Discover Your Brand With Issue 7 of Personal Branding Magazine
Personal Branding Magazine Volume 2, Issue 3 focuses on the first step of the personal branding process, brand discovery. Many people rush into personal branding, without first taking precious time to discover who they are and what they want to do for the …
Do You Know Your Audience?
A friend sent me an email the other day asking for help. “Can you read through my blog post and make some suggestions for how to improve it?” he asked.
“Sure.” I replied. “Could you tell me who your audience is? I can’t evaluate anything without knowing who you’re writing for.”
His response showed that …
Former Playboy Editor Spills His Journalism Secrets
Today, I spoke with Jamie Malanowski, who is a former managing editor for Playboy. Jamie gives you the inside scoop, from behind the scenes, on how to build a strong personal brand in journalism. We go over how he got his job, how the Playboy brand has impacted his personal brand, some tips and how …
The Most Unexploited Tools in Your Personal Brand: Your Name
The largest words on any resume should be your name. As the text that will be seen and repeated the most throughout life, what can you do to make your name leave a positive impression? Let’s talk about tools to help your personal brand.
First, some terminology.There are two kinds of names:
Anthroponyms – …
Personal Brand Economic Survival Tactics
Today, I spoke with Mary Ellen Slayter, who is the senior editor for SmartBrief on Workforce. Our focus for this interview was on economic survival tactics for both the employed and unemployed. Mary gives great advice about how to ask for a promotion, even when budgets are tight and people are getting laid off. She …
President G.W. Bush: The Brand Challenge
He served his country to the best of his ability for 8 long years. Yet despite his good intentions his nation did not seem to approve of his actions. And so, after countless hours campaigning and nearly a decade of public service, he leaves behind a personal brand in shambles. This is not the legacy …
“Cool” Personal Brands Create a Lasting Impression
Today, I spoke with Del Breckenfeld, who is the Director of Entertainment Marketing at Fender® Musical Instruments Corp. and the author of the “Cool Factor.” In this interview, we discuss what makes a “cool” brand and Del gives you examples of both company’s and people who are very recognizable and successful based on their “coolness.” …
Personal Branding Interview: Stever Robbins
Today, I interviewed Stever Robbins, who is a leadership coach, entrepreneur, Harvard grad and radio show host. We talked about leadership skills at all levels in an organization, how to survive and thrive in this economy, how people can define their own success, and more. You’ll hear Stever’s background and what he’s learned along the …
Barack Hussein Obama Junior: The Best Personal Brand Name Ever?
With the presidential inauguration only a few days away, we’re about to see how good Barack Obama’s personal brand name really is. Why wait? Here’s a preview.
The ultimate Web 2.0 name?My full name is Jacob Share. That’s it. No middle name, no first initial for a name I don’t like, just Jacob Share. …
Welcome to the New and Improved Personal Branding Blog!
Today marks the first post on my redesigned blog. I’m very excited and have worked the past few months to make this happen for everyone. I’m going to go over my three part blog transition first, then explain where this is heading afterward.
In the beginningMy first blog was called Driven-To-Succeed and it was …