How To Avoid Twitter Spam
Yes, Twitter has a spam problem. But you can do something about it.
In Why I Joined App.net, I explained that a main reason was Twitter spam, which is any unsolicited contact whether by direct message, through your tweet stream, or mentions.
Let’s see what you can do today to ward off these unfortunately well-known …
Promotional Gifts as Part of the Nurturing Campaign
Promotional products and business gifts are both time-tested ways of getting your name out there in front of the crowd. Nearly every major company spends time and resources on producing and distributing these items at tradeshows, product showcases, etc.
But, have you thought of the concept through? Is the “gimme” the end of your campaign …
Are YOU Laboring in ‘Stable Misery’?
Editor’s Note: This blog is a modified excerpt from professional “headhunter” and bestselling job-hunting book author Skip Freeman’s next book in the “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets series of job-hunting books, Career Stalled? Publication is scheduled for late fall.
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We human beings have an incredible capacity to tolerate and adapt to a very wide range of …
The Best Way to Lead is to Follow
Many people have this misconception about leadership.
They think leading others is directing the troops. Setting a vision, telling people what to do, and keeping everyone on track .While leadership is all of these, the real difference between good and great leadership is empowerment.
If the CEO of a company maintains complete control on all …
A Single Incident Can Undermine Decades of Brand Loyalty
Brands are fragile; a single incident can undermine enthusiasm for a brand that took decades to build.
I’ve been a fan of one of America’s premier blues performers for decades, buying their albums, attending their concerts, and making it a point to visit their home base blues club on every visit to Chicago.
Last year, …
5 Sales Techniques to Get Hired
Have you ever had a job that you wished you had not accepted?
The follow-up question is, did you take the time to analyze if signs were present that you chose to ignore?
Poor job selection happens to the best sometimes, but it is from these lessons that repeat scenarios may be avoided. Consider the …
How Non-Communicators Can Showcase Communication Skills
Unless you work in a communications field (i.e., journalism, public relations, marketing), it can be hard to showcase the oh-so-important communication skills employers look for. You might not have links to hundreds of blog posts you’ve written. For example, graphic designers often have little cause to demonstrate their superior writing skills, yet employers still want …
The Bain of Obama’s Brand
If everything good about you was eclipsed by someone’s loud voice, if everything you believed was in the shadow of someone else who communicated better – you would be angry. But if anger were the cryponite of your brand – the one thing that if you were, you would never get where you wanted to …
Personal Branding Interview: Adam Gilbert
I recently spoke to Adam Gilbert, who is a nationally recognized health, fitness and motivational expert and trainer. He is the Founder and Chief Body Tutor of MyBodyTutor, a company he created to help people stop making excuses when it comes to health and fitness, by providing daily and personal accountability like no other company …
Resume Personal Branding Best Practices Part 3 – Consistency
Your resume creates a unique part of your personal brand.
Your resume is used for a very specific purpose – to get interviews. While you might use other branding tools to help your job search, your resume is still the central personal branding vehicle in your job search.
The third part in our series of …