Month: July 2010

Marketing & Personal BrandingNetworkingRelationship NetworkingReputation ManagementSocial Media

A Cup of Coffee to Leverage

In the past few weeks, we’ve discussed defining and solidifying your personal brand by building your network, increasing peer recommendations, and publishing relevant articles online. If you have completed some or all of the Sunday exercises over your cup of coffee, then you currently have some valuable personal branding collateral.

Magnify your personal brand

Don’t …

Brand Yourself AsLifestyle & Habit BuildingRelationship NetworkingReputation Management

You Can’t Trademark Your Name…But You Can Buy It In Google

You have probably seen the recent viral video about the guy who bought the names of some top New York ad executives in Google to help land his dream job…and it worked! Watch the video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FRwCs99DWg.

This brings up an interesting dilemma for individuals who want to be found in Google. Unlike companies and …

Career DevelopmentCommunication & NetworkingLifestyle & Habit BuildingRelationship Networking

The Questions Every Entrepreneur Needs To Ask

When an entrepreneur decides to enter the workforce, they need to ask themselves many questions in order to determine if they are going to be a solid fit in joining a company. Here are some questions all entrepreneurs need to ask themselves. If they answer yes to over 50% of the questions, they could be …

Brand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCorporate BrandingeBrandInterviewRelationship NetworkingSocial Media

Personal Branding Interview: Jim Petrus

Today, I spoke to Jim Petrus, who is the chief operating officer for Trump International Hotels Management LLC, the operating arm of Trump® Hotel Collection. Recently, Jim and his team have created the Trump Hotel Collection’s social media presence, including Twitter and Facebook accounts. In this interview, Jim explains why and how they are using …

Brand MysteryCommunication & NetworkingRelationship NetworkingReputation ManagementSocial Media

Tips for Measuring the Influence of Your Personal Brand

Measuring the influence of your personal brand is a necessary first step towards increasing the influence of your personal brand. Measurement creates a baseline against which you can track your increasing influence.

How do you measure the influence of your personal brand?

Brand measurement is more important today than ever before. There’s more competition for …