How to Discover and Create Your Brand. Dan Schawbel is the author of Me 2. Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success, and owner of the award winning Personal Branding Blog. In the past few years personal branding has been discussed exhaustively throughout the Net. The difference between today and over ten years ago when it was first mentioned by Tom Peters, is the rise of social technologies that have made branding not only more personal, but within reach. From the corporate brand (BMW), to the product brand (BMW M3 Coupe) and down to the personal brand (car salesman), branding is a critical component to a customer’s purchasing decision. These days, customer complaints and opinions are online and viewable through a simple search, on either Google or through social networks. There is no hiding anymore and transparency and authenticity are the only means to survive and thrive in this new digital kingdom. Many people think that personal branding is just for celebrities such as Paris Hilton or Britney Spears, yet each and every one of us is a brand. Personal branding, by definition, is the process by which we market ourselves to others. As a brand, we can leverage the same strategies that make these celebrities or corporate brands appeal to others. We can build brand equity just like them. Social media tools have leveled the playing ground and have enabled us to reach incredible heights, at the cost of our time. Today, I want to share the personal branding process, so you can start to think about what face you want to show to the world and how you want to position yourself for success! Discover your brand. The single biggest mistake people make is that they either brand themselves just for the sake of doing it or that they fail to invest time in learning about what's in their best interests. The key to success, and this isn't revolutionary, is to be compensated based on your passion. In order to find your passion, you need a lot of time to think, some luck and you need to do some research online to figure out what's out there. Brand discovery is about figuring out what you want to do for the rest of your life, setting goals, writing down a mission, vision and personal brand statement (what you do and who you serve), as well as creating a development plan. Have you ever been called intelligent or humorous by your peers or coworkers? That description is part of your brand, especially if you feel those attributed pertain to you. To know if you've discovered your brand, you need to make this equation equal: Your self- impression = How people perceive you. Before you enter the next step in the personal branding process, you'll want to select a niche, whereby you can be the master of your domain. For example, Joel Comm has mastered the Google Adsense niche and brands himself using his name, and Brian Solis owns the social media PR niche with his PR 2. Once you sort this all out, now it's time to create your brand. Create your brand. Now that you know what you want to do and have claimed a niche, at least in your mind, it's time to get it on paper and online. The sum of all the marketing material you should develop for your brand is called a Personal Branding Toolkit. This kit consists of the following elements that you can use to highlight your brand and allow people to easily view what you're about: 1. Business card: It doesn't matter if you're a college student, CEO, or a consultant, everyone should have their own business card. The card should contain your picture, your personal brand statement (such as Boston Financial Expert), as well as your *preferred* contact information and corporate logo if necessary. On the web, Business. Card. 2. com is a great social network for creating and distributing your person business card. Resume/cover letter/references document: These are typical documents that you need for applying for jobs and when you go on interviews (something over 2 million job seekers will be doing as we speak). Be sure to prioritize each document with information custom to the target position. Portfolio: Whether you use a CD, web or print portfolio, it's a great way to showcase the work you've done in the past, which can convince someone of your ability to accomplish the same results for the future. Blog/website: You need to own yourname. Linked. In profile: A Linked. In profile is a combination of a resume, cover letter, references document and a moving and living database of your network. Facebook profile: Over 1. Twitter profile: Your Twitter profile should have an avatar that is carved out of your Facebook picture and used in your Linked. In profile. Twitbacks. Twitter profile. 8. Video resume: A video resume is a short video of you talking about why you are the best for a specific job opportunity. Wardrobe: Your personal style is tangible and is extremely important for standing out from the crowd. Email address: Don’t overlook your email address as not being a significant part of your toolkit. Most people use email over all social networks and when you connect with someone on a social network, you are notified via email, so get used to it. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères - Quai d'Orsay. Retrouvez-nous en anglais sur @francediplo I support 1GOAL and the Global Campaign for Education and call on world leaders to ensure that all women and girls get the right to a safe, quality and free education. Provides a wide range of resources including databases, familyfinder, articles, societies, projects and discussion groups. Book your next cheap flight through Priceline. Save up to 40% on airfares. Explore flight itineraries & find cheap flight tickets. 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