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Your Personal Brand
                                +

  Getting The Most Out
   Of Your Networking
                    January 4, 2011


       Scott Jacobs, CEO – Harvest Consulting



© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
 1st Question

      Why is Jacobs speaking tonight?




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
 30 years experience in Sales, Mgmt, Branding, and
     Marketing
 Currently coach small businesses on positioning, sales

 Harvest Networking Group has had success for nearly 5
years
 I’m President of the Brad Austin Fan Club




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
Objectives for tonight’s session

  Define your personal brand/
  value proposition

   quickly and succinctly
   communicate your brand

   get the most out of your networking efforts

© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
  What does the word ‘brand’ mean to you?
  How do you define the word brand?




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
 Definition: brand

 The promise to the consumer




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
Sometimes called a “brand character” statement
         Try to build in human qualities to help communicate who and what your
          brand represents


This soap brand is a heroic ally that provides absolute protection for the
family from undesirable/harmful forces (germs)




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)
     Easy to Use computer, for the cool crowd
     Performance for driving enthusiasts
     Softness (tissue paper)
     Authentic, Real, Original
     Guaranteed next day delivery
     Wholesome family entertainment
     Improving the quality of life
     Strength (think household product)
     Accepted everywhere
     Safety on the road
     For the youthful, hip generation (drink)
     Pure, clean, natural soap
     Nutritious, low-fat, low-calorie food
© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)

                       Easy to Use computer,
                         for the cool crowd




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)
          Performance for driving enthusiasts




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)
                                Softness




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)

                        Authentic, Real, Original




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
What’s in a Name?
Question:
                                What is the second
                                 most recognized
                                word on the planet?…




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
What’s In a Name?
Answer:




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)
                 Guaranteed next day delivery




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)
              Wholesome family entertainment




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)
                     Improves the quality of life




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)
             Strength (think household product)




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)
                           Accepted everywhere




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)
                                Safety on the road




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)
               For the youthful, hip generation (drink)




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)
                           Pure, clean, natural soap




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
(Positioning Exercise)
            Nutritious, low-fat, low-calorie food




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
   Personal Brand =
  (Strengths + Value +
       Visibility)
           x
      Engagement.


© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
Strengths –
Consider assessment testing
• StrengthsFinder
    - Adaptability, Positivity, Input, Futuristic, Maximizer


  • PMAI (Pearson Marr Archetype Indicator)
      - The Jester, The Sage, The Ruler



© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
Strengths -
Conduct some marketing research
Find out what others say about you

Interview people you have worked closely with in
   the past and ask them:
• What did they like most about working with you?
• What are your 2-3 qualities about you that stand out
  most for them?

© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
Value -
Develop a personal value proposition
statement

Definition:

Clear and specific statement about the tangible
   benefits of what you offer to a potential employer.




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Developing a Value Proposition Statement
Example
Miller Lite is
For                         beer drinkers (target customer)
Who                       want to cut calories but maintain the taste
               (statement of the need or opportunity)

Miller Lite              is a light beer (product/service category)
That                       tastes great (statement of benefit)
Unlike                    Budweiser Light (primary competitive
  alternative)
Miller Lite              has the same number of calories with a far better
    taste
                          (statement of primary differentiation)
© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Developing a Value Proposition Statement
How brand marketers use it!

Tagline:
Miller Lite is the great tasting,
less filling beer…


Tastes great! Less Filling!
© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Develop a Personal Value Proposition Statement
Your Personal   (for what target employer)
Brand                   
Who                   (statement of employer’s
 need)
You                 (your occupation, position sought)
That                         (statement of your
  expertise)
Unlike                 (competitive candidates)
Our Harvest Consulting LLC
© 2011
       product       (statement of primary
Developing a Value Proposition Statement
 How to use it! (Case History – Darcy Vorhees)




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Developing a Value Proposition Statement
Here’s Where We Started…
Flaming Medusa Studios delivers animation, illustration,
concept art, storyboarding, character design, and branding
for art and animation buyers who want distinct personality,
impactful imagery, and experienced animation productions.

