Ask the Readers: Can Bloggers Call Themselves Journalists?
Are the terms ‘blogger’ and ‘journalist’ interchangeable? The answer today may be different than it was just 5 years ago.
Back storyThe Montreal Canadians’ hockey team held a recent press conference to announce the new contract of their top goaltender. As is usually the case in Montreal, many journalists attended the event but, to …
True Story: Do Something A Celebrity Will Never Forget
I heard a great personal branding story on a visit to my former hometown of Montreal.
The story was about what happened when my friend Amiel Bender of Beth Ora Synagogue in Montreal met one of the most famous Canadian hockey players ever, the great Jean Béliveau.
If you’re not familiar with hockey, Béliveau played …
The Personal Branding Email Signature Formula
How to get the most out of that often-seen personal branding space: your email signature.
Create your well-branded email signature according to this formula. Required elements are bolded, the rest are recommended when relevant:
Salutation,
Name Tagline Title(s), Organization Association Membership Phone numbers (mobile/land/fax) Website/Social media profiles Image
Where:Salutation – using your email signoff …
10 Reasons Why A Blog Must Be Your Main Personal Branding Hub
A few weeks ago, I asked you What is the Main Hub of Your Personal Brand Online?
Real people, real blogs2 people took up the cause:
Steve Campbell of the Social Branding Blog had this to say:
“My blog is my main hub. It’s the site that all of my social profiles link to …
5 Ways Guest Blog Posts Build Your Personal Brand
If you wanted to grow a new blog quickly, or give a boost to an existing blog, one of the best ways would be to guest post on relevant, popular blogs that are read by people who will probably want to read your blog too.
For example, Darren Rowse’s Problogger is one of the most …
Do People Like Your Personal Brand?
How much people like you will have a direct impact on your career and almost everything you do, but being liked is a relative thing.
True storyAt a former company of mine, there was an engineer who was overwhelmed with work. We’ll call him Tom. This 8-year veteran of the IT department – his …
3 Best Free Twitter Background Makers for Your Personal Brand
How to have a personal brand-building background image on your Twitter profile that looks like it came from a professional graphic designer… almost.
Although there are many websites that let you download Twitter backgrounds, here I focus on the few sites that let you generate backgrounds with your own personal branding information.
1) TwitbacksAlexa: …
Ask The Readers: What is the Main Hub of Your Personal Brand Online?
Your main personal branding hub should be:
The most impressive website about you The url you give out when asked about your web presence On your business card and/or resume Where you spend the most effort to build your brand onlineIn short, the main hub of your personal brand online should be the one …
The Surprising Personal Branding Power of Pen Names
At first glance, building the personal brand of a fake person doesn’t make a lot of sense.
After all, the best personal brands are authentic, based on real people letting their personalities show their uniqueness.
Fake personal brands tend to lose all credibility once they’re exposed as fake, because no one likes to be fooled.…
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 …