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Guest Post: The Branding of Business Cards
2008-01-04 14:36:00 This guest post is from my fellow personal branding colleague and friend, Hajj E. Flemings. Hajj is a brand strategist, blogger and author of “A Brand YU Life,” which you can go pick up at Amazon.com. _____________________ Personal branding is a lifestyle, a 24 hour-a-day/7-day a week activity with many touch points, one of which is your ... More About: Business , People , Branding , Networking , Post
Guest Post: 5 Building Blocks of a Great Personal Brand
2008-01-03 16:26:00 Derrick Kwa is today’s guest blogger. He is the youngest member of the personal branding community. I’m really happy to have Derrick in the network and am excited to share his post with you, from the perspective of a young individual, with new age insight. Derrick is a 17 year old from Singapore. Having ... More About: Personal , Building , People , Networking , Post
An Interview with Tiffany Monhollon on Personal PR
2008-01-02 21:38:00 Through Personal Branding, I’ve gotten to meet some amazing young stars. One of the most prominent and resourceful is Tiffany Monhollon, who writes the Personal PR column and has just started a blog on that very topic. Today, I interviewed her concerning this topic to give you a better view of how important it is. ... More About: People , Interview , Guests
2007 - A Personal Branding Year in Review
2008-01-01 19:17:00 I want to wish everyone a happy new year and am excited at what’s to come in 2008. Issue 3 of Personal Branding Magazine will launch on February 1st and my book will be published by the end of this year (crossing fingers). To start the year off, I’m taking a much needed ... More About: People , Networking , Review
The Most Significant Personal Branding Statistic of 2007
2007-12-31 14:07:00 Pew Internet and American Life Project reported on December 16th that 18% of working college graduates said that their employer expects some form of self-marketing online as part of their job. Reading this part of the research report made my day, as it is highly in favor of personal branding. I’m not surprised at ... More About: Personal , Branding , Career Development
Brand Matchup: Brad Pitt and Shampoo
2007-12-28 12:54:00 Friday’s are great for playing games, as we get excited for the weekend. This is the third round in a series I call ?brand matchup.? Match Brad Pitt ?s personal brand with the shampoo product brand listed below. Please leave your answers in the comments section. Round 1: Bill Gates and Coffee Brand s - Starbucks wins Round ... More About: People
2008 Personal Branding Predictions for the Future
2007-12-27 12:45:00 In this podcast, I touch on some trends that I’ve personally seen in the workplace and throughout my personal branding studies. These are just a few of the one’s currently on my mind and there’s plenty more where this came from. Have a prediction of your own? Leave a comment! The rise of consultants. ... More About: Personal , Branding , Podcasts , Networking , Future
The Portable Brand: Communicate and View People Wherever You Go
2007-12-26 12:41:00 One of my predictions for 2008 and beyond is that our online brands will transition from email to blog and become portable. Not only that but they will be fully mobile and viewable by anyone at anytime. Again, those who don’t build a thorough and Google’able presence online will suffer from reach, but ... More About: People , Portable , Futures , View , Communicate
Merry Christmas from the Personal Branding Blog
2007-12-25 18:57:00 I hope everyone has a very merry Christmas . I am Jewish and the stereotype is that the Jews do nothing on Christmas accept eat Chinese food. I will not be doing that, but rather visiting my grandparents and having dinner there. The menu is chicken and mashed potatoes; basically Thanksgiving all ... More About: Personal , Branding , Blog , Merry Christmas
Too much talk, too little execution for our personal brands
2007-12-24 16:07:00 Too many people say they are going to do something, without the ambition and confidence to actually follow-through. I’ve had many friends and acquaintances alike saying “I want to start a business” or “My idea is to ______.” We only live for so long, so you really need to take chances. Also, I feel that ... More About: Personal , Project Management , Futures , Talk , Brands
How Much is Your Personal Brand Worth?
