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The numbers game behind your brand

Published about 2 months ago • 3 min read

2ND EDITION | ISSUE #189

Have I lost it? Like really lost it this time? Maybe.

Because here I am 4 days before my wedding. Holding myself to sending out a newsletter this week. Granted - the plan was to batch out these newsletters in advance. But that plan also kinda went to shit so here we are!

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I’ve got a few minutes to kill before my appointment with my seamstress so I figured why not write something up on my phone real quick!
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Because the real reason I’m holding myself to sending out a newsletter today. Is a number. 200.
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My 200th newsletter lands *perfectly* on the calendar right now. And that number - is holding me accountable. That goal and plan of publishing a 200th issue & making a “thing” about it when it happens is something that has been in the back of my mind the closer and closer I get.

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And it’s that same number that has me writing this newsletter in a Tim Hortons parking lot (while drinking a Starbucks iced coffee go figure).

When it comes to marketing your brand. It’s a numbers game.

Numbers & data help root your strategies and launches in the facts. Not in your emotions of how you feel about your brand & creating content for it.

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I feel like I should yell that again for the fans like me In the cheap seats in the back.
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How you feel about your brand + creating content for it should not be your only metric.
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And numbers also make building a brand (especially in the online space where nothing is tangible) feel more real. More attainable. They make it possible to track progress.

And while I wish I could tell you I’m one of those business owners that keeps track of the month to month numbers. I’m not. It’s the type C in me what can I say.

But also. Month to month - you might not see a lot of growth. Or change. And it can feel like a waste of your time just tracking what’s working on that scale (so you won’t keep up with it either).

What I have found works for me (as well as my 1:1 clients) is a quarterly brand reset. Taking the time to check in with you the founder + the numbers - to find the clarity in it all.

The Q2 reset at the end of June is always a big deal. Because we are halfway through the year and the numbers tell us whether or not we need to adjust course.

So if you were around then you’ll remember that I broke my entire quarterly brand strategy process, prompts and all into two newsletters.

Rather than be to to crazy and write a whole new piece of content this week. I’m gonna give myself a little break and link back to those so you can bookmark them. Schedule a time at the end of this month to do your Q3 reset, and follow along with the prompts.
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This is the exact process I use to get clarity + do the research to validate your brands positioniong. Then find the sweet spot - between the numbers, and your experience to create a strategy for the next season behind the brand.
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​Click here for Part One if you still need to get some clarity and do some research​
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​Click here for Part Two to map out your Q4 Strategy, and create an actionable plan for behind the brand.​

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​Sooooo each week when I write this section I basically just go through my camera roll. And since we are in the final stretch of casually building our own wedding venue - this is all i've got!
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Behind The Brand is a weekly newsletter for solopreneurs and small business owners navigating the ongoing reality that their brand needs to evolve—whether they're working with a DIY setup, in the middle of a rebrand, or maintaining an established brand through business pivots.

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