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What’s my ‘brand’? The good AND the bad…

Date: 28th February 2010
Comments: 1 Related Categories: Admin posts

Toy sampling megaphonePeople say to me all the time: “But Nikki, YOU are your brand”, and to a certain extent that’s true. I’ve tried to work hard at being in the ‘right’ places, giving the ‘correct’ advice, and helping out. I want to be known as fair and helpful, I want people to trust me, and I want people to know that if I can’t help them, I’ll tell them.

And it seems to work. I have a steady stream of new clients, enquiries every day, my team is busy on a constant basis, and I THINK my brand is good.

It’s not how *I* see me, it’s how *YOU* see me…

Date: 2nd November 2009
Comments: 6 Related Categories: Admin posts

When someone unsubscribes from my newsletter, the system I use automatically gives them the option of saying why they have unsubscribed. Luckily it doesn’t happen often, but when it does, this feedback is great because it allows me to see what I’m doing that ‘turns people off’ as it were.

Today I received the following feedback:

I tend to buy from those that I have a synergy/relationship with; I understand that you probably have zillions of paying customers and must focus your energies on your ‘qualified leads’ but don’t forget the little guys who retweet your stuff, give testimonials and recommend you to others.