Month: July 2010

Brand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCommunication & NetworkingInterviewMarketing & Personal BrandingRelationship NetworkingSocial Media

Personal Branding Interview: M.P. Mueller

Today, I spoke to M.P. Mueller, who is the President at Door Number 3, as well as the New York Times “Branded” blogger. In this interview, M.P. talks about the survival rate for companies that don’t have brands, lessons she’s learned from running a small business, and more.

What’s the life expectancy for a company…
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Relationship NetworkingReputation ManagementSocial Media

HOW TO: Develop and Maintain Your Personal Brand on Twitter

Twitter rose to fame in 2007 as a hip, 140-character “microblogging” network. The free service has a multitude of uses, including social/professional networking, live blogging, news sourcing, and pure communication. Some professionals have struggled using Twitter, attempting to strike a balance between business and personal, while developing or maintaining their personal brand.

Developing your account…
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Brand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCommunication & NetworkingRelationship Networking

Personal Brands: Hate and Disorder

How are you doing amidst the piles you’ve created? You know, the piles of old bills, dirty clothes, and detritus of your hobbies (like your carnival stuffed animal collection or unusable swag from less than stellar events)?

Maybe it’s not your clutter. Maybe it’s your roommate’s mess, or your office mate’s. Maybe you inherited it …

Communication & NetworkingLifestyle & Habit BuildingRelationship Networking

Branding Has To Be Part Of A Career Success Plan

In a less secure professional world than anyone has ever known, you need a tougher, more pragmatic approach to managing your professional life.  It’s time to stop thinking of yourself simply as a job title and an employee, because this point-of-view has you psychologically shackled to entities that can, and will, dispose of your services …

Book ReviewsBrand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCommunication & NetworkingInterviewPublic RelationsRelationship NetworkingSocial Media

Personal Branding Interview: Arielle Ford

Today, I spoke to Arielle Ford, is the president of The Ford Group and author of The Soulmate Secret. She was instrumental in launching the careers of many NY Times bestselling self-help authors including Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield, and Mark Victor Hansen. In this interview, Arielle talks about how she got started in non-function book …

eBrandRelationship NetworkingSocial Media

3 Best Free Twitter Background Makers for Your Personal Brand

How to have a personal brand-building background image on your Twitter profile that looks like it came from a professional graphic designer… almost.

Although there are many websites that let you download Twitter backgrounds, here I focus on the few sites that let you generate backgrounds with your own personal branding information.

1) Twitbacks

Alexa: …

Marketing & Personal BrandingRelationship NetworkingSocial Media

How to Make Your Social Networking Stand Out

What makes a social media plan work, especially in the world of personal branding?

Huffington Post recently visited this topic and gave insight into some of The Best Publishers On Twitter And Facebook.  The publishers mentioned demonstrate successful social media plans. I wanted to look at the different ways to promote your personal brand through …