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Brands On Brands Weekly

This Week: A newsletter refresh, a business rebuild, and a request for feedback

Published about 12 hours ago • 1 min read

Here are some ideas to ponder this week...
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​One Idea: Pick a project to challenge yourself with for the next 3 months.

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I'm refreshing my newsletter format and I hope you like it. I was looking for something that would be enjoyable to create and fun for you to read. I was inspired by the simplicity of James Clear's Newsletter which has 3 million subscribers, so he must be doing something right!

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*Respond to the email if you like this format.

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​Two Opinions:

1) It's hard to see the forest through the trees.

2) Starting over is not for the faint of heart.

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Personally, I've spent the past few months completely rebuilding my business to be focused on truly helping people understand and optimize their reputation and personal brand. It's been a full time-consuming and painstaking process. But I'm excited to see what's around the corner.

(more to come on that).

One Curiosity: Should this newsletter include my personal anecdotes and stories or just the topline ideas and opinions to give you something to think about? (I'd love to know your thoughts)
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Talk soon,

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Brandon Birkmeyer

Author of Front & Center Leadership​

Founder of Brands on Brands Consulting​
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p.s. Check out my IG post about the difference between an influencer vs a personal brand.

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Brandon is a former Coca-Cola and Apple advertising executive with over 20 years of experience in marketing at Madison Avenue advertising agencies advising top FORTUNE 100 companies on brand strategy. He is now a sought-after consultant, coach, and speaker on the topics of leadership and personal branding. Brandon hosts a top ranking podcast called Brands On Brands and is the author of the bestselling book, Front & Center Leadership, How Leaders Use Personal Branding to Stand Out and How You Can Too.

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