Author: Maria Elena Duron

Maria Elena Duron, is managing editor of the Personal Branding Blog, CEO (chief engagement officer) of buzz2bucks– a word of mouth marketing firm, and a professional speaker and trainer on developing social networks that work. She provides workshops, webinars, seminars and direct services that help create conversation, connection, credibility, community and commerce around your brand.  Maria Duron is founder and moderator of #brandchat- a weekly Twitter chat focused on every aspect of branding that is recognized by Mashable as one the 15 Essential Twitter Chats for Social Media Marketers.
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The Story Behind the Personal Brand

This is the era of social networking: It doesn’t only facilitate communication amongst people but also has become one of the primary windows through which businesses can connect with their customers. Whether it’s a large business or a smaller one, it can prosper greatly by harnessing the power of social media appropriately.

Therein lies the …

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Personal Branding Weekly – Build Your Relationships First

It’s not often, even though I’m from Texas, that I can say I spent a few days with some cowboys. But, this week I did. Actually, they were once known as the culinary cowboys (lucky for me – people who know and love their food!) Yet, they were cowboys in other ways. To me a …

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Your Own Personal Brand No Fly Zone

“There are times when the best appointment you keep is with yourself.” [tweet this]

There are many times, especially as we start the week, that we run around trying to take care of so many “conditions” that we ourselves have implemented.  We might have the standard that all phone calls get answered in two hours …

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Personal Branding for New Real Estate Agents (Guest Post)

Today’s guest post is by Sabrina Clark, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications with BrandYourself.

New Real Estate Agents: How Your Personal Brand Can Help You Get Ahead

Whether you’re a new hire at a firm or new to real estate in general, it can be difficult to get the ball rolling in growing a …

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Find and Establish a Relationship With Your Social Influencers

A business cannot thrive without customers and customers cannot come to your business unless they know about it.

Without connections, you lack the social network to establish your net worth and social proof. [tweet this]

This is where marketing comes in, and word of mouth is one of the best ways to market a business …

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Personal Branding Weekly – More Effective than Efficient

At a Constant Contact regional meeting I attended this week, I met Vickie Evans, Red Cape Company Founder, Microsoft Productivity Instructor/Presenter & Bestselling Author. She did a super training on “Grownups in a Learning Environment” that was peppered with many helpful productivity tips that I had to start streamlining immediately. She did a stellar job …

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Strong Tactics for Your Personal Brand

In this time and age where more and more businesses are integrating blogging in their marketing strategies, it becomes harder to stand out, given the hundreds, if not millions, of blog posts published on a daily basis. 

You must have a blog that contains not only quality content, but also one that’s attractive, and has …

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Personal Branding Weekly – Putting Your Best Words Forward

Let’s all sigh or shake our heads in unison – twerking and selfie all made it into the dictionary this past week.  I know it’s a sign of the times. The challenge is in the business force these days we have many generations working side by side. We see the majority of the posts in …