The 'discussion' continues with another on line article at the Globe & Mail about the negative aspects of Facebook and personal branding. Having been interviewed by both the Toronto Star and National Post recently on the whole subject of building a personal brand on line this is becoming a very hot topic as people start to look for new ways to connect and share information. Its best to look at… Read More »Facebook & Personal Branding
There had to be a ROI with Facebook at some stage and the new approaches in targeted advertising would appear to be getting some people upset according to an article in the Globe & Mail today. Just this week I bumped in to someone who is helping parents (and their children) understand the implications of Facebook and allowing access, not switching on filters etc etc – it pays to check… Read More »Watching You Watching Me
According to a recent Accountemps survey, 21% of workers are going to be spending up to 3 hours at work doing their on line holiday shopping and employers are not going to be too happy. I can remember in my corporate time a few years ago when we were given half a day near Christmas to do some shopping. With Black Friday in the US fast approaching and Christmas just… Read More »Work Productvity to Drop?
I was meeting with a client this morning to specifically spend some time building their on line brand (one way was to raise their Google score – which we were able to do even by the end of 3 hours!). Being the first person globally to be certified in on line identity its starting to become a significant part of the personal brand work I am getting asked to do.… Read More »Building an On Line Career Brand
The podcast recordings of all 24 sessions from the Brand You World global telesummit are now available for listening at the web site. This is quote probably the richest source of information and expertise on personal branding in one place on the web so take advantage of such a rich resource and also take a moment to donate to the social cause partner Kiva.
One of the repeating themes throughout the recent Brand You World global personal branding telesummit was building an on line brand – and this is echoed in my discussions and presentations in the question that I get asked the most – How do I raise my Google score? One such way is Naymz. I only recently did something about getting my profile on Naymz. It had been recommended by a… Read More »What’s in a Naymz? And What’s in it for Them?
How do you get 70+ MBA students and a room full of alumni talking if its not immediately about jobs? Hold a networking event where there are 4 chairs like this that are sold for $10,000 each! Yesterday I had the opportunity to work with one of the current Ivey MBA classes on personal branding , time just flew by as we talked about personal brands and how they might… Read More »Lost for words? – Well I am just in the pink!
If you listened in to the Brand You World Personal Brand Telesummit or plan to download the podcast when it comes up then also please take a moment to make a loan or donation to the social cause partner – Kiva – I just went there and made some loans to women running their own service businesses – it's part of my target audience and therefore is very on brand… Read More »Did You Benefit?
As you go about your day today, take a moment and ideally two minutes at 11 am to remember and respect those that gave. And if you have to explain to anyone why – send them to Terry Kelly's video and song – they'll get it then.
At least that was what the first ever Global Personal Brand Summit felt like as personal branding, careerists, coaches, consultants, entrepreneurs, bloggers, marketers, HR professionals, candidates, job seekers and corporates all 'met' via 24 hours of programming celebrating the 10th anniversary of personal branding. It was a huge undertaking taken on by an enthusiastic and dedicated team from across the world and ran incredibly smoothly – as one of the… Read More »Party! Party! Party!