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 …
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 …
How to Build a Successful Community For Your Personal Brand
Today, I spoke with Seth Kahan, who is a speaker, author, Fast Company blogger and extremely knowledgeable when it comes to building communities. I think this topic is extremely important because you can be very successful in today’s world if you own a community based on your area of expertise. It’s not enough just to …
Interview with the Luke Skywalker and Obi Wan of Recruitment
Today, I spoke with Chris Russell (Luke Skywalker) and Peter Clayton (Obi Wan Kenobi). Since I started blogging, I’ve been following both of these recruiting pioneers and media producers and I wanted to interview both of them simultaneously about their new project, JobRadio.fm. When Chris makes a big move, people watch and when Peter talks …
An Interview with the Man Who Coined Consumer-Generated Media
Today, I spoke with Pete Blackshaw and it was tremendous. This is certainly one of my favorite interviews to date, out of over 50! Pete is the man who coined “consumer-generated media.” He’s also a top executive at Nielsen, an author, speaker, cofounder of the Word-of-Mouth Marketing Association, a columnist and much more. It’s hard …
It’s Time For You to Become a Master Brand Using LinkedIn
Today, I spoke with Rich Brooks, who has an in-depth knowledge of social networks, runs his own consulting company and writes for Fast Company and MainToday.com. LinkedIn, the largest professional network, has received a lot of press lately, including an article by Rich Brooks that I discovered earlier this week. Many people aren’t using LinkedIn …
10/30/08: Personal Branding News and Recommendations
News
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Men Are More Interested in Performance than Brand Image
Today, I spoke with Mark Tungate, who is a UK branding expert and author. In this interview he reveals very interesting research on how to market to men, as opposed to women. If you’re a man reading this, some things may surprise you. If you’re a woman, you will probably just laugh and agree with …
Personal Brands Are Measured by the Quality of Their Work
Today, I spoke with Sramana Mitra, who is a Forbes columnist, blogger and author. She become well known because of her blog, which led her to new and exciting opportunities. Haven’t we heard that before ;). We spoke about very interesting topics, including the basics of hard work, web 3.0, examples of successful entrepreneurs and …
Today We Honor the 2008 Personal Brand Award Winners
What a year it’s been for personal branding and for people creating “Me 2.0.”
Each year, I like to reward some of the standout brands by recognizing them with Personal Brand Awards. Last year, Rohit Bhargava won the gold award, which is the most coveted of all of them and this year Jeremiah Owyang was …