In 30 seconds or less what is your elevator pitch?
Picture this: You have worked at this company for almost 3 years and are actively pursuing a management role in your group. Your company owns the first three floors of a small office park and the company has approximately 400 employees. You’re stuck in an elevator with an executive and no one else. The elevator …
Guest Interview: Marty M. Fahncke and His Personal Brand
Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Marty M. Fahncke. Marty has over 18 years of experience in sales and marketing and has been involved in campaigns responsible for nearly $1 billion in revenue. He is also the mind behind FawnKey & Associates.
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Me: Marty, you have a lot of experience through different industries …
Managers put up walls for you to break through
One tactic I find commonly used in the workplace by the most experienced managers is to set up scenarios where their subordinates are tested. Managers who have high confidence in certain individuals, or are who are wondering what workload they can handle will use this tactic, especially if pressure has been applied to them from …
Guest Speaker: Lou Longo on Public Speaking
Lou Longo, a member of my network, shares his thoughts on public speaking. As you know, public speaking is a time, where you interact directly with your audience and where they judge you based on appearance, competency, personality and differentiation. Lou understands this and shares his thoughts:
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Have you ever listened to a speaker …
Your Appearance Makes Your First Impression
Before you can even get a word in or start dictating your core message, you are screened by your audience. Think of your packaging, just like a product and how you want to convey your personality and competency through it. Without knowing exactly who you are, your package is all that recruiters or other members …
2007 Personal Brand Award – Carl Chapman
Name: Carl Champman
Award: Silver Personal Brand Award
Carl’s site is an executive search firm that specializes in the restaurant industry. His blog personalizes him as a recruiter and gives candidates an insider view of restaurant recruiters and how to interact with them. Furthermore, Carl has positioned himself as the leading executive restaurant recruiter, which …
Confidence…The Root of Success
So your a brilliant professional, who graduated from Harvard with straight A’s, but with no job, no girlfriend and with no idea how to get ahead in life. If this is you, then you already know that you are lacking one of the most important factors in Personal Branding, CONFIDENCE. Confidence will actually make or …
Personal Branding – A New Requirement for Graduating Seniors
Graduating seniors in both high school and college have great opportunities, yet must seek to brand themselves in order to get into the top schools and companies in the world.
More than 3.2 million students were projected to exit high school this year, the largest number since the 1970s, according to the National Center for …
Press Release 2.0 – Social Networking Enhanced
The press release has been commonly used to introduce breaking news or to generate interest on a certain subject or company that has just recently gone into existence. Simple press releases, with a “catch” statement and a summary just don’t make the cut anymore. The media demands a more interactive approach to creating, submitting and …
Take Control of Your Life….Opportunities Await You
Part of Personal Branding is building your competencies and experience and theres no better way to do this than to jump at new opportunities. Remember that one door can always lead to the next and that your network is your most powerful tool. Another point is to always think outside of your box and by …