Personal Branding Interview: Penelope Trunk
Today, I spoke to Penelope Trunk, who is the CEO of BrazenCareerist.com, the author of Brazen Careerist, the New Rules for Success, and a top career blogger. In this interview, Penelope tells us about how she started her new company, tips for people interested in building a personal brand, how she’s stood out amongst a …
Personal Branding Interview: Aaron Kwittken
Today, I spoke to Aaron Kwittken, who is the CEO and Managing Partner of Kwittken & Co and a previous vice president at Fleishman Hillard. In this interview, Aaron goes over some obstacles he faced in becoming successful at a young age, how his role as a PR person has changed and what you should …
Use Twitter Lists to Build Your Personal Brand
If you’re a personal brand, or are looking to build your personal brand, you can use Twitter lists as well. Here are some easy things you can do to get noticed:
Thank every person who lists you. While it may take only a second to add someone to a Twitter list, it also takes a…Personal Brand Audit: What’s Your Twitter Score?
This is the fifth in a series of Personal Brand Audits to make sure you’re keeping your personal branding efforts fresh and effective. (See 1: LinkedIn Audit, 2: Facebook Audit, 3: Google Audit, and 4: Visibility Audit).
Twitter is a powerful tool to connect with people who can advance your career, to engage your target …
10 Personal Branding Predictions for 2010
Each year, I give my personal branding predictions in the December time frame, but this year, people are starting to ask me about the future earlier. In 2008, the focus was on behavior changes and in 2009, I concentrated on the economy and the struggle to protect your brand at all costs. This year, I’ve …
Personal Branding Interview: Robert Kiyosaki
Today, I spoke to Robert Kiyosaki, who is the author of the popular classic and international bestselling book, Rich Dad Poor Dad. He has sold tens of millions of copies of his books and his latest book is called, Conspiracy of The Rich. In this interview, Robert explains why now is the best time to …
Reference: Impersonation Policies for Top Social Networks
I hope you never have to worry about anyone trying to impersonate you online, but just in case, here’s a handy reference for the major social networks.
TwitterFrom Twitter’s Impersonation Policy:
“The best way to report impersonation submitting a web request from the Support home page–be sure to select impersonation from the dropdown box! …
Twitter Introduces New Personal Branding Tool: Lists
Within days of introducing Twitter lists into public beta, an estimated 6.5 million lists have already been created. This begs the question, which Dan Schawbel asked on Nov. 1, does it matter how many times you’re listed?
As of this writing, I am on 96 lists. Impressive, right? Perhaps, if they were all in line …
Introducing the Student Branding Blog!
As of today, I own the Personal Branding Blog, publish Personal Branding Magazine, hold the Personal Brand Awards, run Personal Branding Events, direct Personal Branding TV, write a column for BusinessWeek and Metro US, contribute to Mashable.com and other blogs, am on the advisory board for a few companies, speak, consult and do social media …
Social Media Friends, an Oxymoron?
Short of being a known serial killer who’s lost his Internet privileges, anyone can get introduced to you. You’re probably on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, and otherwise connected in much less than six degrees to every soul on the planet, with more being born every day. Isn’t that why you’re building your personal brand?
What …