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168: To Succeed Causes Need to Stand Out from the Crowd
168: To Succeed Causes Need to Stand Out from the Crowd
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Jun 14, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and Joe talk to Julie Cottineau, founder and CEO of BrandTwist, a brand consultancy, and creator of Brand School Online, a learning program that teaches small business owners, entrepreneurs and non-profits how to create powerful brands that break-through crowded markets.
Julie is also the author of a new bestseller: _TWIST: How Fresh Perspectives Build Breakthrough Brands_.
On the show, Megan, Julie and Joe discuss:
- Julie's career path to branding expert, including her unacknowledged invention of the Pet Rock and a stint with Sir Richard Branson.
- How Julie defines Brand and a Brand Twist.
- When is it appropriate for organizations to Twist? And why it's okay to turn off some people!
- How you find your twist in the marketplace by looking both within your own brand story and outside your industry.
- The importance of failing harder and developing focus when it comes to brand development.
- The incredible opportunity nonprofits and businesses have to promote themselves and build their brands.
**Links & Notes**
- [BrandTwist](http://brandtwist.com/ "BrandTwist")
- [Julie on Twitter](https://twitter.com/jcottin "Julie on Twitter")
- [Julie's Free Brand Health Check](http://brandschoolonline.com/brand-health-check/ "Julie's Free Brand Health Check")
Julie is also the author of a new bestseller: _TWIST: How Fresh Perspectives Build Breakthrough Brands_.
On the show, Megan, Julie and Joe discuss:
- Julie's career path to branding expert, including her unacknowledged invention of the Pet Rock and a stint with Sir Richard Branson.
- How Julie defines Brand and a Brand Twist.
- When is it appropriate for organizations to Twist? And why it's okay to turn off some people!
- How you find your twist in the marketplace by looking both within your own brand story and outside your industry.
- The importance of failing harder and developing focus when it comes to brand development.
- The incredible opportunity nonprofits and businesses have to promote themselves and build their brands.
**Links & Notes**
- [BrandTwist](http://brandtwist.com/ "BrandTwist")
- [Julie on Twitter](https://twitter.com/jcottin "Julie on Twitter")
- [Julie's Free Brand Health Check](http://brandschoolonline.com/brand-health-check/ "Julie's Free Brand Health Check")
Released:
Jun 14, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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