Guest Post: How to Stand Out and Get Your Dream Job or Succeed in the One You Have
For students finishing up their college careers or even business people looking to succeed in their current jobs, no question is more common than “How do I stand out?”. As one of our readers, “John Con”, put it in one of our previous posts,
What do you wish you did/didn’t do in college that would …
Guest Post: 13 Important Drivers to Developing Your Personal Brand
I would like to thank Jason Jacobsohn for contributing this guest post, as I’m away on vacation. His work also appears in Personal Branding Magazine and has great networking advice to share on his blog. Jason is a seasoned networker who believes in relationship building as a key component to business success. He enjoys helping …
Guest Post: The Branding of Business Cards
This guest post is from my fellow personal branding colleague and friend, Hajj E. Flemings. Hajj is a brand strategist, blogger and author of “A Brand YU Life,” which you can go pick up at Amazon.com.
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Personal branding is a lifestyle, a 24 hour-a-day/7-day a week activity with many touch points, one of which …
Guest Post: 5 Building Blocks of a Great Personal Brand
Derrick Kwa is today’s guest blogger. He is the youngest member of the personal branding community. I’m really happy to have Derrick in the network and am excited to share his post with you, from the perspective of a young individual, with new age insight. Derrick is a 17 year old from Singapore. Having quit …
An Interview with Tiffany Monhollon on Personal PR
Through Personal Branding, I’ve gotten to meet some amazing young stars. One of the most prominent and resourceful is Tiffany Monhollon, who writes the Personal PR column and has just started a blog on that very topic. Today, I interviewed her concerning this topic to give you a better view of how important it is. …
2007 – A Personal Branding Year in Review
I want to wish everyone a happy new year and am excited at what’s to come in 2008. Issue 3 of Personal Branding Magazine will launch on February 1st and my book will be published by the end of this year (crossing fingers). To start the year off, I’m taking a much needed vacation to …
The Most Significant Personal Branding Statistic of 2007
Pew Internet and American Life Project reported on December 16th that 18% of working college graduates said that their employer expects some form of self-marketing online as part of their job.
Reading this part of the research report made my day, as it is highly in favor of personal branding. I’m not surprised at all …
Brand Matchup: Brad Pitt and Shampoo
Friday’s are great for playing games, as we get excited for the weekend. This is the third round in a series I call “brand matchup.” Match Brad Pitt’s personal brand with the shampoo product brand listed below. Please leave your answers in the comments section.
Round 1: Bill Gates and Coffee Brands – Starbucks wins…
2008 Personal Branding Predictions for the Future
Here are some trends I have personally seen in the workplace and throughout my personal branding studies. These are just a few of the one’s currently on my mind and there’s plenty more where this came from.
Have a prediction of your own? Leave a comment!
The rise of consultants. Personal brands within larger corporations…The Portable Brand: Communicate and View People Wherever You Go
One of my predictions for 2008 and beyond is that our online brands will transition from email to blog and become portable. Not only that but they will be fully mobile and viewable by anyone at anytime. Again, those who don’t build a thorough and Google’able presence online will suffer from reach, but gain from …