šŸ’€ The Art of Brand Destruction

Are you looking for a brand meltdown? Here are 9 foolproof ways to destroy your brand's reputation for good.

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Are you looking for a brand meltdown?

Today I have 9 foolproof ways to destroy your brand's reputation:

1. Purpose? What's That?

Forget that emotional nonsenseā€¦

A business is a business!

Simon Sinek was clearly wrong when he said ā€œStart with Why.ā€

Just do what other businesses do, and you'll be golden.

2. Market to Everyone

Your brand is for everyoneā€¦

Donā€™t be picky.

Try to reach as many people as possible and watch the customers roll in.

Why settle for less?

3. Copy & Paste

With copy and paste at your fingertips, who needs original content?

Simply steal the best content from the web and call it your own.

ChatGPT?

Pfftā€¦ that's for amateurs.

4. Hard Selling

Who has time for building relationships?

You need to strike hard and fast with your sales pitch.

And donā€™t take ā€œNoā€ for an answerā€¦

Youā€™re better than that.

Show ā€˜em whoā€™s boss.

5. Be Annoying

Havenā€™t you heard?

Being nice is a weakness.

Insteadā€¦ be the desperate, irritating, creepy, and rude person everyone talks about.

Interrupt, complain, and demand favors from othersā€¦

No need to give anything in return.

6. Bad Service

Customers LOVE getting headaches while working with you.

It means they understand how hard youā€™re working.

You just have to argue, doubt them, and be extra petty.

Small-mindedness always wins.

7. Bragging

Make sure people know your accomplishments right away.

They enjoy hearing how good you are.

And when they change the topicā€¦

Bring the conversation back to your favourite subject ā€” YOU!

Humility is for chumps.

8. Disappointing Results

Clients hire you because you're amazingā€¦

Not for quality work.

Aim to hit 30ā€“50% of what you promisedā€¦

This keeps them coming back for more.

9. Toxic Connections

Remember, all publicity is good publicity!

Align your brand with notorious figures for instant fame.

I meanā€¦ if you can associate your brand with Nazis, then you've hit the jackpot, my friend!

With these nine destructive gems, your brand is sure to fail in no time.

ā€¦leaving you alone and forgotten.

Buuuuuuut ā€”

If you actually want a successful and trusted brandā€¦

Then do the opposite of everything I said above.

ā€¦and watch your brand grow.

Now for some real talk:

Believe it or notā€¦

I saw one person actually dare to defend using a Nazi as a reference:

To which I responded:

Buckle up, Buttercupā€¦

It's a wild world out there.

šŸ¤– Robert

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