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AUGUST 28, 2008

Posted by Irene Koehler in Branding on August 28, 2008 | no responses Big companies, small businesses – we all work very hard to deliver an extraordinary product or service to our customers. Integral to determining a response while simultaneously reinforcing the brand is understanding your target audience.

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JUNE 1, 2011

This may include information posted online somewhere by you, someone you know, organizations or companies you’re affiliated with or public databases. While you are undoubtedly interested in keeping up to date on industry-related topics, local news or your favorite sports teams, one of the most relevant topics to you should be you.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Looking to work for a specific company? They’ll show you the career path for employees of certain companies. Cisco is a popular company to work for after leaving Apple. With Citigroup cutting 50K people today and so many other companies doing the same, it is a scary time for the workforce at large.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Nametags are awkwardly enormous as they include name, company, website and Twitter @username. During breaks, everyone leaves their brand-new Macs behind because, “Who’s going to take it? Hint: When the nametag impairs my ability to sit comfortably, it may just a tad too large.) Everyone here already has one.&#

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MAY 3, 2009

yet powerful platform to build a brand, control one’s online reputation?and Related articles which may interest you: The Re-Branding of Me: Website Under Construction Do You Have a Digital Business Card? are focused on a particular topic?and Blogging provides a simple,?yet What is your take on blogs?

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MAY 26, 2010

Please note that this change will not affect your advertising campaigns and there is no action required on your part.Facebook is a company that moves quickly, constantly innovating and launching new products to improve the user experience. Additional comments powered by BackType Click ‘Like’ to join us on Facebook!

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

What if you wanted to impress everyone by showing off that you’re connected to that famous author who wrote that book, that socialite who keeps getting into trouble and a couple of 20-something CEOs who just sold their companies and are now billionaires?

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Have you increased sales for your company over 500% in the last year? Have you worked with Bill Gates and want everyone to see his recommendation praising your role in building Microsoft? Move your recommendations to the top. Upload a slide showing the results to SlideShare and move it where it will best show off your talents.

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AUGUST 28, 2008

First, I headed over to her company?s The information on the company website is well written and crisp; leaving no doubt that she is a highly qualified and well respected executive. So here’s the challenge: Suggest non-litigious ways to distinguish the personal brand when it overlaps another compelling, but different, brand.

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JANUARY 12, 2009

You know that Joe, one of your LinkedIn connections, is very interested in learning how his company might be able to use Second Life as an innovative platform for training its employees worldwide. Additional comments powered by BackType Click ‘Like’ to join us on Facebook!

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

Did you calculate the ROI of the telephone or the company car before you invested in them? You’ve heard the stories; a bookstore ( or was it a coffee shop, no wait, it was a computer company, or was it a magazine, it’s so hard to remember ) set up a Facebook Page and six weeks later had 2.5 Your Business Sucks.

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

Did you calculate the ROI of the telephone or the company car before you invested in them? You’ve heard the stories; a bookstore ( or was it a coffee shop, no wait, it was a computer company, or was it a magazine, it’s so hard to remember ) set up a Facebook Page and six weeks later had 2.5 Your Business Sucks.

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MARCH 1, 2009

I know others are beginning to add a photo as part of their branding, but I’ve seen very few cards with photos so far (except for realtors, that is, lots of photos in that category). The solution seems to be including what you or your company actually do on the card, rather than just a title.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2009

This suggestion is a little late, but it would be interesting to explore how both consumers and brands/companies will keep track of all their communications as social media continues to explode, as well as go mobile. Additional comments powered by BackType Click ‘Like’ to join us on Facebook!

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Twitter, like all online activity, will become part of your reputation and brand, whether you like it or not. your dog or a logo (unless you are tweeting on behalf of a larger company). It is yet another way to include more information about yourself and show that you’ve taken a few extra minutes to brand yourself online.

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MARCH 22, 2012

And, if you must copy others on the email who don’t know each other (or have other connection, such as working for the same company), don’t expose their email addresses by including them in the cc: field. Ask yourself: Am I including them because they want to know about this or because I want them to know about this ?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Register for.tel for free) Posted by Irene Koehler in Branding , Business , Career , Networking , Tips on February 23, 2010 | 47 responses We all want to be found more easily online when our friends, potential clients and employers Google us. > For companies, .tel tel is a business card fully secure and customizable. >

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MARCH 22, 2012

And, if you must copy others on the email who don’t know each other (or have other connection, such as working for the same company), don’t expose their email addresses by including them in the cc: field. Ask yourself: Am I including them because they want to know about this or because I want them to know about this ?

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MARCH 22, 2012

And, if you must copy others on the email who don’t know each other (or have other connection, such as working for the same company), don’t expose their email addresses by including them in the cc: field. Ask yourself: Am I including them because they want to know about this or because I want them to know about this ?

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JUNE 23, 2011

It represents a real misunderstanding of what it takes to effectively incorporate social media into one’s online presence, whether it’s for professional, branding, political, marketing, customer service or other purposes. How would you feel if the name of your company was emblazoned on the side of that car?

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AUGUST 29, 2008

Mix up the person interested in a job with your company with the one you promised to connect with your real estate agent Some of us have perfect recall and can keep the details of who said what and to whom we offered to introduce them to a famous colleague ? And the unsolicited email newsletters will only put your company in a bad light.

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AUGUST 29, 2008

Mix up the person interested in a job with your company with the one you promised to connect with your real estate agent Some of us have perfect recall and can keep the details of who said what and to whom we offered to introduce them to a famous colleague ? And the unsolicited email newsletters will only put your company in a bad light.

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