24 Years of the Dan Schawbel Brand…happy birthday to me!
Today marks 24 years of my Personal Brand. What does this mean for me? Besides not being able to say that I’m 23 anymore, just about nothing. I’ve had a great year and met some really amazing people, such as Wendy Marx, Andrea Nierenberg, Neil Patel, Rohit Bhargava, Jeremiah Owyang, William Arruda, Guy Kawasaki and …
The Future of Recruitment: Exclusive Interview with Jim Buttimer, COO of CareerTV.com
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Watch as I discuss video resumes and the future of recruitment with the brand behind CareerTV.com, Jim Buttimer. CareerTV is the world’s first interactive TV website to help college students and young professionals find successful careers within the world’s top companies. As the COO, Jim has developed the architecture behind CareerTV.com, with a focus …
How to Protect Yourself From Identity Theft
After suffering from identity theft on Wednesday, I was forced to either put all my energy into regaining all my loses or quit. One attribute of my brand and a saying that I like to follow is “what doesn’t break me, makes me stronger.” Without a Google account (gmail), a PayPal account and taking a …
Personal Brand Identity Theft – Need Help!
Today was a most unusual and disheartening day. I woke up for work at 6 am and found my gmail account locked. I was able to see a few messages, but they were “grayed out” so I couldn’t open them. I noticed one subscriber to Personal Branding Magazine in the listing, so I viewed my …
Personal Brand Recognition – The new form of compensation
It seems like there has been a compensation transition due to the rise of social media. Although cash compensation will always reign supreme by the majority, I’ve been seeing more and more social media participants “stick” to other new age forms. One example is what the blogosphere calls “link love,” which I define as recognition …
Announcing DanSchawbel.com: The Next Generation of Personal Branding Online
Over the course of the past 6 months, I have consumed every piece of knowledge on Personal Branding. I’ve been a product of Personal Branding as well as a spokesman on the subject. I decided after all of my ventures to build an example of what all Personal Brand websites should look like now and …
Develop a community to evangelize your brand
What if there were hundreds of people around the world that all spoke your language and were willing to communicate your message to others you may not be able to reach? An evangelist is an individual who serves as the outside voice of your company. Evangelists are created through mutual interest on a given subject …
An Interview with Bill Schawbel on Entrepreneurship
This week on Personal Branding TV, I interview my uncle, Bill Schawbel. Bill is the founder and CEO of The Schawbel Corporation, a business he formed in 1981 through the acquisition of two divisions from The Gillette Company. Prior to founding The Schawbel Corporation, Bill Schawbel held senior management positions with The Gillette Company including …
Britney Spears and Her Personal Brand Transformation
Background
Britney Spears is noted as a famous American pop music singer, songwriter and dancer. She won a Grammy Award for her “Toxic” song, along with other popular songs such as “Baby One More Time” and “Oops!…I Did It Again.” In the early 2000s, Spears’ success as a singer led her way to high-profile advertising …
The Personal Branding Beginners Toolkit
When I started blogging I wish I had the knowledge that I have now on how to build a social community around a given topic. There are numerous individuals who are interested in creating their Personal Brand online, but have little or no direction. They see some bloggers with hundreds of subscribers, an authority of …