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SUMMARY:Chamber Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Guest Speaker:  Duane Hobbs\n\nSponsored by:  Cascade Regional Blood Services\n\n\n\nYou're not just growing a business you're building a brand.\n\nLuncheon Sponsor: Cascade Regional Blood Services\n\n\n\nGrowing a business is about more than making sales. Brand strategist and value proposition expert Duane (DF) Hobbs will outline how the black art of branding and the science of value can separate yourself from the competition\, increase sales and profitability\, and transform customers into lifelong advocates.\n \n\nYou will learn: \n\n\n	\n	How branding is separate from but related to identity.\n	\n	\n	The role of branding in customer decisions.\n	\n	\n	Basics of brand positioning\, messaging\, and brand management.\n	\n	\n	How sole-proprietors and SME brand development is unique.\n	\n	\n	First steps for getting started with a stronger brand.\n	\n\n\n \n\nFormerly Partner\, Brand Strategist and Sr. Consultant for Andrews/Hobbs Design\, and Principle of Duane Hobbs & Visual Marketing. Duane (DF) Hobbs is a brand strategist focused on the problem of designing strong brands and more effective value propositions. He is currently busy writing "Brand Made Personal: A guide to becoming a more valuable you." You can find him at DFHobbs.com on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanehobbs and Twitter https://twitter.com/DFHobbs
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Guest Speaker:&nbsp\; Duane Hobbs<br />\nSponsored by: &nbsp\;Cascade Regional Blood Services<br />\n<br />\nY<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color: rgb(69\, 69\, 69)\;">ou&rsquo\;re not just growing a business you&rsquo\;re building a brand.</span></span><br />\nLuncheon Sponsor: Cascade Regional Blood Services<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color: rgb(69\, 69\, 69)\;">Growing a business is about more than making sales. Brand strategist and value proposition expert Duane (DF) Hobbs will outline how the black art of branding and the science of value can separate yourself from the competition\, increase sales and profitability\, and transform customers into lifelong advocates.</span></span>\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(69\, 69\, 69)\;">You will learn:&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="color:#454545\;">\n	<p><span style="font-family:arial\;">How branding is separate from but related to identity.</span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="color:#454545\;">\n	<p><span style="font-family:arial\;">The role of branding in customer decisions.</span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="color:#454545\;">\n	<p><span style="font-family:arial\;">Basics of brand positioning\, messaging\, and brand management.</span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="color:#454545\;">\n	<p><span style="font-family:arial\;">How sole-proprietors and SME brand development is unique.</span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="color:#454545\;">\n	<p><span style="font-family:arial\;">First steps for getting started with a stronger brand.</span></p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(69\, 69\, 69)\;">Formerly Partner\, Brand Strategist and Sr. Consultant for Andrews/Hobbs Design\, and Principle of Duane Hobbs &amp\; Visual Marketing. Duane (DF) Hobbs is a brand strategist focused on the problem of designing strong brands and more effective value propositions. He is currently busy writing &ldquo\;Brand Made Personal: A guide to becoming a more valuable you.&rdquo\; You can find him at&nbsp\;<a href="http://dfhobbs.com/"><span style="color: rgb(228\, 175\, 10)\;">DFHobbs.com</span></a>&nbsp\;on Linkedin&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanehobbs"><span style="color: rgb(228\, 175\, 10)\;">https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanehobbs</span></a>&nbsp\;and Twitter&nbsp\;<a href="https://twitter.com/DFHobbs"><span style="color: rgb(228\, 175\, 10)\;">https://twitter.com/DFHobbs</span></a>&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Emerald Queen Conference Center 5580 Pacific Hwy E\, Fife
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URL:https://business.fmechamber.org/events/details/chamber-luncheon-02-08-2017-958
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