Boston College Student’s Get a Lesson in Personal Branding
I feel that personal branding should be the heartbeat of higher education. The logic here is that the sooner you discover your personal brand, the more risks you can take, as well as the easier it is to carve our your career path.
Today I spoke at Boston College to some freshman and seniors who …
Your Mobile eBrand: Rank #1 in Google or Else!
If your new to this blog, then the guy with the smile to the left is me. This past weekend, I purchased a new toy, after waiting for the price to go down and for all the bugs to be fixed. The iPhone is quite an impressive piece of equipment I must say.
My favorite …
Coining and Defining the Term “eBrand” (Personal Branding Online)
If you’ve been reading this blog, then you can probably grasp that my experience and content is skewed to online personal branding. I could say “brand yourself online” or “establish your brand online,” but in actuality, what you are really doing is creating an online persona that mimics who you are in “real life.” So …
Authors Corner: When Brand Name’s Go Wrong
Today is not such as laid back Friday. Since I was born and possibly before I was born, my last name has been tortured. When it comes to personal branding, your last name tends to be the most significant because of the uniqueness in identifying who you are and your family connection.
From elementary school, …
Gen-Y is Adopting Personal Branding from their Parents
Today I felt like playing Sherlock Holmes to discover new trends I was seeing with online personal branding. Robert Scoble is everyone’s favorite and notorious “geek ” blogger, who writes content about technology and will soon be directing his own podcast show on FastCompany.tv. Millions of people venture to his Scobleizer blog everyday awaiting one …
Say Goodbye to Traditional Resumes and Hello to Virtual Resumes
I’ve spoken about different options for diving into the recruitment process, while learning more about companies and having them magnetically come to you. Also, I’ve given you a glimpse into the future of recruitment many times. I even went so far as to proclaim the traditional resume dead and gave you alternatives such as video …
Brand Yourself as a Movie Director: An Interview with Tom Clifford
This is part of my series of posts called “Brand Yourself As.” Today, I decided to interview Tom Clifford, who directs corporate videos. As you can see to stage right, there is a picture of Tom in his director’s uniform (notice the hat). If you have an angle or a unique personal brand, please email …
Economic Recession? Have No Fear Personal Branding is Here
The mainstream media has reported long-term unemployment and talk of an economic recession for the United States. Since this is a blog about personal branding, my goal is to capture any piece of news that may positively or negatively impact your brand now or in the future.
Here are the facts (pain points):
The long-term…Laid Back Friday 2/8/08: Brand Mystery 9, a Song and a Question
Brand Mystery is a game where I take a well known personal brand, edit it and then give you the opportunity to guess who it is. The reader that comments first and has the correct answer will have their name on the following post, as well as a link to their blog or website.
Brand …
Author’s Corner: 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Me
Personal branding is about connecting with other people and blog’s are the cheapest, most cost effective way to “meet and greet.” Scott Monty, a Boston social media marketing guru, tagged me in one of his recent posts and asked me to write one of my own. The post was called “8 Things You Didn’t Know …