Your Branding – Super Bowl or Super Bust?
This year’s Super Bowl was quite the event from the heart-racing game play to the 34-minute power outage. One thing that also stood out were the ads–or lake thereof.
Don’t get me wrong…I definitely think there were some winners. Anheuser-Busch’s Clydessdale ad was a sweet addition and Jeep hit it out of the park with …
Does Facebook Subscribe Help or Hurt Your C-Level Branding?
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start …
13 Offline Resources to Build Your Personal Brand
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. The YEC recently published #FixYoungAmerica: How to Rebuild Our Economy and Put Young Americans Back to Work (for Good), …
12 Ways to Create Interesting Company Content in a Boring Industry
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. The YEC recently published #FixYoungAmerica: How to Rebuild Our Economy and Put Young Americans Back …
5 Tips for Filling Out Online Applications
One of the most burdensome components of the job search process is filling out applications. Even on paper, many job seekers don’t take the task of filling out the application seriously. While this administrative task is a nuisance – what you may not realize is that this is often your very first test when applying …
Use Your Personal Brand to Overcome Horrible Bosses
I recently watched the movie “Horrible Bosses,” a comedy about three friends that inadvertently stumble upon the idea to…well, kill their bosses. While the premise hopefully isn’t realistic for you, I was intrigued by one scene that I believe shows how important personal branding is.
In the beginning of the movie, Jason Bateman’s character Nick …
Some Hiring Managers Are Doing It Wrong
As someone who has been on many a job search, I can tell you that the way people in this country are hired is broken. And the parts that aren’t broken, are needlessly rude and disrespectful.
1. Hiring managers insist on receiving paper résumés in the mail.
Paper résumés?! Seriously?! Who the hell still uses …
13 Branding Experts to Follow on Twitter
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. The YEC recently published #FixYoungAmerica: How to Rebuild Our Economy and Put Young Americans Back to Work (for Good), a book of 30+ …
Bringing Your Personal Brand To Life In Your Work
Over the past handful of years, somehow I’ve become known as “the shoe girl” in my office. My last job, my new job… people have taken notice that I’m definitely into shoes. And I have the closet to back it up. As well as VIP status on Zappos. What can I say? I love me …
How to Say “No” Without Damaging Your Brand
Branding success for both businesses and individuals involves more than just attracting and building a loyal following; it also requires retaining your followers’ loyalty…even when you have to say “no.”
You can’t turn your brand “on” or “off” like …