Sonntag, November 27, 2005

Die Marke ICH auf den Bermudas

Die Royal Gazette hat in ihrer Wochenendausgabe das Prinzip der Personal Brand - der Marke ICH - sehr treffend erläutert: "Take an organisation of 30 people. Of that group, there are sure to be one or two who are complete standouts, for various reasons, mind you not always good ones, but wherever they are, these people are in the forefront. Others, or most of us, labour and toil away in a corner cubicle and dress carefully and stylishly, and say the right things and do the right things and finish the right things on time. But we aren’t standouts."
Was macht aber aus, dass jemand als hervorragend empfunden wird?
Martha Myron, die Autorin der Story der Tageszeitung von den Bermudas, argumentiert: "Humans are uncomfortable with the unknown. Familiarity in foods, households, clothes, politicians, destinations is highly preferred, even if the choices are not terribly interesting. Brands are familiar, and even bad familiar brands will be purchased before good unknown brands. Brands are always about emotions that draw out powerful feelings in others, such envy, confidence in you. Nothing is more effective than a personal brand that says: “I’m the one to get it done for you!”"
Erste Regel: Visibility is more important than ability. Gut sein muss man sowieso - aber zuallererst muss man wahrgenommen werden, als gut wahrgenommen werden.
Wichtig ist, dass nicht nur die ganz bekannten Menschen - Film- und Fernsehstars, Politiker und Spitzensportler - mit ihrer Berühmtheit zu besseren Geschäfterfolgen kommen, sondern auch "einfache" Menschen wie Du und ich; die aber nicht wie Du und ich auftreten: "I’m a seriously inspired service salesperson named Mr. Mechanic Magic. Whatever it is, in your line of work, become the very best, and use your brand label every single chance you get. If you are the best mechanic around and keep calling yourself, Mr. Mechanic Magic, people will remember and trust you. You will become a brand!"