Twitter Personal Branding Q + A #7
Responses to recent tweets by people about personal branding and Gen-Y, Twitter, presentations and lack of focus.
Rene LeMerle, @ReneLeMerle, twittered: do Gen Y care about their personal brand? the more i delve, the more i feel this building of personal brands is a gen x and older phenomenon
Jacob Share, @jacobshare: I don’t have …
The Danger of Becoming Complacent
I am reading the book Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew Grove (Co-founder of Intel). In the book he talks about the inertia of success and how in some ways… it can lead to the defeat of your business and personal brand in the long haul.
The ongoing searchWe are all searching for success …
Personal Branding Interview: Joel Stein
Today, I spoke to Joel Stein, who writes for Time Magazine, and has appeared on VH1’s “I Love the Decade You Tell Me I Love,” HBO’s “Phoning It In,” Comedy Central’s “Reel Comedy” and E! Entertainment’s “101 Hottest Hot Hotties’ Hotness.” In this interview, Joel talks about how he’s crafted his personal brand, remained authentic, …
Word of Mouth 2.0 – “Personal References” by Google
When I started Vizibility last year, we hired accountants, lawyers and other professionals to help us get the business going. Very few of us choose a lawyer or doctor or Realtor or [fill in the blank] based solely on the company’s television ad or website or phone-book ad or referral alone. We may start with …
Personal Branding Interview: Clay Shirky
Today, I spoke to Clay Shirky, who teaches at the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University, is the bestselling author of Here Comes Everybody, and the author of Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age. In this interview, Clay talks about his latest book, how technology is changing the workplace, social network …
Personal Brands: Stick It
If you were a bumper sticker, what would you say for all the world to see, as we drive by you stuck on a fender?
Would you tell us to give peace a chance?
Would you tell us you’re a fan of mixed martial arts?
Would you boast your kid made honor roll?
Would you …
Karma and Your Brand Reputation
Anything that is posted online can always come back to haunt you in the future. I’m starting to see bloggers who feel that they can become more successful when they taunt and bully others in a public setting. These individuals, whom I won’t name, can justify their blog posts based on facts uncovered online. The …
Convert Your Personal Brand into Monthly Cash Flow
How can you convert your personal branding book into consistent monthly cash flow? Unfortunately, many authors fail to address monthly cash flow issues soon enough.
How and when does your personal branding book convert into cash?
Although writing a nonfiction book is generally accepted as the best way to create and promote your personal brand, …
A Lesson In Personal Branding From The Women of SNL
This weekend I watched a TV special about the women of Saturday Night Live that really made me appreciate the cast members for their talent as well as their brand. I learned the stories of great comediennes such as Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, Sarah Silverman and Amy Poehler. These women, of course, are part of …
HOW TO: Build a Strong Online Brand in 14.5 Hours per Week
A Wall Street Journal blog post by Dan Finnigan, CEO of Jobvite, last week entitled, “A Resume Is Not Enough: How to Market Yourself Online” makes a really good point in the headline alone: having a positive online presence is more important than ever.
And if you’re without a job right now, you should have …