Unlike large studios that are mired in bureaucracy, managed by highly paid
   producers who have unreasonable expectations, make uneducated decisions,
   and focus on the short term, Flaming Medusa offers the accessibility,
   adaptability, efficiency, and flexibility found only in a smaller company.

Utilizing outside the box creative solutions combined with state-of-the-art
    animation techniques (stop motion, traditional, developing technologies and
    processes), Flaming Medusa creates meaningful mythology and promises to
    make every one of our client's productions legendary.



© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Developing a Value Proposition Statement




       About Flaming Medusa Studios
       At Flaming Medusa Studios, we believe that mythology is important for any
       business or production. The development of a mythology creates a face,
       personality, roots, and reputation for your audience to identify with and fall in
       love with. It is the magical process that takes the glimmer of an idea and gives it
       form, makes it solid, makes it real and tangible. It is only through form that we
       are able to affect and impress others.


© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Developing a Value Proposition Statement




                         We create legends


© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
   Personal Brand =
  (Strengths + Value +
       Visibility)
           x
      Engagement.


© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
Visibility -
Where to network and
why




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
Engagement -
Stay in touch with your
network




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +




   Engagement - Stay in touch with your network
© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Harvest Consulting Value Proposition Statement
  Harvest Consulting provides expert strategic marketing consulting
  services for companies that have revenue between $5mm and
  $25mm, that need to increase sales and market share. Using a
  blend of primary and secondary marketing research, trend
  analysis, and competitive intelligence, we form the foundation for
  creating or refining a sustainable competitive advantage and
  differentiated corporate identity and brand position. Unlike
  advertising agencies or big box consulting firms, Harvest
  Consulting stays on board and personally implements the
  strategies.


© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
Some Clients I Have Served




© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
Your Personal Brand & Networking +
•      Contact Information
513.271.5630 (office)
513.373.6972 (cell)
scott@harvestconsultingllc.com
LinkedIn
Twitter – harvestconsult
www.harvestconsultingllc.com
thebriefcaseproject.com



© 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC

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Getting the most out of your networking

