Gen-Y is Adopting Personal Branding from their Parents
Today I felt like playing Sherlock Holmes to discover new trends I was seeing with online personal branding. Robert Scoble is everyone’s favorite and notorious “geek ” blogger, who writes content about technology and will soon be directing his own podcast show on FastCompany.tv. Millions of people venture to his Scobleizer blog everyday awaiting one …
Say Goodbye to Traditional Resumes and Hello to Virtual Resumes
I’ve spoken about different options for diving into the recruitment process, while learning more about companies and having them magnetically come to you. Also, I’ve given you a glimpse into the future of recruitment many times. I even went so far as to proclaim the traditional resume dead and gave you alternatives such as video …
Brand Yourself as a Movie Director: An Interview with Tom Clifford
This is part of my series of posts called “Brand Yourself As.” Today, I decided to interview Tom Clifford, who directs corporate videos. As you can see to stage right, there is a picture of Tom in his director’s uniform (notice the hat). If you have an angle or a unique personal brand, please email …
Economic Recession? Have No Fear Personal Branding is Here
The mainstream media has reported long-term unemployment and talk of an economic recession for the United States. Since this is a blog about personal branding, my goal is to capture any piece of news that may positively or negatively impact your brand now or in the future.
Here are the facts (pain points):
The long-term…Laid Back Friday 2/8/08: Brand Mystery 9, a Song and a Question
Brand Mystery is a game where I take a well known personal brand, edit it and then give you the opportunity to guess who it is. The reader that comments first and has the correct answer will have their name on the following post, as well as a link to their blog or website.
Brand …
Author’s Corner: 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Me
Personal branding is about connecting with other people and blog’s are the cheapest, most cost effective way to “meet and greet.” Scott Monty, a Boston social media marketing guru, tagged me in one of his recent posts and asked me to write one of my own. The post was called “8 Things You Didn’t Know …
Personal Branding and Dating Form a Relationship: Get Ready for Valentines Day!
Recently, I spoke with dating expert and extraordinaire, Joe Tracy, about how personal branding ties in with dating and relationships. The timing was perfect for this because Valentines day is right around the corner. Joe has over a decade of experience in the online and offline publishing industry. In 2003, Tracy oversaw the launch of …
Derrick Kwa Interviews Me – The Youngest of the Personal Brand’ers
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The interview lasted for about 40 minutes and the rest can be found on his blog that he just redesigned. Derrick is 17 years old, therefore he is the youngest personal brand’er I know!
Info on Derrick:
“Born in 16 December 1990, in Singapore. I’m just an average guy, trying to forge his own …
Let Jobs Magnetically Come to Your Personal Brand: 4 New Solutions
The job and career development sites just keep getting better. I’ve been speaking of the goal of personal branding for a while now and my prayers have finally been answered, or so I hope. Basically, the end result of personal brand management is recruitment based on your brand. Instead of proactively searching for jobs, your …
Google’s Social Graph API: The Future of Personal Brand Management
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This video gives a glimpse of the future of our personal brand management. I’ve talked before about how many social networks there are and how people quickly join them and secure their name. There is far too many social networks and more are added each day. We really need to be cautious about which …