2007-12-21 12:43:00 Instead of matching your brand to a dollar amount; think of the market your serving. Not everyone needs your brand to accomplish A, B or C. Stay niche and don’t drift away from your personal brand. A marketing firm isn’t going to hire a veterinarian and a hospital isn’t going to hire ... More About: Personal , Worth , Brand , Career Development , Positioning
Name and Image Association as Part of your Personal Brand Strategy
2007-12-20 12:43:00 When someone reads material you produce, if they cannot associate it to a human being, then you lose the chance to get an emotional connection. If I visit a website/blog, it might be because they write about personal branding or a related topic, such as public relations, career development or social media. It ... More About: Personal , People , Strategy , Image , Brand
Why Social Media Makes it Possible for Gen-y to Succeed
2007-12-19 12:43:00 It’s challenging for members of the Gen-Y grouping to succeed without some pathway to Gen-X. Social media has emerged as a channel, by which Gen-Y can communicate with Gen-X, freely, readily and with scale. Starting a blog is really a simple process, which doesn’t require much learning by members of Gen-Y because they are already ... More About: Media , Networking , Career Development
Don?t Take Personal Branding too Far - It Might Hurt You [Human Branding]
2007-12-18 12:42:00 I talk about personal branding all the time, which is far different than human branding. Human branding is when a living person’s skin is burned with a hot or cold iron, with the intention that the resulting scar is permanent. In the streets of New York city, you will find people that actually ... More About: Personal , Branding , Hurt
Brand Mystery 7 - name that personal brand
2007-12-17 12:41:00 Brand Mystery is a game where you guess who the personal brand is below. The person who guesses the correct answer first receives a link on the next autopsy post. The Personal Branding Blog is not just about news, advice, and theory, but about interesting, fun and enjoyable conversations. Brand Mystery 6 Winner: Robert ... More About: People , Brand
New Business Model: Brand First, Compensation Second
2007-12-14 12:42:00 For 4 months I’ve been thinking about a new business model dealing with personal branding. I had an awakening a few weeks ago. I’ve noticed that there are many people who try to make a quick buck by doing mediocre work. People put advertisements on their blogs, accumulating between $10 and ... More About: Business , Model , Brand , Compensation , Sine
Google Searchability and Personal Branding Collide Face-to-Face
2007-12-13 12:46:00 In collaboration with Robert David Hunter, one of Personal Branding Blog’s best commenter’s. Robert currently works for International Quality and Productivity Center in New York. London based IQPC produces conferences and seminars for business leaders across 30 different industries. In his role as a Finance Division Sales Executive, Robert leverages his banking industry expertise in bring the top people ... More About: Google , Face
Associate Your Brand Name with a Picture
2007-12-12 12:42:00 I came across this podcast featuring Jeremy Schoemaker, taken by Elmer Thomas at the PubCon 2007 event. Jeremy’s corporate brand “Shoemoney” is represented by a logo resembling that of Superman’s legendary symbol. He creates a lot of awareness and brand recognition through passing out free T-shirt’s at events. His blog ... More About: Podcasts , Picture , Brand , Associate
Last Chance to Contribute or Sponsor Issue 3 of Personal Branding Magazine
2007-12-11 12:40:00 Contributing As the publisher of Personal Branding Magazine , I must keep the contents and features of this issue top secret. Let’s just say that this issue will make history. The theme is “influence”, so if you would like to contribute and have an idea based around that theme, you are more than welcome ... More About: Chance , Sponsor
Personal Branding Octopus Model of Relevancy
2007-12-10 12:10:00 An octopus has eight tentacles, as does the subject of personal branding. Each tentacle has suction cups for sensing and tasting other sea creatures and objects such as coral. Personal branding touches each related topic in a dissimilar way. The ... More About: Branding , Networking , Model , Career Development
Personal Branding Blog - Weekend Reading List
2007-12-07 12:42:00 Thank god it’s Friday! Anyways, today I’d like to make three book recommendations for the weekend. Each book is written by a credible and authoritative voice on the web. They all have blogs and will all have a positive effect on your life. Leadership Matters by Mike Myatt: Mike is a contributor ... More About: Personal , Reading , Branding , Blog , List
Brand Matchup: Mark Zuckerberg and Toothpaste
