While the Founding Fathers did not have social media vehicles and platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Youtube, Flickr and Foursquare I am sure that they would have taken advantage of them as mediums for communicating with contacts, public, friends and others interested in “the cause.” Social networking and marketing did not exist, but these individuals knew the importance of publicity, having a personal brand, word of mouth marketing, networking, effective writing, publishing and public speaking. Do these skills and approaches sound familiar? These techniques and others are the same that individuals need to capitalize on today to build their own personal brands, the foundation for a success in life, in business and in any community.
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Over the years I have done many TV segments and blogs on personal branding and personal marketing. I strongly recommend that every individual have a personal marketing plan to grow their brand. Recently, I asked my intern Emily Glickman, a student at Ithaca College to ask me a few questions about personal branding. How shouldRead more
Fox 35 Orlando features Digital Fly, a new service which monitors social media activity in specific geographic areas for schools and enforcement from Lynbrook, NY- based OSC World, a leading provider of scoring and technology services for school districts in New York State.Read more
“They push sales messages and list services that they offer and provide, but often fail to show their expertise, knowledge, and personal side,” says Bill Corbett Jr., president of Corbett Public Relations. “Those in sales and marketing who focus on long-term strategies of personal branding, expert positioning, and audience building will be able to buildRead more
Strategies and Predictions I recently wrote a blog about taking action steps to achieve goals. As we end 2015, let’s look at some specific action steps you can take to Grow Your Personal Brand in 2016, achieve your goals and attain long term success. Make time, don’t waste time. First, stop talking about not havingRead more
CW 2 Denver Daybreak features Digital Fly, a new service which monitors social media activity in specific geographic areas for schools and enforcement from Lynbrook, NY- based OSC World, a leading provider of scoring and technology services .Read more
The blacked-out Eiffel Tower following the terrorist attacks on Nov. 13, 2015. Pre-programed and robotic posts show many “marketers” were out of touch. Nothing is worse than looking insensitive and out of touch with your audience. During times of crisis your audience will shift its focus to the latest news and world events. We sawRead more
A Subway franchise owner. Another Reason why Personal Branding Matters I have written about the Subway Jarod Fogle spokesperson scandal and crisis PR recently. I understand what the management, marketing team and PR firm for Subway is doing this week. It has been a roller-coaster and certainly a challenge for them; this is truly a nightmare for aRead more
At the beginning of July, I committed to blog every day and to encourage you to engage in significantly more social media activity. This is my 31st blog in a row. The results, on a number of fronts, have been positive, interesting and rewarding. I have also learned quite a bit and I want to share theRead more
For nearly three decades in the public relations business, I have had the pleasure of working with some great entrepreneurs and businesspeople. The firm’s goals have remained the same: we seek to secure media coverage to build a person’s brand, reputation and attract attention. Building a brand takes time. In the past I have discussed theRead more
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