Easy Steps On Linking Your Powerful Personal Brand
Whether you are a professional, a job seeker, an entrepreneur or someone who is happily employed, a LinkedIn profile could be a wonderful asset for your career. This social networking site lets you connect to over 43 million professionals worldwide. LinkedIn functions as curriculum vitae, reference document, cover letter, and an efficient database for your …
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%…Personal Branding Interview #2: Larry Weber
Today, I spoke to Larry Weber, who is the chairman of W2 Group and the author of Everywhere: Comprehensive Digital Business Strategy for the Social Media Era. In 2009, I interviewed Larry about his last book, but now he’s had many more experiences in the social media world captured in his new book. In this …
Personal Branding Interview: Alexandra Samuel
Today, I spoke to Alexandra Samuel, who is the Director of the Social + Interactive Media Centre at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, the co-founder of Social Signal, and a blogger for Oprah.com and the Harvard Business Review. In this interview, Alexandra talks about important technologies, the impact of the internet on our …
Strengthen Your Brand With a Personalized Facebook Page
Why does Justin Bieber have a Facebook Page? Or Katy Perry, Adam Sandler, and Barack Obama, for that matter? They (or, more likely, their marketing agents) have realized that Facebook Pages are a powerful way to strengthen and expand a personal brand. These people all have Facebook Pages ranked in the top 50, with fans …
4 New Rules of Personal Branding
I recently started blogging at Forbes.com under the column “personal branding.” I recommend that you subscribe/follow my Forbes blog as well because there will be some exclusive content that you won’t find anywhere else. Sometimes, I’ll be cross-posting on this blog if I deem the content to be of value to you. In this case, …
Personal Branding Interview: Jessica Kleiman & Meryl Weinsaft Cooper
Today, I spoke to both Jessica Kleiman and Meryl Weinsaft Cooper, who have a combined 30-plus years experience in the public relations industry, having worked both in-house and on the agency side. They are the co-authors of Be Your Own Best Publicist, which just came out today. In this interview, they discuss how to get …
Personal Branding Interview: Beverly Macy
Today, I spoke to Beverly Macy, who is the co-author of The Power of Real-Time Social Media Marketing, the CEO of Gravity Summit, and a UCLA Social Media Instructor. In this interview, Beverly talks about why real-time social media marketing is important, reveals a few case studies from her book, and more. In 2009, Beverly …
Personal Branding Interview: Jane Genova
Today, I spoke to Jane Genova, who is a coach, book author, and lecturer on careers, specializes in transitions. She is the author of Over-50: How We Keep Working, and is a blogger for AOL Jobs. In this interview, Jane talks about her predictions for the job market this year, how job seekers can stand …
3 More Personal Branding Predictions for 2011
Recently, Dan Schawbel released his seven personal branding predictions for 2011. Among them:
Your online personal brand will be consolidated Soft skills become more important than hard skills As the economy gets better, the war for talent ignites Social networks will become completely ineffective for one-to-many marketing efforts Personal brands have more responsibilities Social media…