Mark Hovind (JobBait.com) on Brands, Tag Lines, and Getting It

Mark Hovind (JobBait.com) on Brands, Tag Lines, and Getting It About a week before I started The Branding Contest I was on a 2.5 hour call with Mark Hovind. The question became what is JibberJobber? What does it do for my client? Most of the call was centered around that. When you first go to JibberJobber.com, the only tag line you see is Career Toolset. That doesnt quite explain it, does it? Not good enough, anyway. Mark took me on a fascinating tour of leading network companies to see what brilliance they have come up with. You can see the companies in the Network category of this page (you have to scroll down just a bit). Im actually going to copy and paste it as Mark has it: Here are some free and/or inexpensive executive networking groups. RiteSite a six-figure executive service Netshare a six-figure executive service ExecuNet a six-figure executive service FENG Financial Executives Networking Group MENG Marketing Executives Networking Group TENG Technology Executives Networking Group BNI International business networking JibberJobber General networking group LinkedIn General networking group Xing.com General networking group Ecademy General networking group Note the tag lines that Mark put up. Does anything stick out? Not for me either. In fact, as he categorizes the sites, he makes them more cliche (in my eyes). He does not differentiate any of the six figure executive service offerings, nor does he differentiate any of the general networking group. No big deal, they are lucky he even listed them, and its not his responsibility to brand them. If you dont brand yourself well, youll get categorized and grouped with others, competition or not. But heres where it got really interesting. We went to each of the websites and looked at their tag lines. What was the statement on their front page that told us what they did, what was different about them, and What’s In It For Me? Here are the different statements from each of the sites listed above, NOT IN ORDER. Can you match the statement below with the company from the list above? Unique People Search: Find deals, employees, colleagues and jobs; Find decision makers fast; Open doors to thousands of companies Your Career Management Link and the best site for accessing $100K+ jobs. Executive Career Information Exchange and A Global Exchange Where Management Talent and Opportunity Meet Where the puzzle of networking comes together Connecting Leaders since (year) and has helped thousands of chief executives, vice presidents and their direct reports succeed. (Industry) Executives Networking Group and Empowering executives to enahance their careers through networking The Worlds Largest Referral Organization (Company Name) brings together your professional network and Stay in touch, Discover job business opportunities, Get expert business advice (Industry) Executives Networking Group and The essential connection to top (industry) and (industry) executives for incomparable professional success. Connecting Business People and Successful business people join Ecademy to do more business Career Toolset More important than being able to match these to a company, do any of these statements speak to you? Do you get an idea of what you will experience there? Do any of them sound cliche, or do they sound like they couldnt substantiate a claim? Does it sound like fluff, or does it inspire? Does it communicate the value? The unique value? Do any of them leave you wondering how, or why, or when? It really was fascinating as Mark and I walked through each of these sites, looking for these statements, and sharing our initial reactions. It was eye-opening. And it didnt make me feel so bad for not having something that stood out. But it did make me want to stand out. And that is why were doing this contest. Have you sent me your brand thought (statements, etc.) for JibberJobber? You can send me as many as you want, just use this Contact Us form! Mark Hovind (JobBait.com) on Brands, Tag Lines, and Getting It About a week before I started The Branding Contest I was on a 2.5 hour call with Mark Hovind. The question became what is JibberJobber? What does it do for my client? Most of the call was centered around that. When you first go to JibberJobber.com, the only tag line you see is Career Toolset. That doesnt quite explain it, does it? Not good enough, anyway. Mark took me on a fascinating tour of leading network companies to see what brilliance they have come up with. You can see the companies in the Network category of this page (you have to scroll down just a bit). Im actually going to copy and paste it as Mark has it: Here are some free and/or inexpensive executive networking groups. RiteSite a six-figure executive service Netshare a six-figure executive service ExecuNet a six-figure executive service FENG Financial Executives Networking Group MENG Marketing Executives Networking Group TENG Technology Executives Networking Group BNI International business networking JibberJobber General networking group LinkedIn General networking group Xing.com General networking group Ecademy General networking group Note the tag lines that Mark put up. Does anything stick out? Not for me either. In fact, as