Internet Branding!?!?

[KellyTaylor]

But I get your guys point about the difference between branding and traffic... it makes sense.. I was just looking for other possibilitys cause I always like to think outside the box you know... But I get what you guys mean and I thank you all for the advice and the chance to learn something new!!!

[gaystoryman]

Well i like thinking outside the box but you still need to determine what the box is before you can tell if you are going outside it.

The question being missed is what is branding?

No I don't mean putting a mark on the rump, though I can think of some legal beagles who wouldn't be above putting their brand on a certain someone's behind, but basically branding refers to a symbol, phrase, or whatever that when noticed by a passer by makes them think of that product.

If you see the logo for pepsi, you don't even need to think twice to know its pepsi... that is branding. If you see a fat jolly guy with a huge white beard, you think of Santa Claus... that is branding.. an image that jogs the memory to relate it to something specific...

So for Mr Taylor... I'd say something vibrant that would automatically make one think of him. Whether its a condom jumping out of a jack in the box or a pair of legal briefs tossed in the air, I don't know... but that is what I would be looking for.. an image that one could associate with Mr Taylor...

ALso it really doesn't matter if you are a model, dvd star, webmaster, editor or whatever, the image is going to make people think of Kelly Taylor. So I would take traffic out of the equation totally, as that is confusing the goal.

but that is merely my opinion. Branding means recognition from something, whether it be an image, a sound, a colour even. No different than seeing a pink ribbon to signify breast cancer.

my 2 cents
Ian

[KellyTaylor]

Well i like thinking outside the box but you still need to determine what the box is before you can tell if you are going outside it.

The question being missed is what is branding?

No I don't mean putting a mark on the rump, though I can think of some legal beagles who wouldn't be above putting their brand on a certain someone's behind, but basically branding refers to a symbol, phrase, or whatever that when noticed by a passer by makes them think of that product.

If you see the logo for pepsi, you don't even need to think twice to know its pepsi... that is branding. If you see a fat jolly guy with a huge white beard, you think of Santa Claus... that is branding.. an image that jogs the memory to relate it to something specific...

So for Mr Taylor... I'd say something vibrant that would automatically make one think of him. Whether its a condom jumping out of a jack in the box or a pair of legal briefs tossed in the air, I don't know... but that is what I would be looking for.. an image that one could associate with Mr Taylor...

ALso it really doesn't matter if you are a model, dvd star, webmaster, editor or whatever, the image is going to make people think of Kelly Taylor. So I would take traffic out of the equation totally, as that is confusing the goal.

but that is merely my opinion. Branding means recognition from something, whether it be an image, a sound, a colour even. No different than seeing a pink ribbon to signify breast cancer.

my 2 cents
Ian

I agree.. ............ But this thread kinda got mixed in with another thread I had and I wasnt really saying in the beginning branding just for me .. This more for the websites I was starting up!!

I but thank you all for the advice this thread turned out really interesting even with my short commings and not being very clear on stuff hahaha I swear Im not an idiot LOL just had ADHD OR ADD one of the 2 LOL..

I need to get myself some damn ritalin ...

Plus I total understand the difference now.. but I got an interesting project Im working on that may change things alittle in this area but we will see......