  • 1. Your Personal Brand + Getting The Most Out Of Your Networking January 4, 2011 Scott Jacobs, CEO – Harvest Consulting © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 2. Your Personal Brand & Networking + 1st Question Why is Jacobs speaking tonight? © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 3. Your Personal Brand & Networking +  30 years experience in Sales, Mgmt, Branding, and Marketing  Currently coach small businesses on positioning, sales  Harvest Networking Group has had success for nearly 5 years  I’m President of the Brad Austin Fan Club © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 4. Your Personal Brand & Networking + Objectives for tonight’s session Define your personal brand/ value proposition quickly and succinctly communicate your brand get the most out of your networking efforts © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 5. Your Personal Brand & Networking + What does the word ‘brand’ mean to you? How do you define the word brand? © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 6. Your Personal Brand & Networking + Definition: brand The promise to the consumer © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 7. Your Personal Brand & Networking + Sometimes called a “brand character” statement  Try to build in human qualities to help communicate who and what your brand represents This soap brand is a heroic ally that provides absolute protection for the family from undesirable/harmful forces (germs) © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 8. (Positioning Exercise) Easy to Use computer, for the cool crowd Performance for driving enthusiasts Softness (tissue paper) Authentic, Real, Original Guaranteed next day delivery Wholesome family entertainment Improving the quality of life Strength (think household product) Accepted everywhere Safety on the road For the youthful, hip generation (drink) Pure, clean, natural soap Nutritious, low-fat, low-calorie food © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 9. (Positioning Exercise) Easy to Use computer, for the cool crowd © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 10. (Positioning Exercise) Performance for driving enthusiasts © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 11. (Positioning Exercise) Softness © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 12. (Positioning Exercise) Authentic, Real, Original © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 13. What’s in a Name? Question: What is the second most recognized word on the planet?… © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 14. What’s In a Name? Answer: © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 15. (Positioning Exercise) Guaranteed next day delivery © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 16. (Positioning Exercise) Wholesome family entertainment © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 17. (Positioning Exercise) Improves the quality of life © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 18. (Positioning Exercise) Strength (think household product) © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 19. (Positioning Exercise) Accepted everywhere © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 20. (Positioning Exercise) Safety on the road © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 21. (Positioning Exercise) For the youthful, hip generation (drink) © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 22. (Positioning Exercise) Pure, clean, natural soap © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 23. (Positioning Exercise) Nutritious, low-fat, low-calorie food © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 24. Your Personal Brand & Networking + Personal Brand = (Strengths + Value + Visibility) x Engagement. © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 25. Your Personal Brand & Networking + Strengths – Consider assessment testing • StrengthsFinder - Adaptability, Positivity, Input, Futuristic, Maximizer • PMAI (Pearson Marr Archetype Indicator) - The Jester, The Sage, The Ruler © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 26. Your Personal Brand & Networking + Strengths - Conduct some marketing research Find out what others say about you Interview people you have worked closely with in the past and ask them: • What did they like most about working with you? • What are your 2-3 qualities about you that stand out most for them? © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 27. Your Personal Brand & Networking + Value - Develop a personal value proposition statement Definition: Clear and specific statement about the tangible benefits of what you offer to a potential employer. © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 28. Developing a Value Proposition Statement Example Miller Lite is For                         beer drinkers (target customer) Who                       want to cut calories but maintain the taste (statement of the need or opportunity) Miller Lite              is a light beer (product/service category) That                       tastes great (statement of benefit) Unlike                    Budweiser Light (primary competitive alternative) Miller Lite              has the same number of calories with a far better taste (statement of primary differentiation) © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 29. Developing a Value Proposition Statement How brand marketers use it! Tagline: Miller Lite is the great tasting, less filling beer… Tastes great! Less Filling! © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 30. Develop a Personal Value Proposition Statement Your Personal   (for what target employer) Brand                    Who                   (statement of employer’s need) You     (your occupation, position sought) That                    (statement of your expertise) Unlike                 (competitive candidates) Our Harvest Consulting LLC © 2011 product       (statement of primary
  • 31. Developing a Value Proposition Statement How to use it! (Case History – Darcy Vorhees) © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 32. Developing a Value Proposition Statement Here’s Where We Started… Flaming Medusa Studios delivers animation, illustration, concept art, storyboarding, character design, and branding for art and animation buyers who want distinct personality, impactful imagery, and experienced animation productions. Unlike large studios that are mired in bureaucracy, managed by highly paid producers who have unreasonable expectations, make uneducated decisions, and focus on the short term, Flaming Medusa offers the accessibility, adaptability, efficiency, and flexibility found only in a smaller company. Utilizing outside the box creative solutions combined with state-of-the-art animation techniques (stop motion, traditional, developing technologies and processes), Flaming Medusa creates meaningful mythology and promises to make every one of our client's productions legendary. © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 33. Developing a Value Proposition Statement About Flaming Medusa Studios At Flaming Medusa Studios, we believe that mythology is important for any business or production. The development of a mythology creates a face, personality, roots, and reputation for your audience to identify with and fall in love with. It is the magical process that takes the glimmer of an idea and gives it form, makes it solid, makes it real and tangible. It is only through form that we are able to affect and impress others. © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 34. Developing a Value Proposition Statement We create legends © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 35. Your Personal Brand & Networking + Personal Brand = (Strengths + Value + Visibility) x Engagement. © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 36. Your Personal Brand & Networking + Visibility - Where to network and why © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 37. Your Personal Brand & Networking + Engagement - Stay in touch with your network © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 38. Your Personal Brand & Networking + Engagement - Stay in touch with your network © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 39. Harvest Consulting Value Proposition Statement Harvest Consulting provides expert strategic marketing consulting services for companies that have revenue between $5mm and $25mm, that need to increase sales and market share. Using a blend of primary and secondary marketing research, trend analysis, and competitive intelligence, we form the foundation for creating or refining a sustainable competitive advantage and differentiated corporate identity and brand position. Unlike advertising agencies or big box consulting firms, Harvest Consulting stays on board and personally implements the strategies. © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 40. Your Personal Brand & Networking + Some Clients I Have Served © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC
  • 41. Your Personal Brand & Networking + • Contact Information 513.271.5630 (office) 513.373.6972 (cell) scott@harvestconsultingllc.com LinkedIn Twitter – harvestconsult www.harvestconsultingllc.com thebriefcaseproject.com © 2011 Harvest Consulting LLC

