One Idea Creates A Million
Years ago I was advised to create a “free” tip sheet as a giveaway at my vendor table at tradeshows. The man further suggested I simply turn my favorite piece of advice into 10 top tips. Next, it was recommended I turn the compiled tips into a colorful sheet or postcard. His prediction was it …
Maximize Personal Branding on The Job Hunt
Your personal brand can be a huge influence on your job search. It can often help you stand out among the hundreds of other candidates vying for an open position – and sometimes even be that differentiating factor that helps you land the job.
Maximize personal branding on the job hunt by following these steps …
Do You Exist?
Search engines are doing an ever better job of customizing search results based on the prior behavior and preferences of the user. So, if you like YouTube and you rarely have clicked through onto MySpace, then the MySpace presence of people and things will simply not exist for you. That is, MySpace results for the …
6 Ways To Get More Personal In A Digital World
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second article in the virtual and online networking activity series. The first article ran last week: The 5 Benefits of Networking Virtually.
How do we turn all the Tweeters, Facebookers, and LinkedIners into actionable tangible relationships?
I use TweetDeck as a social application that helps me organize and monitor my …
Summer Projects Produce Results
What has been on your mind, recently?
Have you been thinking about writing a book, earning an advanced degree or looking to advance your career? If the hectic winter schedule got in the way, then the good news is summer months are here allowing us to slow down a bit affording us time to focus …
Outrageous Things People Do For Work
Last Saturday I spoke to the most intelligent audience I’ve ever had: Harvardwood screenwriters. The group’s members are a Harvard meets Hollywood mash-up. You know, Conan O’Brien, Natalie Portman and 80% of the people who write Thursday night sitcoms on NBC. At least, those are the icons of achievement for this audience.
Smaller odds?You’d …
5 Benefits Of Networking Virtually
We live, work and play in two worlds today: in person and online! They are equally important, inter-dependent and mutually beneficial. This is the first of a two part series on the benefits of networking in the virtual/web world. I have built my business brand from 2006 from ground zero engaged in these two worlds.…
A Cup Of Coffee To Giving Back
Your brand is not just about your products and services--it’s about you, the person. It’s about what you have to offer that is unique from everyone else.
What makes your brand specialOne thing that makes many brands special is the desire to help others, to give back in some way. But, it seems difficult …
It Ranks Right Up There With Oxygen
John attained all his computer certifications and decided to open his own business and to establish his brand. Mary, out of work for almost a year, began her own entrepreneurial enterprise; a small florist shop. She also plans to create her unique brand. Maria is a nutritionist who launched her own online coaching firm specializing …
When Should You Begin to Write Your Book?
One of my most frequently questions about writing a brand-building book is: “What’s the best time for me to begin to write my book?”
The major options include:
I’m going to start now, and get it written as soon as possible. I’m going to wait until I have signed a publishing contract. I’m going to…