The Power of Unpopular: A Guide to Building Your Brand for the Audience Who Will Love You (and why no one else matters)

by Erika Napoletano

Overview

You probably never thought you'd want to build an unpopular brand, but the rules for branding have changed

Every successful brand in history is inherently unpopular with a specific demographic. Somewhere along the way, people felt they had to be popular in order to be successful, when in fact, the opposite is true. The brands playing in the space you want to dominate have already figured out the inherent power of being unpopular. In The Power of Unpopular, you'll discover the difference between flash-in-the-pan brand tactics and those designed to place you miles about the competition.

• Brand Personality: What's yours? Explore the importance of taking a stand and why brands become road kill without a distinct personality.
• Community: It's the number one thing that unpopular brands have figured out—learn how to build yours.
• Brand Advocacy: It knows no scale and your fans don't care how big you are. A guide for businesses on the proper care and feeding of their biggest asset.

Erika Napoletano's irreverent yet never insincere tone takes readers on a colloquial and actionable journey, producing concepts that readers can immediate graft onto their existing business strategies. Complete with case studies of businesses from across the country, this is the book that couples theory with practice, creating pathways for business owners of any size and age. Change the way you do business and live your life—become unpopular.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118238660
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/21/2012
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

ERIKA NAPOLETANO was never the prom queen, but that’s never stopped her from doing whatever the hell she set her mind to. She’s the Head Redhead at RHW Media, a digital strategies consultancy based in Denver, Colorado. The voice behind RedheadWriting.com (a destination for unpopular thoughts and blunt advice), she’s also a columnist for Entrepreneur magazine and was recognized by both the Denver Post and 5280 magazine as one of Colorado’s top Twitter personalities.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: Lessons Learned from a Lippy Lady on an Airplane xi

Chapter 1 Rethinking Unpopular 1

Chapter 2 Identifying Your Audience 23

Chapter 3 Personality—Pick One 47

Chapter 4 Approachability—Putting Out theWelcome Mat 75

Chapter 5 Sharability—Getting Your Audience to the Rooftops (and Letting Them Shout) 107

Chapter 6 Scalability—News Flash: You Can’t Do Everything Yourself 129

Chapter 7 Profitability—The Money’s Gotta Come from Somewhere 147

Chapter 8 Finally—They Hate Me! 165

Chapter 9 The Backyard Economy—A Bit on Nurturing What We’ve Built . . . 179

Epilogue: Shutting Up 189

Appendix A: Shit You Should Read, Who Wrote It, and Why 195

Appendix B: Getting into It—Your Guide to Resources on the Book’s Website 201