Entrepreneurs – You Get What You Give
BRANDido and friend, Merlin U. Ward is someone who walks his talk consistently giving in ways that are valuable to the recipient. As an entrepreneur, your personal brand and business brand (which is really founded on your personal brand), he shared some valuable points.
You Get What You Give is a book every brand manager …
How to Build and Manage Your Personal Brand
Your personal brand is how you present yourself and your career to the rest of the world. Similar to building and managing a corporate brand, you should build and manage your own personal brand as well. In my opinion, most people still don’t take this seriously. However, in order to be successful, you should be …
LinkedIn: Five Tips for Developing Your Strategy
In my post last week we examined the concepts of LinkedIn visibility, credibility, and connect-ability. Much of the discussion centered around developing an effective profile that is more searchable (visibility) and that presents you as an authentic professional. Included were a few ideas for improving in these areas.
But, where do you go beyond this? …
9 Ways to Get Bloggers Talking About Your Brand
What is one surefire tip for getting bloggers to talk about your brand?
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs.
1. Reach out to your blogging customers
“Don’t send a free pass to your software for a blogger and expect …
Use About.me to Showcase Your Resume
Would you like to showcase your top resume skills and make more connections?
There are several personal portal websites that can help you do that: About.me, Vizify and RebelMouse are just a few.
If you like the simple, better approach, then About.me is the right service to incorporate into your job seeking efforts. The website, …
LinkedIn: Improve Your Visibility, Credibility, and Connect-Ability
Are you on LinkedIn? This question has become more common in that past year, with total subscribers topping 200 million in early 2013 and the stock price doubling in the subsequent six months. As I note in Chapter 13 of Fast Track Your Job Search (and Career!), LinkedIn is “the premier social networking site designed …
4 Ways to Tell If Your Personal Brand is in Danger
Your personal brand is similar to that of a bonsai tree — you must regularly maintain and care for it, lest it will die.
Many people care greatly for their personal brands, but even the greatest influencers have experienced problems with their brand at multiple points in their careers. But if you know how to …
Increase Productivity by Automating & Recycling for Twitter
Many of us are extremely busy and we are always looking for ways to be more productive. Social media is one area that tends to have a time vacuum effect to us. One way to increase your productivity for social media is to recycle content and automate your Twitter feeds.
If you’re focused on your …
Whale Songs and Social Media
I heard a story about The Loneliest Whale in the World today. The story is about a baleen whale that communicates at a frequency that it seems no other whale can hear. He communicates at a frequency of 52 Hertz. Most species of baleen whale, which include blue whales and humpbacks, communicate in the 15-25 …
Build Influence for Your Brand with Klout Lists
Measuring social media influence for your brand is a mark of expertise. While many tools measure authority, it is Klout that seems to stand out from the rest in terms of being the standard. One of the great features offered are Klout Lists, which can help you connect with other influencers in your niche, and …