8/1/08: Personal Branding News and Recommendations
It’s been quite a challenging week for me after getting a bad cold these past few days, but as they say “the show must go on.” Passion is a crazy thing, but it certainly allows me to keep going with all that I manage on a reoccurring basis. I have a lot of exciting announcements …
Interview with the #1 Branding Expert on the Planet: Rob Frankel
Today, I interviewed Rob Frankel. Rob has managed to seize spot #1 in Google for “branding expert” and his blog is #3, which is extraordinary. I’m on page 2 and hope one day to be as successful as Rob. You might have seen him on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams or on FOX with …
Today’s Social Media Experts are the Email Experts from 1965
I’ve put a lot of thought into the future of “social media experts,” which typically includes consultants and corporate employees who dawn the “social media specialist“, “social media manager” and other titles. Jeremiah Owyang has the entire list.
The truth is that these titles will be non-existent in the future. Social media is not just …
Online Reputation Management 2.0 and Our Mobile Future
Today, on Facebook I was asked to post my contribution to PRWeek because paid subscription is required. Note that the title they gave it was “Controlling your reputation is vital,” which isn’t as strong as the title for this post. Being you are my audience and should get special privileges, below is the article I …
BusinessWeek Columnist Christine Comaford Answers Your Questions
As promised, BusinessWeek Columnist, Christine Comaford answers the questions you posed in the comments section of my post on Monday. After reading the answers to your questions, Christine has yet another give-away for you. Both Christine and I hope you all have a great weekend. Her note is below:
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Hi Everyone,
WOW. What great …
7/25/08: Personal Branding News and Recommendations
It has been a very long week for me, after receiving my book back from the editors. I’ve still managed to post over 5 times, which happens to be a lot. You’ll notice other bloggers, who blog as their day job, will post between 5 and 15 times per week.
If you’ve read this blog …
Exclusive Interview with the Queen of Web 2.0: Gina Trapani
Today, I interviewed Gina Trapani, who was featured in issue 3 of Personal Branding Magazine. She is always a delight to speak with and is as resourceful as they get.
Gina Trapani is a tech writer and web developer based in San Diego, California by way of Brooklyn, New York. She is the lead editor …
Think Like a CEO of a Brand Called You
Today I interviewed Mark Kuta, who will make you think like the CEO of the brand called YOU!
Mark Kuta has sold over $94 million in technology solutions to C-Level executives. A significant number of these sales were at greater than list price – an unheard of feat in the software industry. Mark has closed …
How Small Business Owners Can Grow Their Online Empire
On July 8th, I presented to the Next Level Executives group at the Marriott Hotel in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Before I gave my keynote, John Bates, a recruiting and career management veteran, explained the general concept of personal branding and how it related to building a business through referrals. Also, he noted the significance of taking …
How to Backup and Protect Your Personal Brand
Each and every day, you are creating and managing more and more information. From your Google Reader and Email accounts, to sending and receiving files and of course to blogging about your experiences. The question isn’t how much information you create, but rather if it’s protected and secure. The information you store electronically is the …