The 2010 Top LinkedIn Groups for Personal Branding
Where to go on LinkedIn to learn and discuss personal branding.
How I compiled this listMy goal was to find the groups that truly are the best destinations on LinkedIn for personal branding.
First, I ran a search in the Groups Directory on the keywords “personal branding.” Glancing at the results, you can immediately …
Why is the Social Graph Vital to Your Personal Brand?
The movement towards social media being the central nervous system for everything is well underway. The social media movement may be in its infancy, but like all growing trends, there will be those that see the light before others and position themselves for success. There will be big winners and big losers.
The personal brands …
How Facebook May Have Ruined Its Brand
Facebook has been in the news a lot lately, but unfortunately for them that’s not a good thing. Users have been up in arms over recent changes to Facebook’s privacy policy – which is only the latest in a series of changes that have many people questioning their use of the prevailing social network.
I …
7 Things You Got Wrong About Millennials
The Millennial market is one of, if not the most important consumer segments to marketers right now. They represent a tremendous shift in the way consumers interact with brands, mostly built off of the growth of the internet and social technology over the last 10 years. For years marketers have been relentlessly searching for the …
Is Your Personal Brand Ready for the Digital Universe?
Each year IDC, an IT think tank, in sponsorship by EMC puts out a report on the state of the Digital Universe. This year’s report has just been released and there are some interesting trends that personal branders can draw from the report.
Here are some of the interesting findings from the IDC report: Between…Do Your Updates Define or Refine Your Brand?
I’m enjoying the book Socialnomics by Erik Qualman. It focuses on how social media transforms the way we live and do business. And, I agree. Social media is just another form of communication and those formats are ever changing – as we see with the extinction of the pay phone.
One particular excerpt I enjoyed …
Twitter Personal Branding Checklist
This is adapted from the eBook, From Tweet to Hired: How to Leverage Twitter to Advance Your Career, which includes contributions from Dan Schawbel and Gary Vaynerchuk.
You have a Twitter profile that strengthens your personal brand. And your bio and background image exude your core values and align with your career goals. You’re growing …
Major Findings from the 2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report
The awesome crew over at SocialMediaExaminer.com just released their 2o1o Social Media Marketing Industry Report. The 33 page report is geared to marketers and has some great info for anyone looking to create and grow their personal brand.
Here are some of the major findings from the survey:
Marketers are mostly new to social media:…Social “Me”dia Syndrome: A Deadly Epidemic
That Will Cause Your Brand Building and Business Growth to Suffer
Could you be suffering from Social “Me”dia Syndrome and not even know it? Unfortunately, this common ailment is causing millions of businesses and individual’s serious pain when it comes to their online brand building and business growth efforts.
So what is Social “Me”dia Syndrome? …
Create Evangelists for Your Brand on Twitter
How to Create Evangelists for Your Brand on Twitter
This is adapted from the eBook, From Tweet to Hired: How to Leverage Twitter to Advance Your Career, which includes contributions from Dan Schawbel and Gary Vaynerchuk.
So you have a Twitter profile that strengthens your personal brand. And your bio and background image exude your …