misconceptions of the Content Creation Business Model:

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  ‘If I could get your business in front of hundreds of local searchers by tomorrow - would you be interested?’ This sounds like a traditional marketing agent and AI marketing fanatic who still thinks SEO is a marketing strategy for hoarding massive attention from hundreds of local searchers for rapid sales. Digital Marketing is no longer about instant attention in hundreds, especially in the content creation business model. It’s about creating and providing value to a relevant audience who know what they are up to on the internet. Content creation is no longer about hoarding attention. It has become more of a purpose- and value-driven business model, with a brand-building mindset focused on making it sustainable and fulfilling as a creative business venture.   Here is how you can have clarity of the content creation business model to banish the algorithm and local mindset in content creation. Global Appeal This makes me revisit the idea of voyages of exploration back in the ...

How Iconic Fashion Creators Reflect a Brand Building Mindset

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When fashion creation and design work becomes a system, the creator becomes an iconic personal brand of their own creative pieces in the market. And their fashion venture becomes an incorruptible business brand. That never makes noise to attract attention in the market. It becomes a philosophy for its established target audience , and the market becomes part of its designs and fashion shows.   Personal and Business Branding The creator behind it all becomes more than just a fashion creator but a personal brand of influence, impact, and attachment to the value of their design pieces.  The business venture becomes more than just a fashion house.   But a business brand and fashion empire.  And this is what they do to make things happen for solid brand building. In brand building, it is not just about having that global intent and appeal.   It is about quality and value with a deep sense and understanding of how you want your brand to be perceived, and the power to...

Growth Should Focus on Value Creation, Not Cash Flow from Funding:

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Relying on heavy capital investments to achieve rapid, massive business growth can be risky.  It misses the essence of solid brand building. That focuses on value creation, not cash flow from funding.  If cash is flowing without value, it is most likely to float in inflation due to a lack of value creation.   That devalues the economy to which you should contribute from brand building for sustainability in the market. Is applying for funding a strategy for growth? That is debatable, and I would love to hear your thoughts at the end of the blog post. Should Growth Start with Cash Flow? That is the hot debate to inspire creativity and innovation in brand building. There is a popular advert that goes like this: ‘Growth starts with cash flow’ and promises expert support from its application team.   That sounds sort of strange. It’s like marketing and selling money to a business venture that hasn’t even figured out its purpose and value in the market. Growth is about put...

How Brand Mindset Boosts Solid Brand Building

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  Brand mindset makes you think differently and be unique for solid brand building. Whether it is a personal brand or a business brand it all starts with a mindset shift for solid brand building. Most entrepreneurial creators seem to be catching up with the sense and sensibility of brand building. But still, people are not quite clear about what a brand is in the context of brand-building . And how it can be implemented and practiced in their entrepreneurial ventures.   Brand Building Brand-building is not hallucinatory. It is a reality for visibility in the creator digital economy. However, the idea of adopting the brand-building mindset remains hallucinatory and sounds unrealistic to most entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, creators, freelancers, and marketers.    On that note, July is uniquely marked on our Brand Building Tips calendar as a month to use your creativity and innovative mind to boost your confidence in brand building.   That is why the brand-building ...