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Request Reprint Print About Author Email to a Friend Report Problem Related Books Learning From McCain's Biggest Branding Mistake by Phillip Davis Send Feedback to Phillip Davis political branding, company branding More Details about political branding, company branding here. Translate to Spanish Translate to French Translate to German Translate to Italian Translate to Portuguese social media marketing for small business Get Your Vision Board Iphone/Ipod App and start moving toward your dreams today! Syndicate Phillip Davis's Articles Straight onto Your Web Site! - easy one-time setup, takes only minutes - fresh, informative content on your site - updates automatically - build content-rich sites with our authors! - best of all, it's FREE!! Click here to get started! Feature Articles Compassionate Business in Action... Fast Track Your Journey to Home Business Succ... Simplify Your Holidays,Stuffing is for TURKEY... Money Can Be Made on the Web... How To Use The Socratic Method To Create And ... How Does A Business Goddess Make Decisions?... Rebrand Your Company to Boost Your Bottom Lin... Cinnamon Rolls, Breast Cancer and Your Busine... Click here for more >> If you ever wanted to know more about the effects of branding, then simply follow politics. This year we saw Hillary Clinton attempt to own "experience" early in her run for office. When it didn't gain much traction, she shifted to a populist approach, which gained her votes but eroded her brand consistency. Barack Obama has been more successful with staying on his message of "change." McCain too has done a great job of owning a word... "maverick," and herein lies the problem. It's the "be-careful-what-you-wish-for" syndrome. By owning "change," Barack can stay true to form by offering alternative after alternative to any emerging problems. It's a fairly safe position to own, especially in a down economy. His only downside is if things were to become very good economically and people didn't want change any longer. Doubtful in the short term. McCain on the other hand has painted himself in a corner. He must now consistently be "maverick-y" to continue his brand promise. That can be a great word when you are running for president, but not so great a word if you're sitting behind the desk in the oval office. It puts him in a perceived oppositional stance, where he has to continually perform as a maverick in his own party, against the other party, etc. to reinforce his image. McCain would have been much better served to forget the word maverick and embrace the word "reformer." Instead he straddled both themes and got labeled more with being the maverick (only one click away from "erratic") A reformer works within the system to improve it. A maverick disrupts it. Here's where the branding lesson comes in. As business owners we often spend much of our time and energy (wittingly or unwittingly) trying to own a position in the market, only to find it doesn't serve us. Perhaps we constantly pitch ourselves as the price leaders, only to resent the low margin jobs we get. Or we talk up our "we-can-do-it-all" capabilities, only to find ourselves spread too thin. Ask yourself what one attribute you and your company are most associated with, and what it would be like if you succeeded in totally owning that word. Would it really help? Could you really deliver? More importantly, would you want to? If not, it might be time to reconsider your position and pivot to something you can consistently deliver to a buying audience. Right now people are buying change. They are so-so on experience. And they are a little leery of maverick. What can you consistently provide? Is there a market for it? If you don't like what you've been getting, look at what you've been putting out. And then thank all our candidates this year for their very valuable branding lessons. Phillip Davis is President of Tungsten Branding. Phil’s life goal of “creating environments where people thrive” reflects his desire to assist in personal, professional and business growth. Phil founded and ran a full service ad agency for over 17 years and now works full time as a company naming consultant. Phil resides with wife Michelle and four energetic offspring outside Asheville, North Carolina Website: http://PureTungsten.com Email: Phil@PureTungsten.com Contact the Author Phillip Davis Branding Phil@PureTungsten.com More Details about political branding, company branding here. Videos You Might Enjoy on This Subject Make Money: Ghostwriter & Private Label Rights Learn how to make money online or off with a ghostwriter & private label rights reports, articles, ebooks, videos and more! Presented by www.OhioHelpGroup.com ... More info here. 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