Develop Your Brand: Paris Hilton

Paris HiltonSay anything you want about heiress Paris Hilton, but admit she (and her team) have done a bang-up job of developing her brand. I don’t think it was her misfortune that her sex video was unofficially released to the public a few years ago, making her an overnight sensation.

While she’s not the richest celebrity, she’s not hurting for popularity. She gets paid hundreds of thousands of dollars just to show up at night clubs.

In addition to working nights, Paris also has a line of perfume and jewelry. I’m not clear if she does any work other than lending her name to the brand.

Paris managed to convince the press that she coined the phrase, “That’s hot.” Every celebrity needs a good catchphrase. Eastwood has, “Do you feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?” that most people contract to the more efficient, “Do you feel lucky, punk?” The Governator has “I’ll be back.” George W. Bush has “nucular strategery.”

Last year (or maybe sometime before), Paris’ cell phone information, which was stored online, was hacked, resulting in more attention from the press. Any press is good press for T-Mobile, whose brand got attached to Paris thanks to her Sidekick. For a while, it seemed like I saw more Sidekicks in the hands of people on the street. T-Mobile couldn’t have paid for better publicity.

The public character Paris Hilton plays may not be that smart, but she and her team have proven to be exceeding brand-savvy.

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3 Comments on “Develop Your Brand: Paris Hilton.” To add your own comment, scroll down.

  1. #1: Steve Mertz
    Thursday, May 4, 2006
    5:51 pm (reply)

    Speaking of the press Flexo, did you want to join me when I get press passes for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit shoot?

  2. #2: Flexo
    Thursday, May 4, 2006
    7:13 pm (reply)

    Sure, just let me know when you get the passes from SI. I’ll be there.

  3. #3: real people, real finances
    Friday, May 5, 2006
    12:14 pm (reply)

    See, if I put up posts like this in my blog. my wife lets me have it ;)

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