Author: Deborah Shane

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3 Things Stand-Out Brands Have in Common

This is an excerpt from Chapter 12 of my book Career Transition-make the shift-“Re-brand Yourself into a Fresher Version of You”

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Maria Robinson

Discovering, uncovering, reinventing, and nowadays, re-branding yourself are truly adventures no matter what …

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6 Ways To Get More Personal In A Digital World

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second article in the virtual and online networking activity series. The first article ran last week: The 5 Benefits of Networking Virtually.

How do we turn all the Tweeters, Facebookers, and LinkedIners into actionable tangible relationships?

I use TweetDeck as a social application that helps me organize and monitor my …

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5 Benefits Of Networking Virtually

We live, work and play  in two worlds today: in person and online! They are  equally important, inter-dependent and mutually beneficial. This is the first of a two part series on the benefits of networking in the virtual/web world. I have built my business brand from 2006 from ground zero engaged in these two worlds.…

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6 Intangibles That Can Get You Hired

The new job post of today, and certainly tomorrow,  looks something like this:

Wanted: 20 year company seeking sales professional with 5 years of a proven track record in increasing new business, expanding sales territory and customer categories, increase existing account spending and sales team loyalty who plays well with others, encourages creative thinking, builds …

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Increase Your Social Impact And Brand Leadership

There is no question or doubt about the impact, power and leverage ‘new media’ can have on business. It’s pretty clear the immediacy and viral nature of how information is delivered and how fast it can spread, good or bad.

New media, social marketing, social networking, it’s all ‘social’. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, Email Marketing, …

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Value Who You Are And What You Do

This excerpt is from my new book: Career Transition-make the shift-your 5 steps to successful career reinvention.

“Confidence is contagious” Vince Lombardi

Why do we devalue ourselves so much? Like what we have done and accomplished is not that important compared to others? I find that most people do not value who they are, what …

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Embrace Career Change With A Spirit Of Adventure

This is an excerpt from my new book: Career Transition-make the shift-your 5 steps to successful career reinvention.

“Courage is fear that’s said its prayers”. Dorothy Bernard, author

I decided voluntarily to change my life and lifestyle in 2006, after living and working in the same place for several decades. I moved to take a …

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PSST..We’re All In Sales!

It always astounds me that people in lead business positions today still don’t see one of their main jobs as ‘sales’ focused.

Sales-”the moving of goods and services in exchange for value, the top line of the company report”. Without sales there is NO company. Today more than ever we are all in sales when …