A trip for some client training in Philadelphia turned a little reminiscent of the move “Planes Trains & Automobiles” due to the snowstorm back in Buffalo. The training wrapped up on Wednesday, the same day as the storm and all flights were cancelled back to Buffalo. I was put on standby for the next morning with the next available firm seat being Saturday!! One cancellation and four standby bumps later… Read More »I’m Stuck in Philly!
Today saw the launch of Ford Nation’s own TV channel on You Tube. Rob Ford is giving you a lesson in personal branding. By now I cannot believe that Rob Ford needs any introduction. In the last few months he has become a top joke line on nearly all US late night shows, made numerous front pages and generally has been at the centre of controversy after blunder. But the… Read More »What Rob Ford Can Teach You About Personal Branding
So another celebrity, this time Ashton Kutcher, has proven to us all what we already know – that we are no different from each other when it comes to making mistakes. Last week on seeing the headline about Penn State firing their football coach he immediately put his stream of consciousness on Twitter and told his 8 million followers what he thought. This was his original tweet; @aplusk: How do… Read More »Engage Brain Before Tweeting – 5 Personal Brand Lessons from Ashton Kutcher
It was sad to see the news earlier this week of the passing of Jimmy Savile, two days short of his 85th birthday, a truly authentic if slightly eccentric personal brand. Many years ago my aunt experienced a stroke and was in Stoke Mandeville Hospital in the UK, world renowned for it's work in spinal injuries, but also a hospital supported and visited on a regular basis by Jimmy Savile.… Read More »The 7 Signature Signs of Jimmy Savile – An Original Personal Brand
The sacking of one the the UK's top sports commentators for sexist comments that he thought were off air is a perfect reminder to us all its not the fact that he is a celebrity brand but in such a technology based society, NOTHING is ever off the record for all our personal brand reputations. Check out three reminders from good friend and career coach colleague Sital on his blog… Read More »Be sure not to make those career limiting comments
I was going to pass on commenting about the whole Tiger Woods saga, but then a posting Tigers Tarnished Brand by William Arruda over at The Personal Branding Blog prompted me to comment and captured what I have been considering, so I thought I would share it too. Here is what I had to say: Certainly Tigers reputation has been affected by all this, his approval rating is falling faster… Read More »Can You Afford Not to Have a Tiger in Your Tank?