Leveraging Social Media to Build Your Personal Brand

On May 20, 2009, in Personal Branding, Social Media Marketing, by Mike D. Merrill (@mikedmerrill)

Monday night I was fortunate to present on Personal Branding at the DFW Social Media Marketing Meetup. Great turnout and hosts Stephanie Inge @stephinge and Sandy Norton @sleenie.

I posted the deck on Slideshare and they have selected it as the Spotlight under “Business & Mgmt” today. 

My goal in this discussion is to suggest you 1) own developing and influencing their own brand, 2) understand that social media is just a tool, and 3) recognize you still need brand tenets to drive results in a community. Hope you find helpful.

I had planned to post the video, but the sound didn’t turnout as I had hoped.

The Age of the Brandividual

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Mike D. Merrill (@mikedmerrill)

Mike D. Merrill is Director of Marketing at ReachLocal and Chief Bacon Maker and Marketing Strategist of Bacon Marketing. He is also President of the Social Media Club of Dallas and co-organizer of Ignite Dallas.

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  • http://Warrior-Preneur.com/ Ann Evanston

    I appreciate Mike that you say: “social media is just a tool” because I think it is important that people understand that networking rules of engagement still apply within the tool! That is why I like my clients to understand the power of their voice and who they ARE not just what they DO!

    Ann Evanston
    The Warrior is Within You
    http://Warrior-Preneur.com

  • http://Warrior-Preneur.com Ann Evanston

    I appreciate Mike that you say: “social media is just a tool” because I think it is important that people understand that networking rules of engagement still apply within the tool! That is why I like my clients to understand the power of their voice and who they ARE not just what they DO!

    Ann Evanston
    The Warrior is Within You
    http://Warrior-Preneur.com