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Mobilize Your Brand

Heather Huhman, a contributing author to the Personal Branding Blog and President of ComeRecommended.com, cited three personal branding predictions for 2011. One of them focused on mobile applications and websites. What have you done to prepare for your personal brand to go mobile?

Just look at the stats: 87% of Americans have mobile phones 72%…
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A Cup of Coffee to the Power of Silence

From lengthy posts to brief status updates, tweets, check-ins and online responses…there are an endless number of ways to deliver our message today.

But there is one personal communication tool that is often overlooked: Silence.

Several years ago, Esquire’s Tom Chiarella wrote an article on the power of silence, in which he pointed out that …

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LinkedIn: Do You Have a CEO-Worthy Name?

Is your name helping your professional chances of success?

On April 27th 2011, LinkedIn tried to answer that question by announcing some findings regarding first names and executive positions.

According to the official press release:

The top five names for male CEOs globally are:

Peter Bob Jack Bruce Fred

The top five names for female …

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Value Who You Are And What You Do

This excerpt is from my new book: Career Transition-make the shift-your 5 steps to successful career reinvention.

“Confidence is contagious” Vince Lombardi

Why do we devalue ourselves so much? Like what we have done and accomplished is not that important compared to others? I find that most people do not value who they are, what …

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Save Your Brand And Dump The Teleprompter

Will video help of hurt your personal brand? Actually, it can do both. A poorly made video will give the impression that you don’t put forth quality products or service. And, a poorly executed video will give the impression that you’re less than professional in your appearance or position.

Yet, for any brand video is …