Vote Now for the Brand .ME Contest Personal Branding Finalists
Over 300 people entered the MyDomain Brand .ME Contest, and after some difficult judging, fifteen finalists with outstanding personal brands were selected to compete for three grand prize $1,000 Apple gift cards. Visit the Brand .ME Contest page today to view the finalists and vote for those you think have the best personal brand.
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Personal Branding Interview: Sean Aiken
Today, I spoke to Sean Aiken, who graduated college in 2005 and decided to embark on a grand journey, starting the one-week job project, where he had 52 jobs in a year. His journey is now captured in a brand new book called The One-Week Job Project: 1 Man, 1 Year, 52 Jobs. In this …
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Trust Social Networks
The most common clash I see between the social network user and the hosting company is that users want functionality and free connectivity, while companies are looking to pleasure investors by generating revenue. The reason why MySpace won’t exist in five years is because they chose advertising over the user experience, whereas Facebook did the …
Personal Branding Interview: Emily Bennington
Today I spoke with Emily Bennington, coauthor of Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job. Emily is a weekly contributor to the Personal Branding Blog, and in this interview, she talks about how she was inspired to write her book, her experience in the publishing process, …
Personal Branding Interview: Vivek Wadhwa
Today, I spoke to Vivek Wadhwa, who is a senior research associate with the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School and an executive in residence/adjunct professor at the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. He’s also a columnist for BusinessWeek.com and a contributor TechCrunch, and has made many appearances on U.S. and …
Music Branding 2.0 Event Recap
Recently, I hosted the first Music Branding 2.0 event to a sold out crowd, which included an expert panel and a live rock band. I wanted to try something different with this event and I drew a connection between music, branding, and the internet. The focus of the event was on how artists can brand …
Personal Branding Interview: Elaine Meryl Brown
Today, I spoke to Elaine Meryl Brown, who is the coauthor of The Little Black Book of Success, and is the Vice President of Special Marketing in Creative Services at HBO. In this interview, Elaine talks about how to handle corporate politics, some successful networking strategies that she’s used to meet executives, how you can …
Personal Branding Interview: Marla Tabaka
Today, I spoke to Marla Tabaka, who is a Million Dollar Mindset Coach, Inc. blogger, and host of two popular radio shows. In this interview, Marla talks about the difference between business and life coaching, the qualities all entrepreneurs have, how to decide if you want to be a solopreneur or have multiple employees, and …
Unvarnished Changes Personal Brand Reputation Management Forever
The web, in general, has always been a positive place for personal branding. No one is going to write someone else a negative LinkedIn recommendation, and even if they did, it doesn’t have to be accepted and published. Most people aren’t going to speak poorly of another individual in a public saying because it makes …
Personal Branding Interview: Chris Houchens
Today, I spoke to Chris Houchens, who is a marketing speaker, writer, blogger, and consultant. Chris’ latest book is Brand Zeitgeist: Embedding Brand Relationships into the Collective Consciousness. In this interview, Chris talks about what the brand zeitgeist is, how to attract customers to your brand, how blogging has helped his career, first and last …