Chasing Excellence

#080: Building a Stronger Brand

Episode Summary

We’re diving deep into marketing, branding, and advertising. We cover topics like the marketing hourglass, why advertising doesn’t work for CrossFit affiliates, creating talk triggers, and understanding your three uniques.

Episode Notes

We’re diving deep into marketing, branding, and advertising. We cover topics like the marketing hourglass, why advertising doesn’t work for CrossFit affiliates, creating talk triggers, and understanding your three uniques.

Show Notes:

01:47 - A recap of the Theoretical Development of a Business (Full ep here)

05:12 - Patrick’s definition of marketing

07:15 - The marketing hourglass

09:01 - Ben’s definition of marketing

12:13 - Our private school episode here

12:40 - Where and why I started thinking about marketing as it related to CFNE

19:21 - Why advertising doesn’t work well for affiliates

23:56 - What globo gyms are hoping for

26:26 - The leaderboard as an example of branding

30:25 - The interplay between trust and marketing

32:10 - Talking about CrossFit affiliate’s websites

36:40 - Talk triggers

43:56 - Figuring our your 3 Uniques

45:32 - Solving layers of your customer’s problems

51:50 - Thinking about your target market

57:06 - Talking about NoBull

01:02:45 - Is CFNE’s marketing going to change with all the changes at CFHQ?

01:05:46 - Read the CDBaby email here


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Chasing Excellence is a show dedicated to dissecting what it means to live a life of excellence, both inside the gym & out. On each episode, we'll deep dive on various aspects of running a CrossFit affiliate, becoming a better coach or athlete, & maximizing your potential.

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