The Road to Me 2.0: How I Was the Chosen One
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My first post talked about how I got the idea to write Me 2.0 and how I confronted adversity head-on to claim my publishing deal with Kaplan. Today, I’m going to enlighten you on a few coincidences that are ironic and really set the stage for the future (and …
A Sense of Humor is Worth Big Money in the Workplace
Today, I spoke to Adrian Gostick, a bestselling author, who gives us a lesson in the importance of humor in the workplace. He has some excellent and eye opening research for you that proves people need to loosen up in the workplace in order to establish trust.
What is a personal/corporate/product brand without a personality? …
A Single Picture That Describes How Personal Branding Went Mainstream
No, this isn’t an Apple commercial. I just wanted to use something you were familiar with; two of the most notable and respected corporate brands on the planet. As the web has evolved from web 1.0 to web 2.0, our personal brands have moved at the same capacity, from me 1.0 to me 2.0.
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Tim Sanders New Book is Out Tomorrow!
Tim Sanders just sent me a message reminding me that his new book, Saving the World at Work is out tomorrow. He will be starting his book tour very soon and I wish him good luck. Tim is the former CSO (Chief Solutions Officer) at Yahoo! and he is the NY Times Bestselling Author of …
Being the Top-of-Mind Brand Will Make You Extremely Successful
I find it very interesting when people shout out “Facebook” or “LinkedIn” when they are presented phrases such as “online social network” and “online professional network.” The reason is actually quite obvious why these two websites/businesses come up first; it’s because they were first movers, pioneers and built out their user bases fast (Facebook with …
9/12/08: Personal Branding News and Recommendations
Personal news
I’d like to announce that Sunday is my 25th birthday (9/14/83). If any of you are in the Boston area let me know and I’ll give you details about where I’ll be throwing a party on Saturday night. It’s really jaw dropping to see that this year is already coming to an end.…
Would Your Personal Brand Exist if the Internet Went Down?
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Over the past few days, I’ve put a lot of thought into online versus offline personal branding. We all need to focus on building powerful offline brands because who knows what will happen to the internet tomorrow. What if the world loses power or the internet cord is unplugged? …
Your Brand is Just as Important as Coca Cola’s Brand
Today, I interviewed Bo Burlingham, who is an editor for Inc. Magazine and author of a few noteworthy books, such as Small Giants and the soon to be published book, The Knack: How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn To Handle Whatever Comes Up. We discuss how small company’s can make an impact in the marketplace. Even though …
Build a Extraordinary Business Plan to Kick Your Brand Into High Gear
Today, I interviewed one of the leading business plan experts, Tim Berry. Tim is a blogger for Entrepreneur.com, owner of a business and author of a few books. In the interview below he will talk about his business plan model, how it benefits you and why the typical templated business plans won’t do you justice.…
The Road to Me 2.0: How I Got My Book Deal
I’m going to start a series of posts on the road to Me 2.0, which will be my first book, due out on Amazon in November and book stores nationally next April (2009). It will be published by Kaplan Publishing. You might know this brand name as the creator of study guides for the SAT’s …