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Personal Branding for Real Estate Agents: Why Study the Big Brands

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When it comes to personal branding for real estate agents, we are often asked this question: Why do we point out what the big brands are doing rather than focus on what real estate companies and agents are doing. In order to innovate, one has to look outside one’s own industry. Here are three reasons.

1. Big brands have large ad budgets. They hire the best talent for the job to craft their messages.

2. Big brands have brand managers. They are constantly looking for ways to maintain the brand identity, refresh it if needed, and make adjustments to stay current and relevant to the trends.

3. They think outside the box, they innovate, and they are a source of inspiration.

Here is how four brands are handling the concept of “Know Your Customer, their values, and show them you care”.

  • Kentucky Fried Chicken has unveiled Kentucky Grilled Chicken as a new item on their menu.
  • The alcohol industry has a tag line on all their ads, “Drink Responsibly”. Heineken’s new slogan is better, “Let a Stranger Drive You Home”.
  • Tom’s Shoes will donate a pair of shoes to a needy person, every time you buy a pair.
  • Range Rover tells us their vehicle is so well built that 75% of the Rovers that they have sold are still in use. As they express it, “This is a luxury that is more than a luxury!”

These messages are irresistible to their target markets. Yet all the messages have one thing in common expressed in four ways: We care about our customers, and this is how we do it.

How can these four brands inspire your message and express your brand of caring for your clients?

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Comments(3)

Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

But one of the problems with the big brands is that they often focus on their brand and not on the quality of their product.  I think that KFC is a case in point.

May 05, 2009 02:39 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Thanks for the comment.  Taste in food and quality of product is the mouth and the eyes of the person.

We buy organic free range chicken and cook it ourselves.  A KFC stop is not on my to do list.  Even though it is good for you, I gag at the thought of wheat grass juice.  Grilled chicken is way better than deep fried chicken!  We tend to be walking contradictions, when it comes to food, at least Ron and I are.  We enjoy baked organic chips, as well as an occasional Frito!

An International House of Pancakes exec was giving a talk at UCLA.  The audience chided him for their UNHEALTHY FOOD!  He responded that they did put healthy food on the menu, but everyone ordered the "other stuff".

It is all evolving and getting better.  Wishing you a wonderful day and continued success, I enjoyed your post on your mouthy seller.  We sold Ron's mother's house, and she insisted on being there for every showing and would ad comments to my patter.  It was unerving, and she meant well.

Alexandra Seigel

 

 

May 05, 2009 03:17 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Alexandra, The message of "we care about our customers..." hmmmm thought provoking -- I have to think about that some more to see if I can weave it in better. Thanks for your thoughts.

May 06, 2009 12:56 PM