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Managing the Modern Employee’s Personal Brand

The rise of personal branding has thrown a giant wrench in the norms of how to manage the workforce. Many companies have been caught flat footed and are jumping to the wrong conclusions when it comes to managing the modern employee. Do not let this happen to you or your company.
Here are some questions to [...]

The Personal Branding Inflection Point

Have you ever wondered what the job marketplace will look like a few years from now? It is intriguing to think about because we have arrived at a huge inflection point in the marketplace for businesses,  entrepreneurs, careers, and jobs.
I like to think of inflection points as points in time when everything changes. Things that [...]

49 Personal Branding Questions to Ask Yourself

Here is a fun exercise you can do to really drive home how important it is to create your personal brand. Ask yourself the following 49 questions and really think about the answers. Try writing down the top 5 or 10 areas that you will commit to improve when you find weaknesses. Also, make sure [...]

Personal Branding Tip: Stop Trying to Control Your Employees and Brand

Are you worried your corporate marketing department and lawyers are going to stop you from creating your personal brand? If you are, this post is for you and for the corporate control freaks fighting a fool’s battle.
The marketing department has lost control of the brand
When I write and talk about personal branding, quite often I [...]

The Personal Branding Authority Flowchart

Do you want to stand out from the crowd? Do you want to be seen as a leader in your niche? Do you want to be one of the top earners in your line of work? If you are nodding your head up and down  saying yes, this post is for you.
The steps of the [...]

Can Your Personal Brand Create Real Financial Change?

Have you made the leap and started your personal branding journey? Do you ever wonder if creating your personal brand is worth it? Can it create opportunity and even financial change? Can it happen to you?
It can. It will. If you begin.
Just like all of you, there was a day when I did not have [...]

33 Personal Branding Lessons From Baseball Lore

You may be wondering what the heck does Personal Branding have to do with baseball.  I thought it would be fun to take a look at some of baseball’s best lessons and apply them to Personal Branding. They have more in common than you think.
33 Personal Branding Lessons From Baseball Lore

The best hitters are only [...]

The Tri-Fecta of Opportunity: Personal Branding, Social Media and Inbound Marketing

Lately, I’ve had some interesting conversations on Personal Branding, Social Media and Inbound Marketing. I really enjoy writing and speaking about these topics because they are the new frontier of the Web 2.0 marketplace. And when combined properly they can create massive opportunity where it would not have existed before.
Once upon a success story…

Let’s take [...]

Top 20 Most ReTweetable Words and Phrases

We all know that Twitter is a great Personal Branding tool — but have you ever wondered what are the most retweetable words and phrases on Twitter? Well, if you have ever wondered how to make your Tweets go further, faster, this post is for you.
The 20 Most Retweetable Words and Phrases on Twitter
1.) You
2.) [...]

26 Reasons to NOT Create Your Personal Brand

Have you ever considered whether you should create your personal brand? Have you been procrastinating? Are you thinking that 2010 will be the year you jump on the personal branding band wagon?
Maybe you should read this first before you take the plunge.
Here are 26 reasons to NOT create your personal brand:

You do not want [...]

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    Dan Schawbel is the leading personal branding expert for Gen-Y. He is the bestselling author of Me 2.0, as well as the publisher of both the award winning Personal Branding Blog and Personal Branding Magazine.

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