Month: September 2009

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Personal Branding Interview: Sarah Evans

Today, I spoke to Sarah Evans (PRSarahEvans), who is a public relations and new media consultant at Sevans Strategy, a guest writer for Mashable, a blogger, and more.  I spoke with Sarah because she’s been able to stand out amongst the million other PR people out there.  In this interview, we talk about her personal …

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Personal Branding Interview: Kevin Maney

Today, I spoke to Kevin Maney, who is a journalist at Fortune, The Atlantic, Fast Company and other magazines.  He just released his latest book called Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On, and Others Don’t.  In this interview, Kevin explains how convenience and fidelity impact purchasing decisions, products that have succeeded and failed based on …

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This May Be Too Disgusting to Read But It’s True

Last week on Oprah, MacKenzie Phillips launched her new personal brand. She is the self-dubbed, new face of “consensual incest,” according to Sunday’s New York Times.

I won’t guess what reaction you’re having to MacPhil’s latest attempt to spin a lifetime of addiction and dereliction into an Oprah book bestseller (featured for ratings, not endorsed …

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Personal Branding Interview: Gretchen Rubin

Today, I spoke to Gretchen Rubin, who is the author of the popular blog, The Happiness Project and the forthcoming author of the book by the same title.  I’ve spoken to Gretchen before, but this time I wanted to focus more on her book and some new ideas she has for how to be happier.  …

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Personal Branding Interview: Jim Camp

Today, I spoke to Jim Camp, who is the best-selling author of negotiation books Start with No® and No: The Only System Of Negotiation You Need For Work and Home, and is chairman of Camp Negotiation Systems®.  In this interview, Jim tells us what challenge we all face, what people need to know about how …

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Personal Branding and the Digital Economy

The world is changing and it’s going to have a monumental affect on every profession and person. The rules and boundaries have shifted as the internet and social networking have evolved into staples of our everyday lives.

Change is inevitable – growth is a choice

The world economy is in the process of going digital …

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7 Habits of the Successfully Published, Part 3: Efficiency

Continuing my survey of the 7 habits of successfully published authors, I’d like to address the importance of efficiency. After interviewing hundreds of successfully published and branded authors, and looking back on my own experiences, efficiency emerges as a highly important component of personal branding success.

Ultimately, an author’s success is more closely tied to …