Some guys make their careers off one horse; kind of a trick horse, a wonder horse. I'm not knocking that, but for me I'm trying to get better and study. That means taking out new horses. It's a life study. When I've finished a horse, I turn him out and basically stop riding him, except taking him to the occasional branding so I can enjoy him.
If your business is not a brand, it's a commodity.
Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind.
Branding is quite an important thing. As an artist, you want to be able to explore facets of yourself.
Branding is a profound manifestation of the human condition
You can trace a through-line from the eighties to the present, and in retrospect Trump was always one of the minor avatars of a certain business model, all through that time. One based on branding, celebrity, and exploiting certain quirks of media form for fun and profit. In some ways he is not all that exceptional.
If you are not a brand, you are a commodity.
'Branding' has taken on too much of a role as a specialized craft performed by voodoo artists.
Branding is not about what something says or what it means, but how it makes us feel.
When you're too concerned about branding, you're restricting yourself.
Personal branding is about figuring who you are and what turns you on and then monetising it
Branding is overrated.
In a world where you can be anything, be yourself.
USA does such a great job sort of branding and packaging their shows and you know, they move and they sort of you got to keep up, you've really got to keep up with the train.
If you can't find your own center and love for yourself, nothing else works.
Branding is nothing but knowing who you are and what you do that makes you stand out from everyone else, then communicating that through your marketing efforts. Branding is discovering your uniqueness and learning to exploit it.
I've always had a knack for branding, so even with the lemonade stands, it was "Gary's Lemonade Stand. " I worked on the signs all day, more so than on the lemonade itself. Then I learned you had to make good lemonade to build an actual business, so that taught me about lifetime value and quality.
It's the most dangerous world for bands nowadays because everybody's branding and trying to steal your vibe as soon as you do anything that anyone cares about. It's very weird.
Branding is everything. A young girl once came up to me and told me I could be famous because I looked just like Richard Branson!
Branding jails corporate America, but honesty sets entrepreneurs free.
