Personal Brands: Stop Lying
You know who you are.
You tell us you will get it done – and you don’t.
You tell us you got it done – and you didn’t.
You tell us where you will be – and you are not.
You tell us you understand the situation and are prepared – and you haven’t given …
Six Tips For Building Brand Loyalty
They say the success of our businesses often depends on the frequency at which we keep in touch with our customers. You may be wondering who “they” are, those mythical beings that impart wisdom on the rest of us. In this case, the identity of “they” is not as important – because “they” are right!…
Blogging Beyond Your Subject Matter : Adding Personality
Chuck Westbrook has a great post today on his blog called More than a Niche: Thoughts on Blogging Beyond Boundaries. He talks about the writers personality shining through in the evolution of the blog.
Many blogs begin as niche blogs covering a topic of interest or expertise, especially blogs started to help develop the author’s …
Unvarnished Changes Personal Brand Reputation Management Forever
The web, in general, has always been a positive place for personal branding. No one is going to write someone else a negative LinkedIn recommendation, and even if they did, it doesn’t have to be accepted and published. Most people aren’t going to speak poorly of another individual in a public saying because it makes …
The Must Have Skill Sets For the New World
What are the skills that you will need to have in the new economy? If you’ve ever wondered what some of these skills are, this post is for you.
Skill sets for the new world1.) Social media and Web 2.0 know how:
To understand how social media and Web 2.0 are changing industries gives …
10 Ideas To Kickstart A Personal Brand That’s Gone Stale
Here are some ideas to get your creative branding juices flowing.
Join a new communityFind a new forum or niche social network and become an active member of the community, participating for at least 15 minutes every single day until you are a recognized expert on the basis of your participation alone.
Create a…Maintaining Your Personal Brand During Illness or Injury
Until 2009, I hadn’t been to a primary care physician in I don’t know how long. I’m typically very healthy – exercise daily, eat right, all of that good stuff. Unfortunately, “all of that good stuff” hasn’t kept me completely out of doctors’ offices over the years. In the last decade, I’ve had a cancer …
3 Myths About Google Profiles and 2 Reasons to Have One Anyway
Your Google Profile is a very important part of your online identity.
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USA Today published a survey last week from The Creative Group about evaluating candidates for marketing and advertising jobs. In it, 72% of respondents said they would conduct a web search using the candidate’s name …
Personal Brands: Take Your Time
The longest emails I write take the least time. The shorter and thus, more powerful my note, the more I weed whack out unnecessary words. The more time I have to prepare, the better and shorter my presentations. I’ve had a year to plan my Personal Branding Bootcamp at UCLA coming April 17-18. Are you …
The Personal Branding Content Lifecycle
Creating a credible and influential personal brand requires that you create remarkable content. Here is a flow chart that details the different stages of the personal branding content lifecycle. Use it to help you understand the different stages and how to use each stage more effectively as you create the brand called you.
Enhance Your…