3 Reasons Why Personal Branding is Essential For Networking. When I was in college, I was always told that it’s all about who you know.
I heard this common saying from teachers, my parents, older friends and managers at my internships. It was very hard to disagree with this phrase because I had spent months interviewing to get a job upon graduation because I wasn’t comfortable networking. There were many opportunities for me to attend events, meet alumni and connect with friends, but I felt introverted and didn’t have the confidence back then to take the “networking leap.” AdFreak: Apple Get a Mac: The Complete Campaign - Flock. Steve Jobs could sell.
He did it in person, he did it on stage, and he did it on television—in the form of advertising campaigns that were often the envy of the business. Among the most beloved was the long-running "Get a Mac" series with John Hodgman and Justin Long as the bumbling PC and the hip, unflappable Mac—an odd couple who would entertain viewers for years with their quips, barbs, sight gags, and one-liners.
In 2010, Adweek declared "Get a Mac" to be the best advertising campaign of the first decade of the new century. Below are all 66 TV spots (plus the long version of 2008's "Sad Song") that aired during the campaign's run, from May 2006 to October 2009. 45 Inspirational Vcard Designs « Designussion: Design discussion. Taking your business card to the next level has become the latest craze on the web.
Started by Tim Van Damme, Vcards are electronic business cards that allow a company or individual to display basic information online in a minimalistic manner. Most have decided on a simple, one page design that focuses its design around the Vcard content. From the designs showcased below we can see that they all seem to follow Tim’s original layout displaying some basic information, contact details and a list of their social network accounts.
Defining Your Brand via 6 Traits that Make You a Leader. I finished reading Lisa Orrell’s Millennials Into Leadership: The Ultimate Guide for Gen Y’s Aspiring to Be Effective, Respected, Young Leaders at Work this week.
Wow! What a great resource for tomorrow’s leaders. In Millennials Into Leadership, Orrell discusses “defining your brand by documenting the traits that you believe define your leadership style.” As I read, I thought about how each applied to me as the founder and president of Come Recommended.
Brand Name Generator - Company Name Ideas - Flock. Top Brands. Brand Design. Branding News. The 10 Ways Recruiters Can Make the Talent Search as Efficient a. 5 Great Tips for Social Media Training - Flock. How Brands Will Connect With Consumers In 2010. Take a look into our crystal ball for the New Year. 2009 has been a year for upheaval in the advertising world.
As we head into the second decade of the second millennium, products, services, and their agencies have more resources at their disposal to help optimize their ad spend, and generate ripples that both leverage and often create culture. At the same time, they are contending with changing demographics, cultural perceptions and the ongoing maturation of digital media. There will be many indicators (the Census being the most obvious) that will help lay out the road ahead, but here are some themes that we see as being key in the new year. Are You Ready? - Flock. Are You Ready? - Flock. If you are unemployed these CVs may give you an idea. Due to the global crisis, rising unemployment pushes the limits of imagination.
Check out these interesting CV samples.. HowSociable? - Brand Visibility Metrics - Flock. Wikipedia 101 for Brands: when can brands edit Wikipedia? - Floc. How to Build Your Brand Through Blog Comments. When you leave blog comments, do you have a goal in mind?
Believe it or not, blog comments are an excellent way to build relationships with key people in your field (find them on AllTop and Technorati), create positive touchpoints for your personal brand, and demonstrate your ability to synthesize information, provide insight and draw on past experiences. Commenting on blogs demonstrates that you’re an active member of your niche, you’re passionate enough to participate in conversations related to your area of expertise, and you’re intelligent enough to add value to conversations in your space.
When commenting on blogs, here’s a checklist that will ensure you’re leaving as strong an impression as possible. Blog comment checklist: 3 Ways to Use Search and Authenticity in Personal Branding. I was skimming through Chris Brogan’s posts and happened across a post called: A Counterpoint to the Branding Craze.
This caught my attention because I am a huge advocate for branding, in both the personal and professional world. I have tried to use my blog to create a brand identity for myself and my company and it has been successful in more ways than one. In his post Chris talks about the concept of search being involved in the corporate strategy of most companies: One of the reasons that I advocate content marketing, such as writing a compelling group blog, is that it’s an opportunity to build search equity. Compare the 2010 Personal Branding Predictions of @HajjFlemings,