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Course content
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01 Follow Up Call Worksheet01:00
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01 How to Decrease Price Increase Risk Cheat Sheet01:00
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01 Illustrator Proposal Template01:00
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01 Objections Cheat Sheet01:00
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01 START HERE01:00
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01 Sales Call Worksheet01:00
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01 Understanding The Map Maker Strategy 40 How to Be Successful With it 4106:10
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02 How to Become a Brand Strategist 40 And Why Every Brand Image Creator Designer and Writer Should Add Strategist to their Title 4107:53
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03 Monthly Call Schedule02:49
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04 BMM Resource Library01:00
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04 The Resource Library02:00
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01 My Signature 3 Step Research Process01:21
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01 My Signature 3 Step Research Process01:17
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02 Brand Strategy Research Compliation Document01:00
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02 Step 1 The Client Questionnaire 40 and How to Get the Answers You Need 4110:08
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03 Step 2 The DOUBLE Pinterest Board01:00
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03 Step 2 The DOUBLE Pinterest Board06:30
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04 ADJECTIVE LIST05:00
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04 Brand Strategy Research Compliation Document01:00
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04 Brand Strategy Research Compliation Document 40 2 4101:00
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04 Part 1 The Intro Slides Why They Are07:09
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04 Part Five Surface Level Deep Problem Uncovering09:36
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04 Part Four Audience Path 40 What x 27 s Their Story 4105:30
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04 Part Six Values Voice03:08
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04 Part Three Going Deeper w Audience09:25
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04 Part Two The Audience Categorization Page04:59
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04 Step 3 The Strategy Session01:00
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04 What is the Strategy Session04:23
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04 strategy session template 2019 40 1 4101:00
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04 strategy session template 2019 40 1 4101:00
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05 BONUS What to do if your client doesn x 27 t know their audience03:01
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05 Market Research Questions05:00
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01 Brand Carry All Template 2019 40 4 4101:00
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01 Getting to know the brand carry all03:05
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02 Audience Persona Page06:53
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02 How to Create the Map01:14
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02 Intro into the Map06:02
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02 The Branded Path Page07:23
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02 The Competition Analysis Page09:17
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03 Brand Heart Page02:45
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03 Brand Voice Page04:51
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03 Brand Words Page05:53
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03 Core Values07:16
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03 Differentiating Statement Page05:08
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03 Intro to the Compass03:04
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03 Mission Statement Page06:01
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04 Direct Solutions to Audiences Problems05:12
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04 Industry Design Specific Solutions 40 suggesting solutions specific to your knowledge copywriting design social06:28
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04 Intro to The Gear06:27
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04 Mood Board 40 colors overall aesthetic 4110:37
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04 Social Media Solutions05:52
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04 Typography 40 Font Logo Mood Board 4107:00
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01 How to Organize the Brand Carry All04:59
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02 Email Template01:00
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02 How to Send the Brand Carry All 40 So You Can Get The Best Feedback 4101:00
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02 How to Send the Brand Carry All 40 So You Can Get The Best Feedback 4114:23
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02 Video Script01:00
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03 How to Finalize the Brand Carry All07:05
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01 Intro into Designing the Assets From the Brand Carry All01:41
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02 How to Create a Logo Infused with Strategy From the Carry All07:14
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03 How to Create a Website Infused with08:33
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01 How to Differentiate Brand Yourself as a Brand Strategist01:00
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01 How to Differentiate Brand Yourself as a Brand Strategist09:52
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02 Favorite Mockups01:00
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02 How to Build a Portfolio that Converts01:00
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02 How to Build a Portfolio that Converts10:23
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02 sitemap template for desginers 8 HJ 6 x 1 b PSBCpe 2 J 8 c MYN05:00
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03 How to Get your Next Client16:08
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04 BRAND GUIDELINES TEMPLATE01:00
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04 BRAND STRATEGY TEMPLATE 202201:00
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04 Brand Carry All Template 201905:00
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04 Brand Strategy Research Compliation Document01:00
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04 Contract01:16
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04 Emails for Brand Strategy Logo Deliverables 202101:38
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04 The Template Library01:00
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04 strategy session template 2019 40 1 4101:00
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04 welcome packet template05:00
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05 BRAND CARRY ALL EXAMPLE ON05:00
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05 Real Life Examples08:42
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06 Book List01:00
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06 Business Resources01:00
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06 Favorite Mockups01:00
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01 Welcome to Managing Projects01:49
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02 Client Project High Level Overview Timeline01:00
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02 Duplicating and Maintaining06:20
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02 EMAILS01:35
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02 EMAILS 201:36
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02 External Template Overview04:20
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02 Internal Template Overview11:25
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02 Three tools I use to manage projects09:30
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02 WORKFLOW01:00
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02 WORKFLOW 201:00
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02 Website Checklist Template01:00
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03 Bringing It All Together Applying It To A Live Project05:10
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03 Creating Brochures04:39
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03 Creating Email Templates06:08
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03 Creating Questionnaires03:59
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03 Creating a Contact Form05:54
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03 Onboarding Offboarding Trainings w Honeybook01:00
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03 Setting Up Your Honeybook Account06:21
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03 Uploading Contracts Creating Proposals10:50
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03 Workflows Automations09:44
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04 SOP x 27 S and why they are essential to growth05:26
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05 Q A w Carli x 27 s Project Manager BONUS1:18:41
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05 Q A w Carli x 27 s Project Manager BONUS01:00
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06 Brand Strategy Research Compliation Document01:00
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06 Client Project High Level Overview Timeline01:00
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06 Contract01:16
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06 Marketing Sales Profit Projection Planning01:00
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07 Profit Sales Marketing Tracking21:40
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01 Brand Strategy in Packaging with Lauren Braier of Elby Creative01:00
Requirements
- No prior branding or marketing experience required – beginners are welcome.