2007-12-06 12:32:00 Match Mark Zuckerberg’s personal brand with the toothpaste product brand listed below. Please leave your answers in the comments section. This is the second game in a series I call “brand matchup.” Brand matchup launched on November 16th, with Bill Gates and coffee brands. The majority of participants said Starbucks. I didn’t ... More About: People , Toothpaste , Berg
Tools for Your Online Personal Brand: Website, Blog & Podcasting Equipment
2007-12-05 13:05:00 Years ago, hiring technical programmers to develop websites was required. Businesses were forced to outsource to graphic designers, website consultants and few saw the power in personal branding. People that couldn’t afford these services lost the opportunity to showcase their personal brand online or even a new e-commerce website. The words “JavaScript”, “HTML”, ... More About: Personal , Tools , Website , Podcasts , Podcasting
A little bit of ?personal PR? can go a long way to building your personal b
2007-12-04 12:40:00 This is a cross-post, in unison with Chris Clarke, a gen-y PR professional and friend of mine. Chris works at NATIONAL Public Relations as Coordinator, New Media. His role is to educate their staff of consultants about online communications and integrate social media into existing client offerings. __________________ Public relations used to be synonymous with media ... More About: Personal , Building , People , Guests , Long
Personal Branding TV: Episode 9 - On-Blog / Off-Blog Networking
2007-12-03 12:39:00 Personal Branding TV is back, with another episode. This episode positions me with Boston College student Scott Bradley, who has a keen interest in networking and bridging strong business and social relationships. As you build your blog, extend your reach through social networks and connect to individuals that share similar interests, you ... More About: Personal , People , Podcasts , Episode
Emoticons are the Personality Behind Your Brand Online
2007-12-01 05:54:00 Whether you’re writing a post, joining a blog conversation with a comment, typing an instant message to a friend, responding to a question in a message board or sending an email to a business contact, emoticons express your brand personality. As you choose to display your brand as happy, sad, confused, flirtatious or embarrassed, keep ... More About: Online , Brand , Personality , Emoticons , Emoticon
Your Searchable Brand on Google is Finally in Your Control?or is it?
2007-11-30 02:13:00 What if you had preferences as to which results were returned for each keyword you searched for in Google ? Google will be implementing new technology that will allow users to remove results from their personal searches, and move results up or down. For instance, if you Google’d yourself and had your blog listed 1st and ... More About: Futures , Brand , Finally , Control
Personal Branding Blog - the best of the blogosphere list
2007-11-29 05:05:00 I would like to give special mention to a few blogs that have really caught my eye over the past few months. Below is a listing of blogs I would like to recognize for enriching and compelling content. The personal brands that activate and dictate these blogs are some of the finest on the web. I also subscribe to each one and comment regularly. Due to the sheer number of blogs (millions), I concentrate my efforts on the most impactful and thoughtful blogs, providing me information on topics such as the state of social media, networks and strategies I can blend with the personal branding practice. First, these blogs are the best of the web and where my loyalty lies: TechCrunch Marketing Pilgrim ProBlog ger.net Read/Write Web Brand Autopsy Chris Brogan Converstations Web Strategy by Jeremiah Tom Peters! ShoeMoney Copyblogger Influential Marketing Blog Mitch Joel @ TwistImage PR 2.0 PR ^2 Drew McLellan MarketingProfs Daily Fix Now for my Personal Branding Ma... More About: Blogosphere , List
Guest Post: Taking the Professional Brand Online by Lief Larson
2007-11-28 02:21:00 Today is a special event. It is the first guest post ever on the Personal Brand ing Blog. This guest post is written by Lief Larson, the founder and genius behind Lyro.com, a social network for exchanging business cards with your contacts. I’m proud to support Lief and be featured on the main page of ... More About: People , Post , Online , Guests
Seth Godin chooses blogs over social networks [podcast]
More articles from this author:2007-11-27 01:45:00 There are many influencer’s on the web, but few stand out as much as brand Godin (Seth Godin). In this video Seth speaks about web 2.0, social networking and blogging. He also talks about permission marketing and his purple cow theory, both of which I strongly believe in. He always says “good ... More About: Social , Podcasts , Social Networks , Networks , Blogs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
