Comments for Act As If It Were Impossible to Fail http://actasifblog.com ACCELERATE your career success. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:14:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Are You Ready for Your Phone Interview? by Tweets that mention Are You Ready for your Phone Interview? | Act As If It Were Impossible to Fail -- Topsy.com http://actasifblog.com/?p=1041&cpage=1#comment-694 Tweets that mention Are You Ready for your Phone Interview? | Act As If It Were Impossible to Fail -- Topsy.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:14:10 +0000 http://actasifblog.com/?p=1041#comment-694 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Joe Lavelle, Jason Monastra. Jason Monastra said: Are You Ready for your Phone Interview? | Act As If It Were ...: However, I found a recently published article on ... http://bit.ly/cS7jt5 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Joe Lavelle, Jason Monastra. Jason Monastra said: Are You Ready for your Phone Interview? | Act As If It Were …: However, I found a recently published article on … http://bit.ly/cS7jt5 [...]

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]]> Comment on Man in Suit by Todd Schnick http://actasifblog.com/?p=1030&cpage=1#comment-685 Todd Schnick Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:07:38 +0000 http://actasifblog.com/?p=1030#comment-685 Isn't it amazing how many businesses don't know the answer to what their customers really want? Too often I see entrepreneurs make assumptions. All they have to do is ask. And the act itself is good marketing... Isn’t it amazing how many businesses don’t know the answer to what their customers really want? Too often I see entrepreneurs make assumptions. All they have to do is ask. And the act itself is good marketing…

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]]> Comment on Giving Back + Networking = Career Acceleration! by Joe Lavelle http://actasifblog.com/?p=1019&cpage=1#comment-666 Joe Lavelle Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:10:46 +0000 http://actasifblog.com/?p=1019#comment-666 Hey Todd! Thanks for your comments and your support! I like to think of both networking and giving back as catalysts for a lot of good things that we all want like better jobs, higher pay, access to better investment opportunities, etc. Best wishes! Joe Hey Todd! Thanks for your comments and your support! I like to think of both networking and giving back as catalysts for a lot of good things that we all want like better jobs, higher pay, access to better investment opportunities, etc. Best wishes! Joe

]]> Comment on Giving Back + Networking = Career Acceleration! by Todd Schnick http://actasifblog.com/?p=1019&cpage=1#comment-661 Todd Schnick Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:14:52 +0000 http://actasifblog.com/?p=1019#comment-661 Joe - great stuff. Thanks for bringing awareness of this concept. Such simple stuff, actually, but so rarely done. I am a passionate advocate to my business clients that giving back is a powerful way to market themselves. But giving back to advance your career is a must. Joe – great stuff. Thanks for bringing awareness of this concept. Such simple stuff, actually, but so rarely done.

I am a passionate advocate to my business clients that giving back is a powerful way to market themselves.

But giving back to advance your career is a must.

]]> Comment on Is Personal Branding Overhyped? by Joe Lavelle http://actasifblog.com/?p=949&cpage=1#comment-578 Joe Lavelle Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:54:33 +0000 http://actasifblog.com/?p=949#comment-578 Thanks so much for your comments David. Your insights are the detail that I was seeking to better understand the popularity and what I believe to be the "watering down" of the concept of personal branding. Best wishes! Joe Thanks so much for your comments David. Your insights are the detail that I was seeking to better understand the popularity and what I believe to be the “watering down” of the concept of personal branding. Best wishes! Joe

]]> Comment on Is Personal Branding Overhyped? by David Sandusky http://actasifblog.com/?p=949&cpage=1#comment-577 David Sandusky Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:53:04 +0000 http://actasifblog.com/?p=949#comment-577 To answer the question, I believe the personal brand"ing" has become overhyped and commoditized in the wrong way. I also agree that Dan (and others) have done a remarkable job adding value in career content. Dan separates himself by creating his career so I find him credible and that is why I feed his blog posts and the team he assembles on my forum. My concern is far too many brand"ing" experts online (personal, product, business...) have no experience with strategy and have not built a brand. Simply, brand"ing" becomes marketing and is written by citizen journalists. Full brand management and brand marketing is lost and what remains is self promotion and using tools for such activity. To answer the question, I believe the personal brand”ing” has become overhyped and commoditized in the wrong way.

I also agree that Dan (and others) have done a remarkable job adding value in career content. Dan separates himself by creating his career so I find him credible and that is why I feed his blog posts and the team he assembles on my forum.

My concern is far too many brand”ing” experts online (personal, product, business…) have no experience with strategy and have not built a brand. Simply, brand”ing” becomes marketing and is written by citizen journalists. Full brand management and brand marketing is lost and what remains is self promotion and using tools for such activity.

]]> Comment on Is Personal Branding Overhyped? by Joe Lavelle http://actasifblog.com/?p=949&cpage=1#comment-576 Joe Lavelle Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:22:15 +0000 http://actasifblog.com/?p=949#comment-576 Dan - thanks so much for your comment! My perspective continues to be that you have really brought the concept of personal branding to the forefront and I am and avid follower of your efforts. It seems to me that many have jumped on the bandwagon with more "watered down" and less thoughtful content than you are providing. I value the concept, but think that some of the bandwagon jumpers are applying it to broadly. Maybe I still don't get it, but that was that reason for my post. I was looking for others' perspective. Thanks for sharing your's and best wishes through the Holidays! Dan – thanks so much for your comment! My perspective continues to be that you have really brought the concept of personal branding to the forefront and I am and avid follower of your efforts. It seems to me that many have jumped on the bandwagon with more “watered down” and less thoughtful content than you are providing. I value the concept, but think that some of the bandwagon jumpers are applying it to broadly. Maybe I still don’t get it, but that was that reason for my post. I was looking for others’ perspective. Thanks for sharing your’s and best wishes through the Holidays!

]]> Comment on Is Personal Branding Overhyped? by Joe Lavelle http://actasifblog.com/?p=949&cpage=1#comment-575 Joe Lavelle Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:14:40 +0000 http://actasifblog.com/?p=949#comment-575 Ryan - thanks for your comment and for pointing me to http://www.getperspectives.com ! I will be an avid follower of the debates! Ryan – thanks for your comment and for pointing me to http://www.getperspectives.com ! I will be an avid follower of the debates!

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