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Personal Branding Interview: Jeffrey Hayzlett

Today, I spoke to Jeffrey Hayzlett, who is the author of The Mirror Test, and the former Chief Marketing Officer at Kodak. In this interview, Jeffrey talks about his experience with Kodak, what it was like to be on The Apprentice with Donald Trump, what the “mirror test” is and how it can help your …

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Timeless Book Titles Build Lasting Brands

When writing a book to build your brand, choose a clear and timeless title, one that won’t quickly go out of date.

A clearly and obsolescence-proof book title can contribute to a book that will build your personal brand for decades instead of just weeks!

What’s wrong with “instant bestsellers?”

With proper promotion at book …

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Seth Godin’s 7-Point Guide to Bootstrap Your Personal Brand

Seth Godin is perhaps one of the most widely read marketers in the world, and with good reason. His long string of best-sellers have been pushing the envelope in marketing for decades.

Today we’ll extract some key lessons from his hit “The Bootstrapper’s Bible,” and apply them to your personal branding efforts.  In the simplest …

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Your Networking Etiquette Can Tank Your Brand

Building your personal brand has become an important factor in promoting yourself to hiring managers, employers, and potential clients. One facet of building your brand is networking and building your connections. Networking online or offline, following proper etiquette or netiquette can help build upon your reputation and character.

Is this really you?

As you worked …

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Win or Lose, You Choose. The Critical Skill That Builds Your Messaging Power And Everyone’s Valuation Of Your Brand

We hire the operations exec that keeps her cool under pressure; we don’t hire the guy for the C-suite marketing job, because he holds his knife and fork like a savage. We like the powerful and persuasive talker, but we offer the job to the guy who’s persuasive and listens, because he’ll gather the insights …

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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

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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 …