he categorizes the sites, he makes them more cliche (in my eyes). He does not differentiate any of the six figure executive service offerings, nor does he differentiate any of the general networking group. No big deal, they are lucky he even listed them, and its not his responsibility to brand them. If you dont brand yourself well, youll get categorized and grouped with others, competition or not. But heres where it got really interesting. We went to each of the websites and looked at their tag lines. What was the statement on their front page that told us what they did, what was different about them, and What’s In It For Me? Here are the different statements from each of the sites listed above, NOT IN ORDER. Can you match the statement below with the company from the list above? Unique People Search: Find deals, employees, colleagues and jobs; Find decision makers fast; Open doors to thousands of companies Your Career Management Link and the best site for accessing $100K+ jobs. Executive Career Information Exchange and A Global Exchange Where Management Talent and Opportunity Meet Where the puzzle of networking comes together Connecting Leaders since (year) and has helped thousands of chief executives, vice presidents and their direct reports succeed. (Industry) Executives Networking Group and Empowering executives to enahance their careers through networking The Worlds Largest Referral Organization (Company Name) brings together your professional network and Stay in touch, Discover job business opportunities, Get expert business advice (Industry) Executives Networking Group and The essential connection to top (industry) and (industry) executives for incomparable professional success. Connecting Business People and Successful business people join Ecademy to do more business Career Toolset More important than being able to match these to a company, do any of these statements speak to you? Do you get an idea of what you will experience there? Do any of them sound cliche, or do they sound like they couldnt substantiate a claim? Does it sound like fluff, or does it inspire? Does it communicate the value? The unique value? Do any of them leave you wondering how, or why, or when? It really was fascinating as Mark and I walked through each of these sites, looking for these statements, and sharing our initial reactions. It was eye-opening. And it didnt make me feel so bad for not having something that stood out. But it did make me want to stand out. And that is why were doing this contest. Have you sent me your brand thought (statements, etc.) for JibberJobber? You can send me as many as you want, just use this Contact Us form! Mark Hovind (JobBait.com) on Brands, Tag Lines, and Getting It About a week before I started The Branding Contest I was on a 2.5 hour call with Mark Hovind. The question became what is JibberJobber? What does it do for my client? Most of the call was centered around that. When you first go to JibberJobber.com, the only tag line you see is Career Toolset. That doesnt quite explain it, does it? Not good enough, anyway. Mark took me on a fascinating tour of leading network companies to see what brilliance they have come up with. You can see the companies in the Network category of this page (you have to scroll down just a bit). Im actually going to copy and paste it as Mark has it: Here are some free and/or inexpensive executive networking groups. RiteSite a six-figure executive service Netshare a six-figure executive service ExecuNet a six-figure executive service FENG Financial Executives Networking Group MENG Marketing Executives Networking Group TENG Technology Executives Networking Group BNI International business networking JibberJobber General networking group LinkedIn General networking group Xing.com General networking group Ecademy General networking group Note the tag lines that Mark put up. Does anything stick out? Not for me either. In fact, as he categorizes the sites, he makes them more cliche (in my eyes). He does not differentiate any of the six figure executive service offerings, nor does he differentiate any of the general networking group. No big deal, they are lucky he even listed them, and its not his responsibility to brand them. If you dont brand yourself well, youll get categorized and grouped with others, competition or not. But heres where it got really interesting. We went to each of the websites and looked at their tag lines. What was the statement on their front page that told us what they did, what was different about them, and What’s In It For Me? Here are the different statements from each of the sites listed above, NOT IN ORDER. Can you match the statement below with the company from the list above? Unique People Search: Find deals, employees, colleagues and jobs; Find decision makers fast; Open doors to thousands of companies Your Career Management Link and the best site for accessing $100K+ jobs. Executive Career Information Exchange and A Global Exchange Where Management Talent and Opportunity Meet Where the puzzle of networking comes together Connecting Leaders since (year) and has helped thousands of chief executives, vice presidents and their direct reports succeed. (Industry) Executives Networking Group and Empowering