7 Personal Branding Tips for College Graduates
Guest post by David G. Heiser, college senior and intern.
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It’s strange to think about it because it’s only October, but for seniors like me, entry into the real world is quickly approaching. We may not want to accept that our final summer …
Your Network Will Soon be a Job Qualification
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Web 2.0 and the need to be hyperconnected
Right now, we live in a world, where we can almost “touch” anyone we want. Instead of six degrees of separation, we are at three degrees. It has never been easier to meet someone, especially when we see whose friends with whom …
Social Networking: Number Friends Vs the Quality of Each Friend
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A lot of very influential people are sounding off that it’s not the number of friends you have on social networks that matter, but rather the quality of the relationships. For instance, many people would rather have 100 close knit contacts on LinkedIn than 600 “lose contacts” or people …
Social Networks from Traditional Media Titans and Your Personal Brand
I’ve wanted to do this post for a while and luckily I waited for the perfect time, when 4 of the biggest media players (traditional media) have embraced social networking. From a personal branding perspective, I recommend getting a profile on at least one of these if you have very little presence or are a …
Complete Guide to Pitching Traditional Journalists Using Your Personal Brand
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Personal PR is how we form relationships with our audience.
It’s time to put on your personal PR hat once again. Many people believe that we need to be wealthy in order to afford the big budgets that PR firms call for. All the press I’ve received has been …
Think Like a Company Because YOU Are One
I’ve thought a lot about the distinction between company and individual this week. If you analyze the makeup of the company you work for, then you notice that the various business functions are relevant in your own life. In a world where, everyone is for themself, you have to understand how you can make yourself …
Use Ning to Build a Community Around Your Personal Brand
I first become very interested in Ning when I interviewed Gina Bianchini (the co-founder) for the 3rd issue of Personal Branding Magazine. Ning hosts more than 275,000 networks. I’ve joined quite a few in the past 6-8 months and, to be honest, the usage rates aren’t that impressive. Most people just create Ning networks around …
Personal Branding Toolkit – Part 1: Business Cards
This is the first post in a series dedicated to YOUR personal branding toolkit. Don’t leave home without it!
Your personal branding toolkit
1) Business cards 2) Portfolios 3) Resumes 4) Cover letters
Business Cards – A 3.37×2.125 inch card displaying information about you, your business or both.
I’ve seen many business cards in the …
Learn How to Build Relationships with the Millennials
Guest post by Jason Jacobsohn
The millennials are coming…are you ready?
Every generation has its way of seeing the world and interacting with people. In order to build relationships of trust and respect, it is important to know some of the nuisances with each generation.
You can’t ignore the millennials who were born between 1980 …
Revisting the Network Strength Pyramid for 2008
Back in time
One of my first blog posts ever, was on my previous blog “Driven-to-succeed,” which was built on October 4th, 2006. As some of you may know, I leveraged all the relevant content from my past blog for this one. The blog post introduced a working model for networking, which I called the …