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Great Interviews Start with One Thing: A Great Handshake

All great brands prefer making a first good impression. It just makes everything else that follows so much easier. What’s more, it’s a smart strategy. Take that handshake of yours, for example. It’s part of your personal brand’s body language. Not unlike your fingerprint, your handshake is unique, highly individualistic and without question, will make …

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Build Relationships With Thank You

As an entrepreneur your goal should always be to further develop repeat business, referrals and testimonials. Job seekers and those who wish to further their careers need to foster past connections. Sometimes though we fall down on building relationships or even remaining in touch.

Regroup and reconnect

The holidays are a perfect time to regroup …

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Facebook Comments: Protected Speech or Personal Branding Nightmare?

We all know that people overshare. It’s easy to write a quick status update when someone bothers you at work or you’re frustrated. And in today’s world of social media and instant communication, it’s not surprising that quite a few people are taking heat for posting inappropriate content—especially when it comes to their careers.

Oversharing…
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Networking November is Almost Over…Let’s Get Going

Earlier this month I began a movement through my network, on Twitter (#networknov), Facebook and LinkedIn to ignite job seekers and professionals alike to get out and network throughout the month of November.

The monthly is halfway over, Thanksgiving is upon us and it’s time to ask yourself, “How much networking have I done in …

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How to Build a Potent Brand? (Six Clues)

It’s just not enough to be brilliant. People must know and remember that you are. Let’s face it, walking around feeling complacent and entitled because you know you’re brilliant is not a viable strategy, right?  So if you want to be known, remembered and recognized, it’s critical you build a brand that not only positions …

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A Cup of Coffee to Demand Generation

In order to close more deals, fill your “future opportunity” pipeline and allow you to command higher rates or salary, you need people to notice you. And solidifying your personal brand is the first, critical step to getting noticed – but time and resources are limited, and contacting the right people every few weeks to …

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3 Ways to Build Your Brand

What will you learn today? Your brand naturally evolves as you gain skills and competencies to function more effectively. Consider these three ways of building your brand and identify a learning strategy that works best for you.

Formal education

Classes and courses are available in many fields to facilitate your learning. Going back to school, …

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Personal Social Media Profiles on a Corporate Website

As discussed in my previous posts, I believe that the brand of an entrepreneur can be very valuable to a startup – especially in the early stages.

Why?

Because an entrepreneur’s brand (especially if they are viewed as an expert in the industry that the startup is in) can provide comfort to potential new customers …

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Jack of All Trades, Master of Two: Branding that Sticks

It happens all of the time. When I ask someone, “What brings you to mind when people are facing challenges at work and they need some help?” guess what happens.

Nothing. Dead air.

“Well, I’m good at solving problems” will then trickle out. Next, “I like to develop strategies to address companies’ needs, then to …

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7 Personal Branding Predictions for 2011

Every year, since 2007, I’ve made some personal branding predictions for the following year. In 2007, I predicted that we would see a surge in freelancers, which was accurate because 30% of all Americans are free agents now. I also mentioned that our education systems would start teaching classes around the new tools and web …