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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Life is One Big Pitch So You Better Start Practicing It

Today, I spoke with Francisco Dao, who is a well-known businessman, writer for Fast Company and Inc., as well as someone who dedicates most of his life to help people understand how to create successful pitches (elevator pitches).  As a brand, it is necessary to learn how to convey your message to your audience because …

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Capture Minds by Actively Marketing Your Personal Brand

Today, I spoke with Tony Rubleski, whose here to help your brand break free from the clutter and mass messages sent daily.  Tony reveals some important marketing strategies that could help broaden the awareness of your brand, attract new clients and start a word-of-mouth buzz campaign.  We also discuss writing great content and how to …

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5 Tips for Branding Yourself When Commenting on Blogs

Originally published in 2008. Updated in 2025 as part of the Personal Branding Blog relaunch under Brown Brothers Media.

I get bothered from time to time when I witness blog comments in my queue that are too self-promotional, from robots or simply don’t have anything to the conversation.

Thankfully, I don’t receive much spam anymore, …

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Get Your Brand Name Out There By Freelance Writing

Today, I spoke with Michelle Goodman, who is one of the more well-known freelance writings in the career space.  Writing for publications is an extremely important self-promotion, value delivery and a compensation machine for your personal brand.  I’ve done it before and there is no reason you can’t.  Whether it’s paid or unpaid, freelance writing …

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10 Employer Branding Strategies to Become the Employer of Choice

I haven’t spoken enough about employer branding on this blog, yet it deserves some attention. I look at employer branding as the place where marketing and HR meet head on. Today, I want to give you 10 strategies that you can start using to brand your business as a great place to work. I’ll use …

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Learn How to Build Your Brand From Rock B(r)ands

Today, I spoke with Dayna Steele, who used to be a famous radio show host, and now she’s a writer, author and speaker.  She’s learned a lot about building powerful brands through her interactions with some of the loudest and greatest rock bands in the world, such as Van Halen.  In this interview, she reviews …

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A 16-Year-Old Entrepreneur Tells Us How to Make eMillions

Today, I spoke with Stanley Tang, who is a 16-year-old rockstar entrepreneur.  He makes me wish I knew this personal branding stuff ten years ago.  Stanley is very ambitious and has earned a lot of respect for a young Gen-Y’er.  To be able to interview millionaire players for a book isn’t something most high schools …