Posts for "personal brand"


It’s the Little Things, Stupid

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 14, 2010 at 8:30 am
I shot a video recently where my first boss said I was “a bit of a mess” out of college. Some people have asked if I was offended by that statement and the ... (more)

Managing the Modern Employee’s Personal Brand

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 13, 2010 at 8:30 am
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 ... (more)

How Exposing Yourself Can Save Your Personal Brand

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 12, 2010 at 8:30 am
I recently attended an Internet conference here in Israel that included a session about online reputation management. One of the speakers in that session, my ... (more)

Dealing with Dueling Personal Brands

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 11, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Most people don’t know I have a full-time job in public relations, outside of all the career-related activities in which I’m involved. I went to school for ... (more)

Controlling Your Google Results: The Art and Science of the Personal Press Release

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 10, 2010 at 8:30 am
Problem: Googling your name doesn’t accurately reflect who you are or what you do. Solution: Issue a personal press release about a recent accomplishment ... (more)

Personal Brands: Have Unrealistic Expectations

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 9, 2010 at 8:30 am
I just plunked down a sizeable portion of my total net worth, investing it with someone I believe in. He’s a first time entrepreneur, except for being the helpful, ... (more)

What Have You Done Today to Win Iowa?

From
March 7, 2010 at 8:30 am

Focus is bringing everything you have to what you want and cutting off everything else.”~ Mary Wells Lawrence, Advertising Legend
I’m reading David Plouffe’s book The

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Setting Goals and Your Personal Brand

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 6, 2010 at 8:55 pm
I recently spoke at Boston University’s 2010 PRSSA Regional Activity, PR Advanced: Brand Yourself. My presentation was titled, “8 Ways to Create & Maintain Your Personal ... (more)

Twitter Personal Branding Q + A #5

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 5, 2010 at 8:30 am
Responses to recent tweets made recently by people about personal branding. Lyndsay Siegel, @Siegels, asked: do you think it’s important for everyone to have a personal brand? Jacob ... (more)

Personal Brands: How to Think Your Way to Fortune and Fame

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 2, 2010 at 8:30 am
Would you drop out (or drop in) to think for a living? How about for $90,000 over 6 months? That would cover your stint as an “entrepreneur in residence” aka EIR. This job ... (more)

Your Brand and Public Performance

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 27, 2010 at 8:50 pm
For three years, I’ve had a spot on our local CBS station as the local “go to” person for questions about branding, marketing and business.  In addition to that Thursday ... (more)

Find Events For Offline Networking on Facebook and LinkedIn

From Brand-Yourself.com Blog
February 25, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Your personal brand is divided into two parts, your Personal Brand Image and your Personal Brand Identity, where the Personal Brand Image is how your peers perceive you and your ... (more)

5 Steps to Saving Your Tarnished Workplace Brand

From
February 25, 2010 at 8:30 am

I’ve written before about overcoming setbacks to your personal brand, but that piece specifically focused on your brand’s name. What about when your personal brand takes a

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Personal Brands: Don’t Pack More Than You Can Carry

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 23, 2010 at 8:30 am
According to Sunday’s New York Times, the new CEO at Xerox does her own grocery shopping and most of her own household chores. Ursula Burns flies on the corporate jet, but she ... (more)

HOW TO: Write Your 60-Second Elevator Pitch

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 21, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Everyone (myself included) is telling you to go out there and network. But, what do you plan to say to people while you’re networking? (For the uninitiated, networking is not ... (more)

49 Personal Branding Questions to Ask Yourself

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 20, 2010 at 8:30 am
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. ... (more)

True Stories About What It Means To Be Outstanding

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 19, 2010 at 8:30 am
Two true stories of people getting noticed for doing their best at what they do best. Always give your best effort A few years ago when I was still living in Paris, France, and ... (more)

Personal Brands: I Heart You

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 16, 2010 at 8:30 am
In case no one else had time to tell you on Sunday, I love you. That’s it. That’s the whole message. Can you imagine if you felt loved everyday when you go to work? Think ... (more)

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

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 13, 2010 at 8:30 am
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 ... (more)

Reader Branding Nightmare: Job Search Sabotage?

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 12, 2010 at 8:30 am
Yesterday I had a conversation with a job seeker who was very worried about his former boss. For the past few years, Jim (not his real name) had worked as a programmer in a small, ... (more)

Learn From Well Branded Student Meagan Burns

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 10, 2010 at 8:30 am
I came across Meagan Burns, a Junior at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, when she followed me on Twitter. After checking out her web presence, I was struck how well she’d ... (more)

Personal Brands: Be Ready to Answer This

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 9, 2010 at 8:30 am
In Sunday’s New York Times, the least likely person in American business is interviewed in the Corner Office column. She’s Susan Docherty, who “leads” General Motor’s ... (more)

The Personal Branding Authority Flowchart

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 6, 2010 at 8:30 am
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 ... (more)

Building a Personal Brand vs. an Iconic Brand

From Taylor Marek - My Journey Into The Vibrant World Of New Media - Social Media Marketing through the eyes of a Gen Y Entrepreneur
February 5, 2010 at 3:30 pm
You are in the midst of setting up your brand, do you setup an iconic brand or a personal brand? Do you want people to remember you for something you stand for, or remember your ... (more)

5 Excuses You’re NOT Blogging To Build Your Personal Brand (And How To Get Over Them)

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 5, 2010 at 8:30 am
If you’re not yet blogging as a way to build your personal brand, do any of these excuses ring true? You’re not a very technical person A blog is a website, and those ... (more)