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THE MINIMIMALIST’S GUIDE!
TO PERSONAL BRANDING AND ONLINE!
REPUTATION MANAGEMENT!
JARRETT SMITH

DIGITAL STRATEGIST!
CLARK/NIKDEL/POWELL

@TheJarrettSmith!
PART I!
IN WHICH I DELIVER PITHY COMMENTARY
ON HOW THE INTERNET HAS CHANGED
THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS.!
PART II!
IN WHICH I DELIVER RECOMMENDATIONS
ON HOW TO USE THE INTERNET FOR
GREAT PERSONAL ADVANTAGE.!
PART I!
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE INTERNET!
Check	
  out	
  
this	
  water.	
  
What	
  
water?	
  
HERE’S A SIMPLE DEMONSTRATION!
IN WHAT YEAR WAS 

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
BORN?!
SRSLY??	
  
KA-POW!!
That	
  would	
  
be	
  1847!	
  
MOBILE + BROADBAND

=!
UNLIMITED INFORMATION
ON-DEMAND!
5.1	
  
10.2	
  
0	
  
2	
  
4	
  
6	
  
8	
  
10	
  
12	
  
2010	
   2011	
  
Number	
  of	
  Online	
  Sources	
  of	
  Info	
  Referenced	
  
Prior	
  to	
  Purchase	
  
Source:	
  Zero	
  Moment	
  of	
  Truth	
  (ZMOT),	
  Google	
  2011	
  
EMPLOYERS ARE NOT IMMUNE!
BUT, NEITHER ARE YOU!
39% OF COMPANIES USE SOCIAL
NETWORKING SITES TO RESEARCH
JOB CANDIDATES!
!
43% OF THOSE WHO DO SAY
THEY’VE FOUND INFORMATION THAT
CAUSED THEM NOT TO HIRE!
Source:	
  CareerBuilder,	
  2013	
  
77% OF COMPANIES USE SOCIAL
NETWORKING SITES TO RECRUIT
JOB CANDIDATES!
!
80% SAY THE PRIMARY REASON IS
RECRUITING “PASSIVE CANDIDATES”!
Source:	
  Social	
  Networking	
  Website	
  and	
  Recrui6ng/Selec6on,	
  Society	
  of	
  Human	
  Resource	
  Management,	
  2013	
  
YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
MATTERS!
SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES & POSTS!
BIOS ON COMPANY WEBSITES!
THINGS YOU’VE PUBLISHED!
PRESS MENTIONS!
!
LinkedIn	
  
profile	
  
Bio	
  on	
  a	
  
website	
  	
  
Bio	
  on	
  a	
  
website	
  	
  
Press	
  
menWon	
  
Very	
  old	
  
blog…	
  
Nothing	
  too	
  damning	
  
here…	
  	
  =)	
  
PART II!
LET’S TALK STRATEGY!
MINIMUM VIABLE STRATEGY

(In 3 Steps)!
1!
CLEAN UP THE RIFF RAFF!
39% OF COMPANIES USE SOCIAL
NETWORKING SITES TO RESEARCH
JOB CANDIDATES!
!
43% OF THOSE WHO DO SAY
THEY’VE FOUND INFORMATION THAT
CAUSED THEM NOT TO HIRE!
Source:	
  CareerBuilder,	
  2013	
  
I	
  am	
  not	
  
your	
  friend.	
  
0	
  
5	
  
10	
  
15	
  
20	
  
25	
  
30	
  
35	
  
40	
  
45	
  
1	
  cup	
   2	
  cups	
   3	
  cups	
   4	
  cups	
  
The	
  Rela9onship	
  Between	
  the	
  Number	
  of	
  Red	
  Solo	
  Cups	
  
in	
  Facebook	
  Photos	
  and	
  the	
  Likelihood	
  of	
  Career	
  Disaster	
  
Work those privacy settings.!
!
Clean up the riff raff. (aka. Eliminate the red
solo cups.) !
!
When it doubt, delete.!
MINIMUM VIABLE STRATEGY!
2	
  
IT’S TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT
LINKEDIN.!
77% OF COMPANIES USE SOCIAL
NETWORKING SITES TO RECRUIT
JOB CANDIDATES!
!
80% SAY THE PRIMARY REASON IS
RECRUITING “PASSIVE CANDIDATES”!
Source:	
  Social	
  Networking	
  Website	
  and	
  Recrui6ng/Selec6on,	
  Society	
  of	
  Human	
  Resource	
  Management,	
  2013	
  
Source:	
  Social	
  Networking	
  Website	
  and	
  Recrui6ng/Selec6on,	
  Society	
  of	
  Human	
  Resource	
  Management,	
  2013	
  
94%	
  
54%	
  
39%	
  
10%	
  
WHAT	
  PLATFORMS	
  DO	
  RECRUITERS	
  USE?	
  
REAL	
  NAME	
  
CONTACT	
  
INFO	
  
CUSTOM	
  URL	
  
DECENT	
  
HEADSHOT	
  
KEYWORDS	
  I’D	
  LIKE	
  TO	
  
SHOW	
  UP	
  FOR…	
  
SLIDESHARE	
  PLUGIN	
  
MORE	
  KEYWORDS…	
  
SHOOT	
  FOR	
  5+	
  
LINKEDIN 

IS A 

COCKTAIL PARTY!
COWORKER	
  
VENDOR	
  
CLIENT	
  
RANDOM	
  
DUDE	
  WHO	
  
SEEMS	
  
REASONABLY	
  
COOL	
  
CONNECT WITH THEM ALL!
Complete the heck out of your profile.!
!
Join 5-10 industry-related Groups and

participate in the conversation.

!
Connect with every legitimate business contact
you make offline.!
!
Post an update 2-3 times a week.!
MINIMUM VIABLE STRATEGY!
ACT NATURALLY!
BE COOL!
NOBODY LIKES THIS
GUY!
Marketers	
  
Ruin	
  
Everything	
  
3!
START A TWITTER ACCOUNT!
MINIMUM VIABLE STRATEGY!
TWITTER IS GREAT FOR
LISTENING!
FOLLOW REALLY
SMART PEOPLE!
MINIMUM VIABLE STRATEGY!
Follow 25-200+ industry thought-leaders.!
!
Only follow people you would actually want
to meet in real life.

!
Check in at least 2-3 times per week. 

!
Share the best of what you find 

on LinkedIn.!
YOU WILL GET SMARTER!
WHAT’S THE ROI?!RETURN	
  ON	
  INVESTMENT	
  
Pooooooooo
oooooop.	
  
AND NOW FOR AN 

INSPIRATIONAL CONCLUSION.!
THIS PAST NOVEMBER, 

I STARTED MY JOB HUNT!
But what do I say?!Poooooooo
ooooooop.	
  
AMONG OTHER THINGS, 

I UPDATED MY LINKEDIN
STATUS!
I	
  WORK	
  FOR	
  
THIS	
  GUY	
  
NOW…	
  
BUILDING A KILLER 

PERSONAL BRAND 

IS STILL HARD.!
DIGITAL TOOLS CAN HELP.!
THE MINIMIMALIST’S GUIDE!
TO PERSONAL BRANDING AND ONLINE!
REPUTATION MANAGEMENT!
JARRETT SMITH

DIGITAL STRATEGIST!
CLARK/NIKDEL/POWELL

@TheJarrettSmith!
LET’S	
  CONNECT!	
  

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