How does personal branding differ from product branding?
Both Personal Branding and Product Branding are quite similar and mathematically, if you replace the product with the person and form a marketing mix around that person, it will have the same effect. Products are material objects, that are sold through a transaction from interest, being “top of mind” and in the customers evoked set. A product is a symbol and has special qualities that differentiate it from others in the marketplace (non commodities), just as every Personal is different. The same tactics can be used for both a product and a person because at the end of the day, both need to be sold to the audience. A product’s brand is from the viewpoint of the audience and is based on appearance packaging), personality (overall attitude towards it, how does it make them feel), sophistication (a person’s competency) and differentiation (which allows one product to be sold over another). 3. Most people resist being stereotyped. Isn’t personal branding stereotyping yourself? Personal Bran
