Comments on: Personal branding and blogging http://steveellwood.com/2008/08/26/personal-branding-and-blogging/ musings on how technology is changing my business environment Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:18:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve Ellwood http://steveellwood.com/2008/08/26/personal-branding-and-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Steve Ellwood Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:37:56 +0000 http://shaidorsai.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-74 Shel Israeltalks about <a href="http://redcouch.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/my-thoughts-on.html" rel="nofollow">personal branding</a> saying "I do not consider good branding--personal, product or corporate to be noise. I do not believe personal branding is the act of talking about one's self." I think you're right about some techies not marketing themselves effectively; but how do we address that? Shel Israeltalks about personal branding saying “I do not consider good branding–personal, product or corporate to be noise. I do not believe personal branding is the act of talking about one’s self.”

I think you’re right about some techies not marketing themselves effectively; but how do we address that?

]]> By: Lee Hampton-Whitehead http://steveellwood.com/2008/08/26/personal-branding-and-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Lee Hampton-Whitehead Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:27:10 +0000 http://shaidorsai.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-73 Ah yes, it seems the day has come (and gone) when personal brand is so much more then word of mouth reputation. it has become a marketing battle with blogs, micro blogs and social networking etc. This has some great benefits, allowing talanted individuals to rise above his immediate social or professional circles, often to great benefit. However there is a downside, it provides a larger stage for the "all mouth and no trousers" brigade. Then add to the mix, tha fact that really good, innovative techies often lack the ability to market themselves effectively.. Ah yes, it seems the day has come (and gone) when personal brand is so much more then word of mouth reputation. it has become a marketing battle with blogs, micro blogs and social networking etc.

This has some great benefits, allowing talanted individuals to rise above his immediate social or professional circles, often to great benefit. However there is a downside, it provides a larger stage for the “all mouth and no trousers” brigade.

Then add to the mix, tha fact that really good, innovative techies often lack the ability to market themselves effectively..

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