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. Welcome everybody! My name is Scott Jacobs and I’m the CEO of Harvest Consulting. It is a pleasure to be here. Today, we’re going to talk about Personal Branding and getting the most out of your networking.
  2. So the first question you might ask is – why is Jacobs speaking tonight, right? The answer is not “they couldn’t get anyone else”
  3. Well, I have 30 years experience working with or for large, medium, and small businesses (I know, I look too young to have been in business for nearly 30 years, right?), I’ve started at least three businesses, and I currently own 2 small businesses. Also, for the past 5 years I have been organizing and managing a networking group for folks in job transition. My hope is that if I help someone, perhaps they will land and help me once they have budget or maybe it’s just that “what goes around comes around” philosophy. And the most important reason I’m here tonight – of course, I’m president of the Brad Austin Fan Club! I am a partner in a company that started a blog, called the briefcaseproject, it is a blog dedicated to providing business advice to entrepreneurs and small business owners on a variety of topics: legal, CPA-finance/accounting, HR, and I handle marketing)– if you’re interested it checking the blog out the address is thebriefcaseproject.com
  4. The goals for today’s session - I would like for you to a walk away with 2 things A methodology for developing your own value proposition statement Applying what you learned to help in communicating your value quickly when you introduce yourself
  5. So let me ask you, what is your definition of the word brand? Can I get some examples?
  6. Put simply, the definition for brand is the promise to the consumer. In our case, our personal brand would be our promise to our future employer. That promise begins to define your positioning and how you will differentiate yourself from other candidates for the job you’re seeking. What do you offer and why, and how are your skills and talents unique and what value will a future or current employer see in that value? Which, obviously will translate into your compensation.
  7. In the consumer packaged goods business, a statement is written sometimes called a brand character statement. For our purposes, I think we could consider this our elevator speech, right? How we introduce ourselves. The idea is to give human characteristics to the product, characteristics that everyone can relate to. Here’s an example of a brand character statement for a famous soap brand. Can anyone guess what brand this is? Interestingly, with P&G, there is R&D process is so strong, they build products and brands from a chemical/molecular level – they discovered that a certain chemical formulation they created provides antibacterial qualities – protecting the family from germs = so P&G really developed the brand name from a molecular level to reflect the benefit to the consumer. Just for fun, I thought we’d take a look at some brand positioning statements or promises that brands and companies have established for their consumers, let’s see if you can recognize which brands match up with these statements.
  8. Here are some promises made to consumers or brand representations. On a piece of paper write down which brand you think matches up with the positioning statements listed here, don’t shout them out– take just a few minutes to do this and then we’ll go through it quickly
  9. How many of you own any type of Apple product? Have you ever visited the Apple store? What was your experience? Apple has extended their brand promise “easy to use” to the retail, customer experience in-store with the Genius Bar, store design, and fast. Friendly, and expert advice.
  10. We build excitement!
  11. Remember Mr. Whipple and don’t squeeze the Charmin. One of the great spokepersons in brand history and TV history
  12. The number on most recognized word is?
  13. Here’s kind of a neat design trick Landor the design firm that developed this logo did. Nice representation of movement, moving forward (good icon for a delivery company)
  14. Talk about brand magic!
  15. We bring good things to life. GE has moved its position and is now taking a leading roll in the green movement – their eco-imagination campaign and emphasis on products that are good for the environment is a new key corporate positioning.
  16. Remember the ads - Hefty, hefty, hefty – whimpy, whimpy whimpy
  17. It’s every where you want to be, right?
  18. It’s the Pepsi generation!
  19. Ivory was P&G’s first brand. They were and still are the pioneers in marketing research. Ivory soap was delivered in wheel barrels and crates to homes. P&G would then go back and talk with women about what they thought about the product – they discovered that the soap bar floats and they used that in their advertising for years, along with the product being 99 and 44/100s pure! I guess you all know that soap operas got their start through P&G?
