Guest Post: 13 Important Drivers to Developing Your Personal Brand
I would like to thank Jason Jacobsohn for contributing this guest post, as I’m away on vacation. His work also appears in Personal Branding Magazine and has great networking advice to share on his blog. Jason is a seasoned networker who believes in relationship building as a key component to business success. He enjoys helping …
Guest Post: The Branding of Business Cards
This guest post is from my fellow personal branding colleague and friend, Hajj E. Flemings. Hajj is a brand strategist, blogger and author of “A Brand YU Life,” which you can go pick up at Amazon.com.
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Personal branding is a lifestyle, a 24 hour-a-day/7-day a week activity with many touch points, one of which …
Guest Post: 5 Building Blocks of a Great Personal Brand
Derrick Kwa is today’s guest blogger. He is the youngest member of the personal branding community. I’m really happy to have Derrick in the network and am excited to share his post with you, from the perspective of a young individual, with new age insight. Derrick is a 17 year old from Singapore. Having quit …
2008 Personal Branding Predictions for the Future
Here are some trends I have personally seen in the workplace and throughout my personal branding studies. These are just a few of the one’s currently on my mind and there’s plenty more where this came from.
Have a prediction of your own? Leave a comment!
The rise of consultants. Personal brands within larger corporations…Why Social Media Makes it Possible for Gen-y to Succeed
It’s challenging for members of the Gen-Y grouping to succeed without some pathway to Gen-X. Social media has emerged as a channel, by which Gen-Y can communicate with Gen-X, freely, readily and with scale.
Starting a blog is really a simple process, which doesn’t require much learning by members of Gen-Y because they are already …
Personal Branding Octopus Model of Relevancy
An octopus has eight tentacles, as does the subject of personal branding. Each tentacle has suction cups for sensing and tasting other sea creatures and objects such as coral. Personal branding touches each related topic in a dissimilar way. The personal brand or head of the octopus is the centerpiece for the model, which is …
Personal Branding TV: Episode 9 – On-Blog / Off-Blog Networking
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Personal Branding TV is back, with another episode. This episode positions me with Boston College student Scott Bradley, who has a keen interest in networking and bridging strong business and social relationships. As you build your blog, extend your reach through social networks and connect to individuals that share similar interests, you can take …
Personal Branding Workshop – Bentley College
Last night, I held a personal branding workshop at Bentley College. There were about 25 students, sitting at 5 tables. I gave a 35 minutes keynote presentation about how competitive the job market currently is, how personal branding is the future of recruitment, my success story, as well as how crucial social media and networking …
LinkedIn might have eliminated the need for traditional resumes
Most recruiting takes place online and because of this, our personal brands must be created and communicated using this popular medium. Traditional resumes are used during the screening and interview portions of the recruitment process. Recruiters have transitioned their candidate search from online and business fairs to social media marketing. Instead of accepting and reviewing …
What is the real definition of Personal Branding? New project!
My latest project is to collaborate with experts in the Personal Branding field, in order to get a more refined and single definition of Personal Branding. I think one of the major problems that I face, along with all of you is that when we are asked “so what is Personal Branding?”, we give our …