Personal branding guide

Personal branding for marketers

Build the brand that proves you know how branding works

You sell brand building to others. Your LinkedIn presence is your proof of concept. Marketers who practice what they pitch are the ones who attract the best clients and the most interesting roles.

The LinkedIn challenge for marketers

Avoiding the 'cobbler's shoes' trap — marketers who neglect their own brand
Proving strategic thinking beyond creative execution
Standing out in an industry full of people who know how to write a good hook

The best archetypes for marketers

Your content archetype is your natural storytelling style. These three tend to work best for marketers.

🔍The Analyst

Data-backed breakdowns of campaigns and channels signal you think in ROI, not vanity metrics.

📚The Professor

Teaching marketing frameworks positions you as someone companies pay to think, not just execute.

⚡The Provocateur

Challenging marketing orthodoxies gets attention — and attracts clients tired of conventional approaches.

Post ideas that work for marketers

Use these as starting hooks — adapt them to your own experience.

“We spent €50k on ads last quarter. Here's what actually worked (and what we stopped).”

“The marketing strategy everyone is copying right now — and why it won't work for you”

“After auditing 30 websites this year, here's the #1 conversion problem I keep seeing”

Common mistakes marketers make on LinkedIn

Too much jargon — your audience doesn't care about your martech stack
Posting about marketing tactics without sharing real numbers
Being a generalist — 'I do everything' is the hardest brand to sell

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