SAG Strike Pardons ‘The Chosen’ to Continue Filming Due to Independence
The entertainment industry has been rocked by the recent strike by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA). The move has brought most of Hollywood’s productions to an indefinite halt, but the filming of the historical drama series, The Chosen, apparently continues. The show’s independence from the Alliance of Motion …
3 Ways to Promote Your Local Business and Personal Brand Through Community Programs
Locally owned small businesses offer their communities various, undeniable benefits when compared to the large chains and super stores, as you know. Your business likely puts some of its profits right back into your community, too – you generate jobs and tend to provide better wages, and greater flexibility and working conditions that larger companies …
6 Ways To Stay Top of Mind After An Event
You went to a networking event, chatted with new contacts, and collected cards. Now what? There are multitudes of things you can do to make a personal and lasting impression past the first interaction. Now that you’ve done your due diligence in attending a networking event and connecting with peers, it’s time to begin the …
Does Your Office Have the Best Halloween? Prove it!
As the leaves turn orange and pumpkin patches start popping up around neighborhoods, Glassdoor employees are thinking about one thing and one thing only: how to win the company-wide Halloween costume contest.
The stakes are high, the competition is fierce and everyone from our CEO to our office dogs becomes a competitor. But this year, …
David Grutman: Bartending in Aventura to the King of South Beach Nightlife
Last week I got the opportunity to chat with David Grutman, one of the founding partners of Miami Marketing Group; the company behind the top Miami nightclubs LIV, STORY, and LIV Sun Life Stadium. Over the course of this interview we will get insight into moving up the ranks of South Beach nightlife, relationship management, …
VA Secretary ‘Scandal’ ‘Tempest in a Teapot’
I’m clearly on record as being a strong advocate for always telling the truth on one’s résumé, as well as when making any other statements or claims about one’s work history. (See Go Ask Brian: ‘Fudging’ Résumé Risky.) But in my opinion, the latest “scandal” involving VA Secretary Robert McDonald merely rises to the level …
WEBCAST: The Promote Yourself Book Launch With Dan Schawbel
To celebrate the release of my new book, Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success, I’ve teamed up with Ernst & Young LLP to hold a global webcast of our New York City launch event. As a loyal subscriber to the Personal Branding Blog, I wanted to personally invite you to this webcast event.…
Lessons in Personal Branding from Jeopardy!, IBM, & Watson
On Jeopardy! last week, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, the two all-time top money earners squared off in a one million dollar championship against Watson, a new IBM computer designed to respond to spoken questions.
IBM was looking for a dramatic way to enhance their brand–already riding high after defeating the world’s greatest chess players …
Announcing the Launch of Millennial Branding, LLC
Back in 2007, I had a vision of creating a “personal branding world.” A world in which everyone would have the opportunity to stand out and achieve success through the internet. The blue logo compass with the black silhouette, that you still see on all of my websites today, was established to become your guide …
Music Branding 2.0 Event Recap
Recently, I hosted the first Music Branding 2.0 event to a sold out crowd, which included an expert panel and a live rock band. I wanted to try something different with this event and I drew a connection between music, branding, and the internet. The focus of the event was on how artists can brand …
