Incorporating Time Tested Tactics Into a New Age Game
When thinking of ways to positively position yourself long-term at a company, agency, or firm, it’s overwhelmingly obvious that you need to think outside the box when going about your duties. Supervisors certainly like to see fresh ideas and a streak of independence in their workers. The only thing they like to see more is …
What Do Flint McGlaughlin and Coco Chanel Have in Common?
Flint McGlaughlin is the Managing Director and CEO of MECLABS, an organization that conducts content and optimization experiments to improve the performance of sales and marketing programs.
Coco Chanel, a pioneering French fashion designer, is considered one of the world’s most elegant women.
So how can the two possibly be compared? Certainly, Flint is very …
Silence
Is it always golden?
The other day I traveled across the country and something rather unusual took place I thought at the time. For some odd reason, I did not speak to a single person the entire trip. This includes from when I parked my vehicle at the airport until I arrived at my destination. …
Crafting Your Personal Brand Story
In creating your personal brand, it’s important that you have a story. People want to know the person behind the professional, and this is what interests them and makes you different from all the other people out there.
The hardest part of crafting your personal brand story is actually getting started and just “doing it”. …
Leverage Everything
Two weeks ago, I spoke at another event for Bloomberg TV, in conjunction with Brighthouse Networks in Detroit, Michigan. Bloomberg is my #1 client as a professional speaker. Before the event, I did a short TV interview with WDIV, the local NBC affiliate. That was the first television interview I have done as an author …
11 Personal Branding Tips for a Hot Summer
Just because you’re going on vacation doesn’t mean your personal brand should be.
How to build your personal brand this summerThis summer, you’ll either be on vacation, working, unemployed or some combination of those (hopefully more the first two). While you’re at it, here are some brand-building ideas:
1 ) Go mobile
Many people …
Teaching Others to Teach Others is the Biggest Reward
What is your wish and what do you have that others might wish for?
This past week, I have heard amazing stories of entrepreneurs who almost in their final hours said, “What the heck, I’m going to do what I always wanted.” And they “went for it” in a big way.
Help other people get…What if You Invested $20,000 in Your Personal Brand?
As an angel investor and an entrepreneur, there’s always a nice steady stream of money out of my pocket going into new ventures. Lately, I’ve been feeling more reluctant when it comes down to writing the checks.
Why? This thought keeps creeping into my head:
“Instead of spending $20,000 on this new idea, what would …
3 More Ways Guest Blogging Can Build Your Personal Brand
How a guest post on the right blog can your brand the right boost.
PreviouslyLast year, I gave you 5 ideas about successfully using guest blogging as part of your personal branding strategy.
They were:
Location of the guest post Topic of the guest post Quality of the guest post Byline of the guest…