How Andrew Bynum Hurt His Personal Brand During Game-6
The Lakers huddled together, listening to their coach in hopes of making a 20+ point comeback. Kobe was sick with the stomach flu and needed the support of his teammates to help him close out the Nuggets.
And there Bynum was, 8 feet away from the huddle, staring blankly into space while his teammates drew …
8 Steps To Converting Connections After A Conference
We spend considerable time networking in person because we know it’s still the most important way to build relationships with colleagues, peers and potential new customers. We pick the events we want to go to and we prepare. For bigger conferences, we spend even more time preparing for the sessions and events we want to …
First Impressions: Impact In Today’s Job Market
Why do hiring managers decide in the first 8 seconds if they’re going hire a candidate or not?* The First Impressions. From handshake to hairstyle, wardrobe to watch, each component of a candidate is dissected in a matter of minutes. As an author it reminds me of the adage “Don’t judge a book by its …
Draw People In When You Brand
The other day, I listened to the most mind-numbingly boring webinar I’ve ever heard. It was awful, which was a huge shame because a company was doing it to promote their services and enhance their brand.
When you’re reading blogs like this one, you hear about all those things you should be doing to promote …
Drink More Than The “Be Remarkable” Kool-Aid.
“The key to success is to make your content remarkable.”
I’ve heard this many times by people in blogs, TED videos, books, webinars, etc. I get it. But can I tell the Gurus and Visionaries something?
Duh.
Of course you have to be different to help yourself stand out from others. Easily said. Not easily …
Finding a Void and Filling It
For brands today, the competition is fierce. Unemployment rates are up, and businesses are struggling to survive. To succeed in this world, your personal or small business brand needs to be invaluable. You need to offer the world something unique, something that makes you stand out. Basically, to be successful today, you need to find …
It All Began With A Picture
There are no shortcuts to building a credible, durable and goal-oriented personal brand that delivers tangible results for your career and your life. As experts and those who have achieved remarkable professional and personal benefits remind us with the full authority of experience, before embarking onto any practical steps to develop our brands we must …
Ask The Experts: Most Effective Personal Branding Tool?
I asked the The Personal Branding Blog contributors this question:
What has been the single most effective personal branding tool for you and why?
Elinor Stutz: TwitterIn regard to the most effective personal branding tool, I never thought of it in this light before, but for me Twitter has been exceptional. By posting helpful …
Beware The ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ Job Interview Question!
While to many, if not most, job seekers the question seems nothing more than a “throw-away,” “warm-up” question, actually, the “Tell me about yourself” question—also known as the “90-second elevator speech”—is one of the most critical elements to consider when preparing for a job interview, and you would be well advised to treat it as …
Flexibility Steers You Toward Increased Sales
Putting a professional foot forward each and every time we conduct business is certainly ideal. But one of the best things you can do for yourself is to recognize everyone is human and we all make errors; yes, even us. Have you ever been late to show up at a meeting or phone someone, or …