Creating Your
Personal Brand
Let’s Think?
 What’s a personal brand?
 Why is it so important?
 Does everyone need a personal brand?
 Can you name people with an
outstanding personal brand?
 What features and traits of character do
they possess?
A bit of facts
 Based on a survey less than 15% of people
have truly defined their personal brand and
less than 5% are living it consistently at work –
each and every day.
 70% of professionals believe they have
defined their personal brand and 50% believe
they are living it.
 But when you “peel-back-the-onion,” you
realize that their focus was centered on self-
promotion rather than a commitment to
advance themselves by serving others.
What Personal Brand is NOT
 It's NOT what you say about yourself
 It's NOT an extension of your employer's
brand
 It's NOT your presence in the social media
 It's NOT something that you can ask for
 It's NOT something that you are entitled to
 It's NOT a perk
 It's NOT about the power alone
 It's NOT a gift that someone can give you
 It's NOT permanent
 “Your brand is what people say about
you when you’re not in the room” - Jeff
Bezos, Founder of Amazon
Image VS Reputation
Reputation
Is earned
What others see in you
=value
Attracts people
Image
Is built
What you create and show
others
= expenses
Costs time and efforts
Stages of Brand Building
 Awareness – Have I heard of you?
 Familiarity – What do I know about you?
 Favorability – Do I like you?
 Trust – Can you be trusted?
 Advocacy – Would I recommend you?
Brand VS Routine
Routine
Does what he’s told to do
Has a responsible approach
to every task
Given the task by a boss
Lunch time is for his personal
needs
Doesn’t even consider
taking up some extra job
Minds his own business only
Brand
All his projects are
outstanding
Wants to reach the heights
in his profession
Wants to work on this project
because it’s either
innovative or lets him
improve his skills
Enjoys social networking at
lunch time
Takes up the smallest task if
sees further perspective in it
Attaches himself to the
project
Brand VS Routine
Brand
Irritates people by his
opinions
Enjoys every workday
Gets angry if changes
take place slowly
Man of actions
Better ask for apology
rather than permission
Routine
Keeps it safe
Workday is just a
workday. No fun
permitted
Nowhere to hurry
Man of instructions
Better not involve into
anything
Step 1.
 Define where you are NOW
Step 2.
 Accept that YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE at
this point.
 “Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already
Taken”. - Oscar Wilde
Step 3.
 Define your strong and weak points.
Highlight the strong points and make use
of weak points.
 Don’t change yourself, modify yourself.
 “Too many people overvalue what they
are not and undervalue what they are.” -
Malcolm Forbes, Publisher
Step 4.
 Create your own identity. Your
uniqueness.
 “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is
about creating yourself.” - George
Bernhard Shaw
Step 5.
 Define your roles in which you want to
create a brand.
12 Archetypes
Motivation Archetype
Stability Caring
Creator
Ruler
Social attachment Usual guy
Friend
Joker
Risk and mastery Fighter
White crow
Magician
Education Naïve
Researcher
Sage
Step 6.
 Define your target audience
Step 7.
Get Personal Brand Toolkit:
 Business card
 Resume/CV
 Portfolio
 Blog/website
 Social network profiles: LinkedIn, Facebook,
Twitter
 Video resume
 Wardrobe
 E-mail address
Visual Resume
Elevator Pitch
 Who are you?
 What do you do?
 Why do you do it?
 What’s in it for others?
 What’s different about it?
 What are your plans?
6 P
 Passion
 Purpose
 Planning
 People
 Play
 Perseveranсe
Personal Branding Crisis
 Too much self-promotion on social
networks
 Your brand lacks consistency
 You aren’t using your brand to network
 You never proofread
 You lack credibility
 You don’t provide something unique
Thank You!
 Inna Shmun
 http://www.facebook.com/inna.shmun
 Inna.shmun@gmail.com

Personal branding - Yappi

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Let’s Think?  What’sa personal brand?  Why is it so important?  Does everyone need a personal brand?  Can you name people with an outstanding personal brand?  What features and traits of character do they possess?
  • 3.
    A bit offacts  Based on a survey less than 15% of people have truly defined their personal brand and less than 5% are living it consistently at work – each and every day.  70% of professionals believe they have defined their personal brand and 50% believe they are living it.  But when you “peel-back-the-onion,” you realize that their focus was centered on self- promotion rather than a commitment to advance themselves by serving others.
  • 4.
    What Personal Brandis NOT  It's NOT what you say about yourself  It's NOT an extension of your employer's brand  It's NOT your presence in the social media  It's NOT something that you can ask for  It's NOT something that you are entitled to  It's NOT a perk  It's NOT about the power alone  It's NOT a gift that someone can give you  It's NOT permanent
  • 5.
     “Your brandis what people say about you when you’re not in the room” - Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon
  • 6.
    Image VS Reputation Reputation Isearned What others see in you =value Attracts people Image Is built What you create and show others = expenses Costs time and efforts
  • 7.
    Stages of BrandBuilding  Awareness – Have I heard of you?  Familiarity – What do I know about you?  Favorability – Do I like you?  Trust – Can you be trusted?  Advocacy – Would I recommend you?
  • 8.
    Brand VS Routine Routine Doeswhat he’s told to do Has a responsible approach to every task Given the task by a boss Lunch time is for his personal needs Doesn’t even consider taking up some extra job Minds his own business only Brand All his projects are outstanding Wants to reach the heights in his profession Wants to work on this project because it’s either innovative or lets him improve his skills Enjoys social networking at lunch time Takes up the smallest task if sees further perspective in it Attaches himself to the project
  • 9.
    Brand VS Routine Brand Irritatespeople by his opinions Enjoys every workday Gets angry if changes take place slowly Man of actions Better ask for apology rather than permission Routine Keeps it safe Workday is just a workday. No fun permitted Nowhere to hurry Man of instructions Better not involve into anything
  • 10.
    Step 1.  Definewhere you are NOW
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    Step 2.  Acceptthat YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE at this point.  “Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken”. - Oscar Wilde
  • 12.
    Step 3.  Defineyour strong and weak points. Highlight the strong points and make use of weak points.  Don’t change yourself, modify yourself.  “Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” - Malcolm Forbes, Publisher
  • 13.
    Step 4.  Createyour own identity. Your uniqueness.  “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” - George Bernhard Shaw
  • 14.
    Step 5.  Defineyour roles in which you want to create a brand.
  • 15.
    12 Archetypes Motivation Archetype StabilityCaring Creator Ruler Social attachment Usual guy Friend Joker Risk and mastery Fighter White crow Magician Education Naïve Researcher Sage
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    Step 6.  Defineyour target audience
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    Step 7. Get PersonalBrand Toolkit:  Business card  Resume/CV  Portfolio  Blog/website  Social network profiles: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter  Video resume  Wardrobe  E-mail address
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    Elevator Pitch  Whoare you?  What do you do?  Why do you do it?  What’s in it for others?  What’s different about it?  What are your plans?
  • 20.
    6 P  Passion Purpose  Planning  People  Play  Perseveranсe
  • 21.
    Personal Branding Crisis Too much self-promotion on social networks  Your brand lacks consistency  You aren’t using your brand to network  You never proofread  You lack credibility  You don’t provide something unique
  • 22.
    Thank You!  InnaShmun  http://www.facebook.com/inna.shmun  Inna.shmun@gmail.com