Think Business Magazine November Issue | Page 39

Marketing, Products & Branding Put yourself out there Being active social media user is an undeniable tool since your message gets across to your followers. This can be done by having daily interactions with your followers, written articles that feature your thoughts about your business. Business owners who are active online have an advantage since they can attract potential customers. Customers want to have that one on one interaction and reassurance with the owners Business owners who are active online have an advantage since they can attract potential customers. Customers want to have that one on one interaction and reassurance with the owners. Craft your own personal brand statement Do not be afraid to shed light on your story strory, strides that have gotten you to the present, your goals and aspirations. Find parts that are worth telling unearthing what your are really about. Your personal brand statement should consist of three key elements, target audience, value you offer and what makes you unique. Inject your personality, your style, and what you stand for into your personal brand statement. Build a loyal following on social media. You can leverage it to grow your brand both company and personal. It gives you a huge stage to display your expertise and knowledge, while also networking with industry thought leaders. Face book ads and promoted tweets are a great way to really increase your following if you have a personal branding budget available. Use SEO (search engine optimization) to help position yourself as an expert. Determine what it is that you want to be known for in your industry, and focus your content around that. We can circle back to our top tip, as this is another reason a personal blog is such a must-have for those that want to improve his or her personal brand. “You need to take the same keyword research and strategy approach as you would for personal branding that you would for an e-commerce website. Fundamentally, it’s all the same. Rather than optimizing your content for products, you would optimize for what it is that you want to be branded as TB NOVEMBER 2017 • THINK BUSINESS | 37