Comments on: Personal Branding http://www.justinmchood.com/2009/12/29/personal-branding/ Justin McHood Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:58:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christoph Schweiger http://www.justinmchood.com/2009/12/29/personal-branding/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Christoph Schweiger Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:49:47 +0000 http://www.justinmchood.com/?p=200#comment-115 I wonder if the weight loss patches are so pricey that one has to mortgage the house... I wonder if the weight loss patches are so pricey that one has to mortgage the house…

]]> By: Justin http://www.justinmchood.com/2009/12/29/personal-branding/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Justin Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:22:35 +0000 http://www.justinmchood.com/?p=200#comment-113 Great point about car ads working, I was reminded about that yesterday when I watched someone stop and write down a phone number from the back of a truck that was parked in the parking lot with an ad for a landscaper. The funniest thing about this one -- it actually had *three* signs on it. One for weight loss, one for mortgages and then one on the sign for a mobile notary service... all pointing to the same phone number. My first thought was similar to yours - "I wonder what they say when they answer the phone when someone calls if they have three different businesses going all to the same phone number?" And if I wasn't so lazy, I would have called to find out. Justin PS You actually read this garbage that I write? I need to polish up my game if people I admire actually read this stuff. Great point about car ads working, I was reminded about that yesterday when I watched someone stop and write down a phone number from the back of a truck that was parked in the parking lot with an ad for a landscaper.

The funniest thing about this one — it actually had *three* signs on it. One for weight loss, one for mortgages and then one on the sign for a mobile notary service… all pointing to the same phone number.

My first thought was similar to yours – “I wonder what they say when they answer the phone when someone calls if they have three different businesses going all to the same phone number?”

And if I wasn’t so lazy, I would have called to find out.

Justin

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You actually read this garbage that I write? I need to polish up my game if people I admire actually read this stuff.

]]> By: Jay Thompson http://www.justinmchood.com/2009/12/29/personal-branding/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Jay Thompson Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:11:21 +0000 http://www.justinmchood.com/?p=200#comment-112 First thing that pops into my head is, "What's this guys primary job, selling weight loss patches or doing mortgages?" I don't think that's a good message to send. On the other hand, I know for a fact that branding messages on a car work. I've got stuff on a Jeep tire cover that has struck up conversations in parking lots and gas stations and have plates that say "TPREG" -- which has prompted people to say "What's a TPREG?" (which is my real estate blog for those stumbling by that don't know). First thing that pops into my head is, “What’s this guys primary job, selling weight loss patches or doing mortgages?”

I don’t think that’s a good message to send.

On the other hand, I know for a fact that branding messages on a car work. I’ve got stuff on a Jeep tire cover that has struck up conversations in parking lots and gas stations and have plates that say “TPREG” — which has prompted people to say “What’s a TPREG?” (which is my real estate blog for those stumbling by that don’t know).

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