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3 Reasons Why Personal Branding is Essential For Networking | Pe
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.” By disregarding networking from my job search, I quickly found out that it was going to take me more time, energy and luck to get a job. Some of my
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.
AdFreak: Apple Get a Mac: The Complete Campaign - Flock
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. Want to pass 646-204 to support your IT career?
45 Inspirational Vcard Designs « Designussion: Design discussion
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 . Probably to the chagrin of my team, I’m frequently making changes at Come Recommended.
Defining Your Brand via 6 Traits that Make You a Leader | Person
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How does the Brand Name Generator 5000 work? I've discovered something amazing! It's so simple! We took a bunch of random words and put them into these crazy cooky arrays and started randomly generating brand names for you. The app is great at thinking ahead and coming up with smart naming solutions for your product! Brand your company in reverse!
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I adored this stunning Spike Jonze Film titled "Mourir Auprès de Toi" Set in a Parisian bookstore, the Ghost of Macbeth, a very randy skeleton, finds true love in Lady Macbeth. They get delightfully raunchy at the end! The Celebrated Filmmaker and Designer Olympia Le-Tan Co-create a Tale to Pierce the Heart Designer Olympia Le-Tan's embroidered clutch-bags spring to life in director Spike Jonze’s tragicomic stop-motion animation Mourir Auprès de Toi (To Die By Your Side).
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.
How Brands Will Connect With Consumers In 2010 | ANidea – powere
How to Build Your Brand Through Blog Comments | Personal Brandin
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. Is not hyper-reactive (doesn’t make you seem emotionally unstable) and does not put anyone down (if arguing, provide counterpoints. Don’t attack individuals)
3 Ways to Use Search and Authenticity in Personal Branding | Per
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. Writing about things that people might search for is a great way to find some new people at your door who might want a look at your product.Compare the 2010 Personal Branding Predictions of @HajjFlemings,
Let’s take a look at the 2010 Personal branding predictions from some of the industries top minds. I thought it would be interesting to do a blog post and include two of my colleagues Dan Schawbel and William Arruda both of which are well respected in the personal branding industry. Take a look at the world the way we see it and add your thoughts, comments and predictions. Predictions: Video VersionAlthough the ego effect exists and many still seem to be focused on how many followers they have , the true value of social networks goes way beyond the traditional reach measures of the (offline) broadcast model. Chris Brogan recently wrote about this from the perspective of comments and David Armano wrote about the viral impact of retweeting and how it allows one to bridge different networks. @Zappos is the voice of Tony Hsieh, Zappos.com’s CEO. He is one of 438 people at Zappos who actively converse on Twitter .