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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Personal Branding Weekly – Facebook Pages Win Word of Mouth

Personal Branding Weekly

Editor’s Note: This week took us from covering how career advancement is progressive to how your personal brand can survive as mom, entrepreneur and executive. The Young Entrepreneur’s Council even chimed in on the importance of interesting content.

Dive on in to the list of posts and glean information that’s helpful to …

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The YEC Retooling and Retraining The American Workforce

Editor’s Note:  The YEC is an organization that partners with us and authors many blog posts here. The YEC seeks to retool and retrain the American workforce with mentorship from successful startups.  

America’s Top Entrepreneurs and Citi Set Out to Mentor the Nation’s Aspiring Business Owners

This Labor Day weekend, the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) …

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Personal Branding Weekly and Managing Personal Word of Mouth Networking

Personal Branding Weekly

Editor’s Note:  The Young Entrepreneur’s Council and Glassdoor shared some great articles focused on our career interactions. Loyalty, friendships, strategy and even how to follow-up without being annoying encompassed some of the most popular posts of the week.

6 Ways to “Riff” Daily by Deborah Shane Start Your Brand Now; Iterate Later…
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Personal Branding Weekly – Word of Mouth and Scheduled Posts

Personal Branding Weekly

Editor’s Note: This week took us from covering how career advancement is progressive to how your personal brand can survive as mom, entrepreneur and executive.  The Young Entrepreneur’s Council even chimed in on the importance of interesting content.

Dive on in to the list of posts and glean information that’s helpful to …

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Personal Branding Weekly – Higher Google Results

EDITOR’S NOTE:  This week the Young Entrepreneur Council weighed in on CEOs scavenging social media accounts of job candidates and author, Kristen Fisher, gave some practical tips on how to overcome horrible bosses.

There’s a saying that people don’t quit companies, they quit people (supervisors/managers).  How to excel and propel your brand when “managing up” …