- A business idea, existing brand, or desire to build a personal brand.
- Willingness to explore your brand's purpose, values, and audience deeply.
- Access to note-taking tools or software to document your brand mapping process.
Description
Building a successful brand requires more than just a logo or color palette. It demands a strategic foundation that aligns your values, messaging, and visual identity with the needs and desires of your target audience. Brand Mapping Method provides a comprehensive framework for creating this foundation, guiding you through a systematic process that transforms abstract brand concepts into concrete, actionable strategies. This course takes you from initial brand confusion to crystal-clear positioning, ensuring every element of your brand works together harmoniously to attract and retain your ideal customers.
The journey begins with deep introspection into your brand’s core essence. You will explore the fundamental purpose behind your business or personal brand, uncovering the authentic values that drive your work. This foundational work is critical because surface-level branding efforts collapse without genuine alignment between what you offer and who you are. Through guided exercises, you will articulate your mission in clear, compelling language that resonates emotionally with your audience. You will learn to identify what makes your approach unique and why customers should choose you over alternatives. This initial phase establishes the philosophical bedrock upon which all subsequent branding decisions rest.
Once you have clarity on your brand’s core identity, the course shifts to audience analysis and positioning. You will learn proven methods for identifying your ideal customer avatar, going beyond basic demographics to understand psychographics, pain points, aspirations, and buying behaviors. This detailed audience understanding allows you to craft messaging that speaks directly to the needs and desires of those most likely to benefit from your offerings. You will discover how to position your brand in the market by finding the intersection between what you do best, what your audience needs most, and where competitors fall short. This strategic positioning becomes your brand’s competitive advantage and guides all future marketing decisions.
The Brand Mapping Method introduces a visual framework that brings your brand strategy to life. You will create a comprehensive brand map that serves as both a planning tool and a reference document for maintaining consistency. This map integrates all brand elements including core values, messaging pillars, visual identity guidelines, tone of voice, customer journey touchpoints, and competitive differentiation. You will learn how to organize these elements in a way that reveals connections and dependencies, ensuring nothing operates in isolation. The mapping process itself often generates insights that would remain hidden in traditional list-based planning approaches.
With your brand map complete, attention turns to practical implementation across various channels and platforms. You will learn how to translate your strategic brand foundation into tangible assets like website copy, social media profiles, email communications, and marketing materials. The course provides frameworks for maintaining brand consistency while adapting messaging for different platforms and audience segments. You will discover how to audit existing brand touchpoints for alignment and identify gaps where your brand experience falls short of your strategic vision. This implementation phase ensures your carefully crafted brand strategy actually manifests in the customer experience.
The methodology also addresses brand evolution and growth. Markets change, businesses expand, and personal brands mature over time. You will learn how to revisit and refine your brand map as your business evolves, ensuring your brand remains relevant without losing its core identity. The course teaches you to recognize when brand adjustments are needed versus when consistency should be maintained. You will understand how to extend your brand into new offerings, markets, or platforms while preserving the essence that made your brand successful initially.
Throughout the training, emphasis is placed on authenticity and strategic thinking rather than trendy tactics or superficial design choices. You will develop the ability to make confident branding decisions based on strategic alignment rather than personal preference or fleeting trends. The Brand Mapping Method provides a repeatable process that can be applied whether you are building a brand from scratch, rebranding an existing business, or simply seeking greater clarity and consistency in how you present yourself to the world. By the end of this course, you will possess both a completed brand map specific to your business and the conceptual framework to refine and evolve your brand strategically for years to come.
Who this course is for:
Brand Mapping Method is ideal for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and creative professionals who want to build or refine a compelling brand identity. It suits marketing professionals seeking a strategic framework for brand development, startup founders looking to establish a strong market presence from the beginning, and freelancers or consultants aiming to differentiate themselves in competitive markets. This training is perfect for anyone feeling unclear about their brand direction or struggling to communicate their value proposition consistently across platforms.Instructor
Carli AnnaAbout Me
I have spent over a decade helping entrepreneurs, creatives, and small business owners build brands that truly reflect who they are and what they stand for. My journey into brand strategy began somewhat unexpectedly when I was running my own creative business and realized that despite having skills and passion, I lacked the strategic clarity needed to stand out in a crowded market. That personal struggle led me to study brand psychology, positioning frameworks, and visual communication principles, eventually developing my own methodology that combines strategic thinking with authentic self-expression.
My approach centers on the belief that effective branding is not about following trends or copying what successful brands do. Instead, it requires deep understanding of your unique value, clear articulation of your mission, and consistent implementation across every customer touchpoint. I have worked with hundreds of clients across diverse industries, from wellness practitioners and coaches to product-based businesses and service providers. Each experience has reinforced my conviction that strategic brand foundations make the difference between businesses that struggle for visibility and those that naturally attract their ideal customers.
I developed the Brand Mapping Method as a response to the overwhelming confusion I saw among business owners trying to build their brands. Traditional branding approaches often focus heavily on visual design while neglecting strategic positioning, or they provide strategy without practical implementation guidance. My method bridges that gap by providing a comprehensive framework that integrates purpose, positioning, messaging, and visual identity into a cohesive system. I have refined this approach over years of application, feedback, and results, creating a process that works regardless of industry, business size, or previous branding experience.
Beyond brand strategy, I am passionate about empowering entrepreneurs to trust their own vision while making informed strategic decisions. I believe the most successful brands emerge when authenticity meets strategy, where personal values align seamlessly with market needs. My work continues to evolve as I learn from each client and stay attuned to shifts in how audiences connect with brands in an increasingly digital and crowded marketplace.
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