Author: Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel is the Managing Partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm. He is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success (St. Martin’s Press) and the #1 international bestselling book, Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future (Kaplan Publishing), which combined have been translated into 15 languages.
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Personal Branding Interview: Scott Stratten

Today, I spoke to Scott Stratten, who is the president of UnMarketing, and author of the upcoming book, UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging, which comes out in the fall. In this interview, Scott talks about the difference between marketing and engaging, gives some tips on engaging your audience, and more.

How do you define marketing…
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Personal Branding Interview: Matthew Rothenberg

Today, I spoke to Matthew Rothenberg, who is the editor-in-chief for TheLadders. amd previously he worked at Ziff Davis Media, ZDNet, CNET, and Hachette Filipacchi. In this interview, Matthew talks about how executives get jobs, online branding in an executive job search, job search tips, and more.

How are executives getting jobs now, aside from…
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Personal Branding Interview: Ron Ashkenas

Today, I spoke to Ron Ashkenas, who is a Managing Partner of RHS&A, and an internationally recognized consultant and speaker on organizational transformation and post-merger integration. His latest book is called Simply Effective: How to Cut Through Complexity in Your Organization and Get Things Done. In this interview, Ron talks about why companies are so …

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Personal Branding Interview: Chris Garrett

Today, I spoke to Chris Garrett, who is a professional blogger, Internet Marketing Consultant, new media industry commentator, writer, coach, speaker, trainer, web geek, and co-author of ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income. In this interview, Chris talks about how blogging has changed in the past few years, if it’s still …

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R.I.P Twitter as a Marketing Platform

A marketing platform is a mass communication tool that allows you convert subscribers (readers/fans) into leads. Marketing, by definition, uses a mix of place, product, promotion and price to create a transaction between a buyer and a seller. It’s not about brand awareness or customer support. The focus of a marketing platform is to drive …