Personal Branding

You Are The Company You Keep

It’s a theory that runs in friendship, business, teams and partnerships: Folks, YOU ARE THE COMPANY YOU KEEP!

5 Easy Ways to Build Your Digital Reputation

Social media has given us great ways to protect and build our digital reputations. Today we have the ease of searching conversations, the ability to set alerts to help us monitor our names, the constant availability of learning opportunities and more ways to communicate and interact with others. All of these tools, which were not available just a few years ago, now make it possible for us to be proactive in maintaining, building and protecting our good name. Here are five easy ways to do just that:

How to Define Your Target Audience

Imagine an archery target with a bull’s-eye in the center. Think of your target audience as being the center of your marketing bull’s-eye. They are who you picture in your mind when you design your product or service, or create your online personal brand.

Remember the rule for marketing success – “Delight the few to attract the many”.

Who is Your Target Audience?

It is a big mistake in online personal branding (or any branding for that matter) to try to be all things to all people. If you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one. Your mantra for branding success should be, “Delight the few to attract the many”.

Bring Your Vision to Life

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As I mentioned in my last article “Think about your future” – the more vivid and compelling you can paint your vision of your ideal future – [...]

Think About Your Future

If you want to develop a personal brand that presents “you” to the world in the most effective way possible – I recommend following a proven, structured process.

Do You Know What a Personal Brand Strategy Is?

What’s your personal brand strategy? Social Media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter are just tactical “vehicles” through which you can communicate your brand strategy (whether it is your personal brand or your company brand)…

Branding in an Online World

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Competition is intense. Regardless of the product or service a person or organization is trying to sell, similar products or services are available. To become the first choice in this cluttered marketplace, branding online and offline is a must.

Building a [...]