  20. Now let’s talk about personal brand. Here’s a formula to help you think about and ways in which we can define personal brand.
  21. Let’s start with Strengths. How many of you have taken the StrengthsFinder test? These are my 5 main strengths. I even incoprated them into my resume. (Read them to the audience) When I started up my consulting practice, I thought about what the company would represent. Since the company is me, I had to ask that philosophical question, “Who Am I?” This all stemmed from trying to create a company name. (Give example)
  22. Here’s another way in which you can get outside opinions on your strengths. Ask people you know, who you’ve worked closely with in the past, what they liked most about you, what qualities did they appreciate the most. This is a nice ego boost also!
  23. Let’s now take a look at Value. A personal value prop statement defines the clear and tangible benefits you will offer an employer
  24. So let’s take a look at an example of a value proposition statement. Here’s example using my favorite subject – beer.
  25. Here’s how they boil the value prop into something a bit more usable – a tagline. Now let’s take a look at how we can apply this formula to our personal brand.
  26. Here’s how we can go about developing our own value proposition statement. Start with your name, decide what company you are targeting. (Handout) I can’t emphasize the importance of coming up with a target list. The networking you can be doing will help you then uncover the next area – the employer’s need. (the problem that the company is experiencing), your target job title, then your experience (e.g. state 2-3 key accomplishments that prove your experience), unlike other candidates that do not have this experience, here’s what you will do for the target employer.
  27. Let me tell you the story about how a client I worked with transformed her company from where she had been to where she wanted to go, and how we have used her value prop statement to help guide us. Darcy working for large NY studios, production companies that were ineffective, inefficient, and generally a pain in the ass to work for. Her claim to fame is that she worked for many years on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a storyboard artist and an animator. She has been a lone wolf and is really trying to become a full blown company, not just a sole proprietor. She had a name in mind – Flaming Medusa Studios – pretty edgy, right?
  28. I worked with her and we developed this VPS. She stated that she needed some PR. It was rumored that there going to be a 25 th Anniversary showing of the TNMT movie and she wanted to get some publicity in and around the time that was going to occur.
  29. Darcy Vorhees came to me through a friend. She stated that she needed some PR. Her claim to fame is that she worked for many years on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a storyboard artist and an animator. She grew tired of working for large NY studios, production companies that were ineffective, inefficient, and generally a pain in the ass to work for. She moved back here. It was rumored that there going to be a 25 th Anniversary showing of the TNMT movie and she wanted to get some publicity in and around the time that was going to occur. I worked with her and we developed this VPS
  30. Again, here’s the formula to help us think about how we can define personal brand. We’ve define strengths and value – now let’s look at visibility.
  31. When looking at visibility, think about what orgs will help you learn about an industry or trends. (Centennial and Right Management handouts) Get a perspective on your target companies by meeting with those that are on the inside, or meet with some of their vendors – they can tell you a lot about companies they serve, changes they’ve gone through, etc. Most importantly, you want to find out what your potential target employers needs are and how you will meet those needs and what you bring to the table. Now you’ll know what you can offer an employer, and how to position your value.
  32. Engagement is the last part of the formula. Once you’ve met with someone, follow up and let them know how you’re doing and where you are in the process. I can’t tell you how important this is, and surprisingly, how the few number of people who actually do this. If I’ve agreed to help you and I’ve met with you, don’t I want to know the results of my efforts? Stay in touch, it is crucial!
  33. Here’s a way I would stay in touch with my network. I had a graphic designer work with me to come up with the look. Every couple of weeks, I would edit the content and send it out.
  34. Here are some of the clients I have served or currently serving. Tulong is a start-up apparel company that manufactures women’s, men’s, and children garments out of recycled cotton and recycled polyester made from soda bottles, we are featured in this month’s Cincy Magazine, and Wood Herron & Evans is a 150 year old law firm based in downtown Cincy.