Thanking: The Simplest Personal Branding Tactic
Just as powerful for beginners as for veterans who have been branding themselves for years.
This is so easy to do, it always amazes me that more people don’t do it, or at least, don’t do it enough.
Thank people who deserve to be thanked, and even some who don’t.
Thank people who did something …
4 Tips Introverts Can Improve Their Networking
One of my favorite jokes about IT professionals is “How can you tell you’re talking to an outgoing IT pro? Because when he talks to you, he looks at your shoes instead of his own.”
I have a friend who fits the computer programmer stereotype. Very shy, not very outgoing, doesn’t like being in crowds, …
Unusual Places Provide Unexpected Opportunity
Have you ever wondered what others were thinking when they asked you to attend the most unusual events far from the professional style to which you are accustomed?
Not the traditional venueEarlier this year, I was asked to speak on the topic of Negotiation at a conference in Reno. On the one hand, I …
Mobilize Your Brand
Heather Huhman, a contributing author to the Personal Branding Blog and President of ComeRecommended.com, cited three personal branding predictions for 2011. One of them focused on mobile applications and websites. What have you done to prepare for your personal brand to go mobile?
Just look at the stats: 87% of Americans have mobile phones 72%…Net≠Working
I had the opportunity to attend two conferences over the past few weeks. It is often hard to know what to expect in terms of value derived by attending but I go anyways with an open mind looking for that something. The point in going is to network while picking up a few gems that …
Six Steps To Defeat Mediocrity and Anonymity
I have a wish for you. That is to rise above mediocrity. To do something more amazing than getting your next promotion. To not be a faceless cog in someone else’s machine. To actually grow your personal brand enough that you are known for being awesome, not for keeping your head down or not making …
What’s In Your Life Raft?
The Screen Actors Guild has a program called Life Raft. Without knowing too much more than that, tonight in Los Angeles at SAG headquarters I am speaking about personal branding to a few hundred actors under the auspices of Life Raft, and moderating a panel featuring the CEOs of several database sites that centralize casting …
Four Ways To Use Gmail To Build Your Network
Gmail may be the social networker’s best friend, because nothing and I mean nothing, lets you connect so quickly, easily, and thoroughly with a new network like Gmail does.
The free functions availableFor one thing, you can feed any email account into your Gmail account. I run my business account and three other personal …
The Seeds Of Altruism
A consistent message in the world of networking is that if you want to get things from those in your network, you need to resolve to give first.
Now if you are focused on giving so you get from our network, great. But the fact of the matter is that if this is the only …
Customer Service = Brand
The past few weeks have been an interesting experience and a lesson in terms of “what good does not look like” in the wonderful world of customer service. Here is the situation. I am in the midst of trying to move some retirement money around and have been doing so for the better part of …