10 Accounts I Won’t Follow Back on Twitter
Twitter has been one of the key ingredients of my personal branding mix, and interacting with relevant others and adding value with my tweets the way I have sought to distinguish myself amongst the 3 million other Tweeterers in my country and gazillions elsewhere. Being included in the list of ‘70 Tweeterers that add more …
Warning! The Telephone Job Interview Can be a ‘Trap’!
Great news! All your job search activities have paid off and you’ve landed a telephone interview with a prospective employer. This is an opportunity, correct? Well, yes and no. You have made it all the way to “round one,” and that’s certainly something positive, something to celebrate. But wait! You still have to go into …
Questions to Ask Before Writing and Self-publishing
As a business owner, career-builder, or self-employed professional, your time is too valuable to write a book simply because you want to to see your ideas in print.
Unless you’re writing for creative expression, your book …
Qualify the Remote Office Opportunity
Have you ever worked in a remote office where your opinion was considered remote, as in, “not valued”? My own experience has shown that the people at Headquarters enjoy the most exposure, freedom and reward from their careers.
On the other hand, benefits may be derived from being in a remote office. It is possible …
Personal Branding Interview: Stephen R. Covey
This post originally appeared in my Forbes.com column.
Today, I spoke with Stephen R. Covey and we focused on his new book “The 3rd Alternative: Solving Life’s Most Difficult Problems,” which just came out today! Dr. Covey is the author of the worldwide bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. First written in 1989, …
Review of Blind Spots
In her newest book, Alexandra Levit reminds us that in order to succeed today, we need to forget about the old business myths of the past.
“This is not your parents’ business world,” she states. “It’s not even your older sister’s business world. The recent recession has toppled and transformed our ideas about just about …
Is Your Branding Big Picture Working?
Your Big Picture, the overall plan you create for you and your business is made up of many parts.
They need to make sense for you and most importantly need to be working together. All of this plays into your brand and branding effectiveness and impact.
Here are 6 key areas that should be reviewed …
Direct Sellers: Bad Brand Banter
Participating in social media is an excellent way for direct sellers to engage customers and build relationships. But there is such a thing as trying to be too engaging, to the point of being overbearing or appearing rude to other people, which can end up affecting your personal brand as well as your company’s. And …
Need a Career Change? 5 Recession-Resistant Careers
While prestige and wealth may not be part of what you’ll get with these careers, what you will get is a career.
One of the most common questions I hear as a career coach is “I’m thinking of changing careers, can you help me figure out what other options I have?” As a technology news …
Content Marketing Strategy: The Power Role
Here’s what your customers and prospects have: An endless amount of information available to them.
Here’s what your customers and prospects don’t have: Time to sift through it all to determine what is most valuable.
The power role in content marketing is the individual (or team) who aggregates mass amounts of subject-specific content, sifts through …