executives to enahance their careers through networking The Worlds Largest Referral Organization (Company Name) brings together your professional network and Stay in touch, Discover job business opportunities, Get expert business advice (Industry) Executives Networking Group and The essential connection to top (industry) and (industry) executives for incomparable professional success. Connecting Business People and Successful business people join Ecademy to do more business Career Toolset More important than being able to match these to a company, do any of these statements speak to you? Do you get an idea of what you will experience there? Do any of them sound cliche, or do they sound like they couldnt substantiate a claim? Does it sound like fluff, or does it inspire? Does it communicate the value? The unique value? Do any of them leave you wondering how, or why, or when? It really was fascinating as Mark and I walked through each of these sites, looking for these statements, and sharing our initial reactions. It was eye-opening. And it didnt make me feel so bad for not having something that stood out. But it did make me want to stand out. And that is why were doing this contest. Have you sent me your brand thought (statements, etc.) for JibberJobber? You can send me as many as you want, just use this Contact Us form! Mark Hovind (JobBait.com) on Brands, Tag Lines, and Getting It About a week before I started The Branding Contest I was on a 2.5 hour call with Mark Hovind. The question became what is JibberJobber? What does it do for my client? Most of the call was centered around that. When you first go to JibberJobber.com, the only tag line you see is Career Toolset. That doesnt quite explain it, does it? Not good enough, anyway. Mark took me on a fascinating tour of leading network companies to see what brilliance they have come up with. You can see the companies in the Network category of this page (you have to scroll down just a bit). Im actually going to copy and paste it as Mark has it: Here are some free and/or inexpensive executive networking groups. RiteSite a six-figure executive service Netshare a six-figure executive service ExecuNet a six-figure executive service FENG Financial Executives Networking Group MENG Marketing Executives Networking Group TENG Technology Executives Networking Group BNI International business networking JibberJobber General networking group LinkedIn General networking group Xing.com General networking group Ecademy General networking group Note the tag lines that Mark put up. Does anything stick out? Not for me either. In fact, as he categorizes the sites, he makes them more cliche (in my eyes). He does not differentiate any of the six figure executive service offerings, nor does he differentiate any of the general networking group. No big deal, they are lucky he even listed them, and its not his responsibility to brand them. If you dont brand yourself well, youll get categorized and grouped with others, competition or not. But heres where it got really interesting. We went to each of the websites and looked at their tag lines. What was the statement on their front page that told us what they did, what was different about them, and What’s In It For Me? Here are the different statements from each of the sites listed above, NOT IN ORDER. Can you match the statement below with the company from the list above? Unique People Search: Find deals, employees, colleagues and jobs; Find decision makers fast; Open doors to thousands of companies Your Career Management Link and the best site for accessing $100K+ jobs. Executive Career Information Exchange and A Global Exchange Where Management Talent and Opportunity Meet Where the puzzle of networking comes together Connecting Leaders since (year) and has helped thousands of chief executives, vice presidents and their direct reports succeed. (Industry) Executives Networking Group and Empowering executives to enahance their careers through networking The Worlds Largest Referral Organization (Company Name) brings together your professional network and Stay in touch, Discover job business opportunities, Get expert business advice (Industry) Executives Networking Group and The essential connection to top (industry) and (industry) executives for incomparable professional success. Connecting Business People and Successful business people join Ecademy to do more business Career Toolset More important than being able to match these to a company, do any of these statements speak to you? Do you get an idea of what you will experience there? Do any of them sound cliche, or do they sound like they couldnt substantiate a claim? Does it sound like fluff, or does it inspire? Does it communicate the value? The unique value? Do any of them leave you wondering how, or why, or when? It really was fascinating as Mark and I walked through each of these sites, looking for these statements, and sharing our initial reactions. It was eye-opening. And it didnt make me feel so bad for not having something that stood out. But it did make me want to stand out. And that is why were doing this contest. Have you sent me your brand thought (statements, etc.) for JibberJobber? You can send me as many as you want, just use this Contact Us form!