A Personal Branding Tale
You have been looking for a new job for months and you just landed an interview with a great company doing something you love.
On the day of the interview you put on your best business attire and head out the door – you look like a true professional.
On the …
Personal Branding Interview: Debra Shigley
Today, I spoke to Debra Shigley, who is a journalist and author of the book The Go-Getter Girl’s Guide: Get What You Want in Work and Life (and Look Great While You’re at It). In this interview, Debra talks about strategies to get ahead fast at work, why you need to maintain a professional image, …
Are You Writing a Book to Build Your Personal Brand?
If you’re not writing a book to build your personal brand, you should be! The rewards of publishing a book for personal branding have been extensively documented.
But, don’t feel bad; you’re not alone in your desire to write a book, but, lack of progress getting published.
According to a recent study quoted in an …
Develop Your Career Like a Business
You are in business for yourself. This has never been more imminent that ever than to the Personal Branding and Social Media explosion of the last 2-3 years. Even those working at dream jobs and for companies that you love walking into everyday, you are building a business, the business of YOU. Learn more about …
Personal Branding Interview: Peter Handal
Today, I spoke to Peter Handal, who is the Chairman, President and CEO of Dale Carnegie & Associates. In this interview, Peter talks about how people can handle workplace relationships, when managers should get involved, if office romances are appropriate and more. This is a timely interview because of David Letterman’s office relationship and how …
Building Relationships Organically – Part 3
You are one conversation away from your next opportunity. One conversation away from learning of a key way to re-position yourself for your next job; from gaining a deeper understanding of the needs of a potential new client and how you might address them effectively; or from finding the ideal joint venture …
4 Tips to Write a Career Blog That Gets You Noticed
Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are all tools we use to research people we’ve never met. Over 50 million people are Googled a day. A career blog lets you ensure that employers, clients and business partners find positive content that solidifies their decision to work with you.
What is a career blog?A career blog …
Social Media Friends, an Oxymoron?
Short of being a known serial killer who’s lost his Internet privileges, anyone can get introduced to you. You’re probably on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, and otherwise connected in much less than six degrees to every soul on the planet, with more being born every day. Isn’t that why you’re building your personal brand?
What …
Personal Branding Interview: Libby Gill
Today, I spoke to Libby Gill, who spent spent fifteen years as an entertainment industry veteran, heading public relations and corporate communications at Universal Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Turner Broadcasting. She was also the branding brain behind the launch of the Dr. Phil Show and the author of You Unstuck. In this interview, Libby …
Issue 10 of Personal Branding Magazine: MC Hammer 2.0
Summary
Personal Branding Magazine Volume 3, Issue 2 is about brand reinvention through social media and what better example of that than MC Hammer. Hammer, a celebrity hip-hop star, sold millions of albums back in the …