33 Personal Branding Lessons From Baseball Lore
You may be wondering what the heck does Personal Branding have to do with baseball. I thought it would be fun to take a look at some of baseball’s best lessons and apply them to Personal Branding. They have more in common than you think.
33 Personal Branding Lessons From Baseball Lore The best hitters…The Branding Power of Personal Projects
Personal projects are a great way to kick start your personal brand.
Have you ever felt this way?Ji Lee is a Creative Director at Google Creative Labs. After 4 years in a past job, he felt stifled and frustrated by the lack of progress until he finally realized what his problem was: other people …
Hey Mediocrity, You Can Eat Me
Mediocrity– a disease that is spreading slowly through the ranks of small business owners and professionals across the country. It is infiltrating employees, products, services, and marketing…slowly dissecting and eating away at what YOU have worked so hard to build.
I see it happening on a daily basis (even in my own company at times). …
5-Steps for Creating a Social Media Marketing Campaign for Your Brand
I’m a huge planner. I plan out just about everything in advance. You should see my whiteboard—full of to-dos for the day. If my day requires planning, so too should your personal brand.
Set goals for your social media marketing campaignWe all know the Internet is a great place to build your personal brand, …
4 Personal Branding Tips Learned From Corporations
Companies have long understood the power of branding. They spend millions of dollars a year making a brand promise to customers that goes beyond the technical and physical attributes of a particular product. They build an identity that customers feel safe choosing over the competition.
So, what four specific takeaways can you get from corporate …
When Do You No Longer Need a Personal Brand?
I wondered about this question when I read Penelope Trunk’s comment on Nicole Crimaldi’s blog, Ms. Career Girl.
I’m 42 years old. I have had a very successful career, and I can be judged on my track record. So I don’t need a personal brand.
So, newsflash, you never hear me writing about my personal …
Stop Saying You “Can Do Anything!”
Not long ago, I had the experience of working with a new intern. While we were having a coffee, I asked her about herself and how she saw herself helping us during her stay.
“Oh, I can do anything,” she gushed. “I’m just so happy to be here that I’ll do whatever you want me …
26 Reasons to NOT Create Your Personal Brand
Have you ever considered whether you should create your personal brand? Have you been procrastinating? Are you thinking that 2010 will be the year you jump on the personal branding band wagon?
Maybe you should read this first before you take the plunge.
Here are 26 reasons to NOT create your personal brand:
You do…Recognition Breeds Interaction
If you have expertise that can help an entire community, how you approach that community is critical to getting maximum recognition for your personal brand.
Last week, in the post “Participation Breeds Recognition”, I told you about the personal brand I was aiming to build at work, and the first outward-facing brand-building steps my team …
Talk About Who You Are Not What You Do
When you read the title of this post it seems fairly simple right? Talk about who you are not what you do. Unfortunately it is not that simple nor that easy. I would bet my company on the fact that many people reading this post combine what they do with who they are (identity = …