4 Brands Entrepreneurs Need to Build
Entrepreneurs need branding advice more than ever before. I recently wrote a very popular article for Entrepreneur Magazine that received over eight hundred shares on social networks. It was an introduction to personal branding specifically for entrepreneurs. Most entrepreneurs focus on building their corporate brands, and forget about their own. The issue with this is …
3 Ways to Keep Your Job Search Healthy This Holiday
Fresh off the hottest sales of the season and with shopping in full swing for the holidays, it’s nearly impossible to enter a store without seeing a Salvation Army volunteer ringing that familiar bell asking for a donation. If you’re on the job market, this year might be tough to donate extra dollars however, you …
Great Interviews Start with One Thing: A Great Handshake
All great brands prefer making a first good impression. It just makes everything else that follows so much easier. What’s more, it’s a smart strategy. Take that handshake of yours, for example. It’s part of your personal brand’s body language. Not unlike your fingerprint, your handshake is unique, highly individualistic and without question, will make …
A Cup of Coffee to Me 2.0
I had the opportunity to interview our very own world-renowned Personal Branding Guru, Dan Schawbel, about the release of his revised #1 international bestselling book, Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future (Kaplan, October 2010).
Meet Dan Schawbel
Though Dan originally wrote Me 2.0 for Gen-Y set, the book’s audience has expanded significantly over …
Families and the Holiday Season
Let’s face it, there are some family members we can spend an hour with; but not a day. And there are other family members we can spend a day with, but not a week. So I thought this might be a good opportunity to lighten up a bit in this week’s post, and discuss families …
Take Charge of Your Brand
Are you getting in the way of your own success? You are the one in charge of ensuring people see your brand in a positive light. Here are three tips for demonstrating to others that you are taking personal responsibility for who you are.
Don’t wallow in the whineBad things happen and, sometimes, life …
Ask the Experts: What’s Your Favorite Personal Branding Tip?
In this edition of the Personal Branding Experts’ roundtable, I asked every Personal Branding Blog contributor to share their favorite personal branding tip.
Roger C. ParkerBe consistent. Always be present. To achieve constant visibility, identify topics ahead of time, and – to eliminate deadline madness – try to work a week ahead of time.…
Life From 1,000 Acts
In China, from approximately 900 AD until its abolishment in 1905, the Chinese government practiced a form of torture and ultimate death known “Death From A Thousand Cuts.”
Under this form of execution, the convicted person was not killed mercifully or quickly. Rather the villain is executed by using a knife to methodically remove portions …
20 LinkedIn Case Studies for Personal Branding
1. Frank Coletta, CEO at Mobile Advanced Care in Brazil, uses LinkedIn to research professionals before meeting with them. He finds that he uncovers important insights that he would have otherwise not known.
2. James Filbird in China gets 75% of his business from LinkedIn. He has found that the quality of information, people, and …
Build Your Brand By Writing A Book That Inspires Readers
Successfully writing a book to build your personal brand involves more than communicating helpful, relevant information; you book also has to inspire your readers to act.
Your book, and your brand, must encourage readers to take action – and continue to take action – until they have solved their problem or achieve their goal. Your …