Month: November 2008

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Are Personal Brands Protected on Social Networks?

Today, I spoke with Larry Magid, who has been in the media for years and has published various books on internet safety. In this interview, we focus on the importance of protecting our online identities on social networks. I’m not much of a fan of MySpace, but if you’re on that social network, pay very …

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College Students Require Personal Branding Classes

One of my visions is to have a “personal branding class” in every college and university in the world. It is my hope that my book will become the text book. I look at college students right now and feel sorry for many of them, who haven’t gained knowledge in branding. They are all at …

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Communicate Your Personal Brand Effectively or Suffer

Today, I spoke with Holly Weeks, who is a Harvard University professor, as well as an author and writer.  She studies and writes about how people communicate in the workplace and, more or less, in general.  I think the most important skill is communication, through writing or between people.  Think of all the emails you …

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The Road to Me 2.0: Be the Commander of Your Career

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I’ve been patiently waiting for months to tell you my main message in Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success. I’ll be speaking about this message for the rest of my life and it flows throughout my entire book, as well as all my forthcoming presentations. …

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Life is One Big Pitch So You Better Start Practicing It

Today, I spoke with Francisco Dao, who is a well-known businessman, writer for Fast Company and Inc., as well as someone who dedicates most of his life to help people understand how to create successful pitches (elevator pitches).  As a brand, it is necessary to learn how to convey your message to your audience because …

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Capture Minds by Actively Marketing Your Personal Brand

Today, I spoke with Tony Rubleski, whose here to help your brand break free from the clutter and mass messages sent daily.  Tony reveals some important marketing strategies that could help broaden the awareness of your brand, attract new clients and start a word-of-mouth buzz campaign.  We also discuss writing great content and how to …

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5 Tips for Branding Yourself When Commenting on Blogs

Originally published in 2008. Updated in 2025 as part of the Personal Branding Blog relaunch under Brown Brothers Media.

I get bothered from time to time when I witness blog comments in my queue that are too self-promotional, from robots or simply don’t have anything to the conversation.

Thankfully, I don’t receive much spam anymore, …

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Get Your Brand Name Out There By Freelance Writing

Today, I spoke with Michelle Goodman, who is one of the more well-known freelance writings in the career space.  Writing for publications is an extremely important self-promotion, value delivery and a compensation machine for your personal brand.  I’ve done it before and there is no reason you can’t.  Whether it’s paid or unpaid, freelance writing …

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10 Employer Branding Strategies to Become the Employer of Choice

I haven’t spoken enough about employer branding on this blog, yet it deserves some attention. I look at employer branding as the place where marketing and HR meet head on. Today, I want to give you 10 strategies that you can start using to brand your business as a great place to work. I’ll use …