Leveraging the Brand Created by Your Book
Although writing a book remains the best way to build your personal brand, writing a book, by itself, is usually not enough. Instead, you must build upon, and leverage, the brand created by your book by consistently promoting it online and offline.
In many ways, writing a book is the first step, or “price of …
25 Easy Ways To Grow Your Personal Brand in 5 Minutes
Here are some ideas of quick personal brand-building steps you can take right now.
Use this as a checklist to challenge yourself daily for the next few weeks.
Create a Yodio, recording yourself telling a story about an image. Put it on your blog, or better yet, propose it as guest content to a brand-related…Personal Branding Interview #2: Brian Solis
Today, I spoke to Brian Solis, who is a new media leader, principal of FutureWorks, blogger, and author of the new book Engage. In this interview, Brian talks about what engagement means in the social media world, how he came to write his new book, how engagement and personal branding go together, and why he’s …
Perception vs Reality in Social Media
Is social media everything we really make it out to be? Is there an imbalance between perception and reality? I would venture to say yes. Before we get into the underlying argument of the two terms… let’s define them (from dictionary.com).
Perception: a single unified awareness derived from sensory processes while a stimulus is present.…
Personal Branding Interview: Diane Kennedy
Today, I spoke to Diane Kennedy, who is the co-author of Smart Business Stupid Business, and her previous books have been on the Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek best-selling lists. In this interview, Diane talks about the difference between a smart and a stupid business, mistakes that people make with personal branding, how to leverage …
Your Personal Brand’s Geolocation
Social networking and geolocation are quickly becoming one prevailing and inseparable unit. Geolocation is the latest craze to hit the social media landscape through phone applications like Foursquare and Gowalla and website integrations with Twitter and Facebook. With all of these new ways of sharing where you are and who you’re with, it can be …
Personal Branding Interview: Jason Ryan Dorsey
Today, I spoke to Jason Ryan Dorsey, who is considered the Gen Y Guy®, an acclaimed keynote speaker, bestselling author, corporate consultant and award-winning entrepreneur. In the past twelve years, he has delivered 1,800 keynote speeches around the world, and his latest book is called Y-Size Your Business. In this interview, Jason tells us about …
Personal Brands: Sweat It Out
What’s the best job you could land as your first foray into the working world once you’re out of college? The answer isn’t the coveted paid internship at Google. It isn’t investment banking on Wall Street, although you may be tempted when the sequel returns Gordon Gecko to the big screen. And, avoid “consulting” since …
Showcase Your Personal Brand with the MyDomain Brand .ME Contest
Do you think you’ve got the ultimate personal brand online? If so, share your personal brand by entering the MyDomain Brand .ME Contest for an easy chance to win big. Enter by submitting a quick web form.
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What can I win?By entering you are …
You Need to Become a Personal Brand Talent Scout
Finding the right talent is a difficult task, just ask any headhunter. One thing that everyone forgets is that we are all in the “talent scouting” and “recruiting” business now. From building out your personal brand board of advisers to surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals, you need to be talent scout if you want to …