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Personal Branding Interview: Jim Camp

Today, I spoke to Jim Camp, who is the best-selling author of negotiation books Start with No® and No: The Only System Of Negotiation You Need For Work and Home, and is chairman of Camp Negotiation Systems®.  In this interview, Jim tells us what challenge we all face, what people need to know about how …

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Personal Branding Interview: Paul Dunay

Today, I spoke to Paul Dunay, who is an ex-Personal Branding Blogger, author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies and is the Global Managing Director of Services and Social Marketing for Avaya.  In this interview, Paul tells us why the web is the best place for marketing, how he got his book deal by blogging, tips …

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Personal Branding Interview: Mark Goulston

Today, I spoke to Mark Goulston, M.D., who is a business advisor, consultant, trainer and coach trained as a clinical psychiatrist and author of the new book, Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone.  In this interview, Mark compares listening and speaking, goes over the elements of persuasion, shares some tips …

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Personal Branding Interview: Curtis Silver

Today, I spoke to Curtis Silver, who is a full time geek, writer & father who moonlights from 9-5 as a financial analyst.  He is also a blogger for Wired.  In this interview, we discuss how technology has blended personal and professional lives, Curtis’s career, how journalists use social networks to think of stories, and …

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Personal Branding Interview: Kit Yarrow

Today, I spoke to Kit Yarrow, who is the co-author of Gen BuY: How Tweens, Teens and Twenty-Somethings are Revolutionizing Retail.  In this interview, Kit sizes up the typical Gen-Y’er, explains how this group is different than other generations, illustrates how they’ve influenced the workplace and buying, shares some highlights from her research, what motivates …

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Personal Branding Interview: Perez Hilton

Today, I spoke to Perez Hilton, who is the founder of the extremely popular gossip blog, perezhilton.com.  He’s also a television personality, radio show host, a clothing line, books and has his own record label.  I recently featured Perez in my BusinessWeek column, which talks about how he’s expanded his brand into new areas, while …

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Personal Branding Interview: Alan Deutschman

Today, I spoke to Alan Deutschman, who writes for Fortune Magazine, GQ, Vanity Fair and New York Magazine, while being the author of the new book, Walk the Walk. In this interview, Alan tells us why most aspiring leaders don’t actually become leaders, gives us an example of a leader that walks the walk, authenticity, …

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Personal Branding Interview: Julien Smith

Today, I spoke to Julien Smith, who is the New York Times bestselling co-author of Trust Agents, with Chris Brogan, and one of the first podcasters.  Julien talks to us about what a trust agent is, why it’s important in the online world, and then gives some examples of trust agents.  He also explains how …

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Revealed: PBB Experts and Personal Branding Success

Success stories are inspiring, so I asked every Personal Branding Blog contributor to describe when they first felt their own personal branding success.

Enjoy.

Dan Schawbel:

There were two main instances that had proved the power of personal branding to me and they both happened in unison.  First, after six months between March 14th and …