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Business or Personal? Your New Media Rules

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

When it comes to personal branding and new media, there are countless examples of professionals, businesses, and individuals who have built popular and effective networks of followers, friends, and business contacts. As new media tools and strategies become an increasingly important part of the business world, PR, marketing, and communications professionals are adopting these tactics [...]

How to Talk About Change at Work

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

It’s like clockwork. Every thirty days or so for the last five months, a seismic shift at work.
What I’m focusing on is that I’ve learned a fair amount already. Both observation and mounting experience are incredible mentors in a pinch. Along the way, I realize that I’m learning some things at a breakneck pace, but [...]

Integrity Matters Everywhere

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

At Work
One thing I know right now about the world of work is this: it’s stressful.
No matter who you are or what you’re doing, I’m sure you can relate. There are certainly signs of hope in the economy, but reality is, not one of us is standing on completely solid ground.
And it’s hard in the [...]

Where’s the Line? Professional Gets Personal for Women

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

In the world of personal branding, the emphasis on branding your name is understandably strong. One of the first steps to branding yourself online is always to snag your name’s URL – or the closest substitute you can find. To market yourself, your brand name, online, your best bet is to write, [...]

What the Personal Branding Debate Can Teach Us about PR, Social Media & Ourselves

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Every once in a while, I see some form of this debate roll around the social media sphere. It’s an interesting debate, carried through scholarly literature to the blogosphere to conversations I come across on Twitter.
The other night, I came across a group of my Twitter peers debating the relevance and authenticity of personal branding, [...]

This Changes Everything.

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Yesterday, I got to experience in person the miracle of birth as my best friend delivered her second daughter after 18 hours of incredibly painful, unmedicated labor. Back labor. If you want to know more about it, Google it, and I’ll spare you the details. But suffice it to say, it was a rough night [...]

Social Media Reality Check: How Deep is Your Brand?

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

In case you missed the news, social media is officially mainstream! OK, so the announcement may not have you jumping up and down or ringing up everyone you know – not even grandma – because it hardly constitutes news. In fact, research shows that 60% of web users access social networks at work. Social networking [...]

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