Personal Branding Interview: David Airey
Today, I spoke to David Airey, who is the author of Logo Design Love, and a very popular blogger with over 17,000 subscribers. David is a famous graphic designer from Northern Ireland, who knows a lot about branding from creating logos for many successful companies. In this interview, he talks about why a logo is …
The Importance of Content in Internet Success
I have always been blessed to have people around me that continue to push me into new ideas and new areas of conversation. I was having a conversation recently with a friend of mine and we landed on the topic of content. When it comes to content and Internet success my friend developed an equation …
Gordon Gecko and Information as a Commodity
I absolutely love the movie Wall Street. There are plenty of reasons why I love the movie but it is not because of the awesome acting, the dull color fade of the 1980’s, or the slicked back hair styles of Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas. It is one line that makes the movie… one line …
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). …
Personal Branding Interview: Jordan McAuley
Today, I spoke to Jordan McAuley, who is the “King of Celebrity Contacts” and the author of Celebrity Leverage. In this interview, Jordan tells out the ways to get celebrity endorsements, how he got involved in this niche, his impressions of personal branding and a few success stories.
What are your top 3 ways to…Why Would Any Company Care About Personal Brands?
With all the buzz about personal branding, I’m often asked, why would a company care about an employee’s personal brand?
Every industry along with the companies within that industry have acronyms that they use exclusively. J.L.P. is one acronym used by well known international retail giant. It stands for “just like picture”. And, now copycat …
3 Ways to Use Search and Authenticity in Personal Branding
I was skimming through Chris Brogan’s posts and happened across a post called: A Counterpoint to the Branding Craze. This caught my attention because I am a huge advocate for branding, in both the personal and professional world.
I have tried to use my blog to create a brand identity for myself and my company …
Does Your Brand Match Your Potential Employer’s?
Everyone’s so busy trying to land a job – any job – that they’ve forgotten one of the cardinal rules in the hiring process: If you aren’t a fit with the company’s culture, it’s not going to work out in the end.
While personal branding has been a career strategy for a while now, employer …
10 Personal Branding Predictions for 2010
Each year, I give my personal branding predictions in the December time frame, but this year, people are starting to ask me about the future earlier. In 2008, the focus was on behavior changes and in 2009, I concentrated on the economy and the struggle to protect your brand at all costs. This year, I’ve …
Personal Branding Interview: Susan Gunelius
Today, I spoke to Susan Gunelius, who is the President & CEO of Keysplash Creative. She is also the author of Building Brand Value The Playboy Way and Harry Potter: The Story of a Global Business Phenomenon. In this interview, Susan talks to us about branding lessons that she’s learned from two mega brands (Harry …