Category: Social Media

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Personal Branding Interview: Larry Weber

Today, I spoke to Larry Weber, who is the chairman of the Digital Influence Group and the author of the new book Sticks & Stones: How Digital Business Reputations Are Created Over Time…And Lost in a Click. In this interview, Larry goes over why brand management is harder to control now, what reputation management tools …

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Success Story: Build Your Personal Brand to Land Major Clients

From time to time, I receive success stories from the Personal Branding Blog readers and those that have also benefited from reading Me 2.0, which was recently named to the New York Times job search summer reading list.  The most recent and interesting personal branding success story comes from Jason VanDusen, who is the Vice …

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Use Personal Branding to Increase Your Sales

A few months ago I did an interview with Dan Schawbel and I thought I would share it with you all here. Dan speaks about personal branding and how sales reps can position themselves to succeed it what I call the New Sales Economy. While the interview focuses on sales reps, it’s important to remember …

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Personal Branding Interview: Jeremy Schoemaker

Today, I spoke to Jeremy Shoemaker, who has successfully branded himself as “Shoemoney” across the web.  He is an internet entrepreneur by trade, as well as a speaker and top blogger.  In this interview, Jeremy talks to use about how he’s branded himself, some of the tricks he’s used to stand out, why he’s succeeded …

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Personal Branding Video | Gary Vaynerchuk

I love this video clip where Gary Vaynerchuk shares how you can crush it through building your personal brand and equity in yourself. It was filmed in November of 2008, but it’s still as relevant as ever — it’s a must watch video if you want to gain some insight on how to get ahead …

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Twitter Personal Branding Q + A #2

Answers to recent questions people are asking on Twitter about personal branding.

Branding for career purposes only or not

Mohammed S. Al-Taee, @maltaee, twittered: Is personal brand depend on person career/occupation?

Jacob Share, @jacobshare: No, your personal brand doesn’t need to revolve around your profession, it depends on what your personal branding goals are. Many …

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REPORT: Professional Networking Dominates Job Boards

As you a already well aware, I believe that job boards won’t exist in the future and that the transaction between hiring managers and applicants will be completely networked. Therefore, your network will become your only insurance policy and people will become the ultimate asset to your career.  You won’t be conducting a job search …

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Personal Branding Interview: Scott Shane

Today, I spoke to Scott Shane, who is a Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Case Western Reserve University and the author of Fool’s Gold?: The Truth Behind Angel Investing in America.  In this interview, Scott talks about how entrepreneurs can discover new opportunities, advice for young entrepreneurs trying to make it in this economy, and …

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Twitter Takes Center Stage

Personal branding is more important now than ever before.  The economic downturn is not favorable to shrinking violets…you need to be front and center.

Twitter is everywhere  

LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter – these seem to be the favorite tools of job-seekers and personal branders.  And this week, because of geo-political reasons in Iran, Twitter has taken …