Shopping for Talent
In today’s post, I would like us to step into the hiring manager’s shoes and try to look at things from their perspective. When a company seeks out to fill a certain vacancy, it’s very much like grocery shopping, with the only exception of not having to actually go to the supermarket. […]
Fresh Graduates – Ready … Aim … Hire!
Even though there’s one keystroke separating the “H” and the “F”, trust me, this is not a typo! In today’s post, we’ll discuss how to strategically use the blogging and the networking power of social media to guarantee your spot on the hiring manager’s radar, cause let’s face it, if you’re counting […]
Personal Branding – How-to Avoid Brand Name Confusion
Personal Branding is all about earning your brand the attention it deserves; but what if your brand shares the spotlight with someone else? In other words, what if you have a common name? If the next employer, or client, or contact googles your name up to learn more about you after that […]
KLOUT – Measuring Your Personal Branding Influence & Style
There are thousands of Social Media monitoring tools out there that should certainly be used to measure the effectiveness of your branding activities. This here is the first in a series of posts that will be introducing how to make the best use of these tools. In today’s post, I’ll be talking about […]
Branding 2.0 for NGOs
On Wednesday, September 28, 2011, I had the honor and pleasure of discussing the subject of Branding 2.0 for NGOs as part of a joint collaboration conference between Microsoft Egypt, UNDP and ICT Trust Fund, entitled “Nebny Masr” or “Building Egypt,” that was hosted by the Sawy Culture Wheel in Zamalek. Over […]
A Guide to Following People on Twitter
I know I should be writing my DMC project, but I just couldn’t help myself , I had to share this with you. In a previous post about Twitter, I laid down the 10 Commandments of Twitter, which serve as a guide to Twitter conduct. Three of these commandments address the subject […]
Twitter & I – The Love Story
Twitter & I met less than 3 months ago. We were off to a rough start! We didn’t understand each other! I didn’t know what she was asking me to do. She was very demanding. She kept nothing for herself. She kept inviting people over and most of them I never knew […]
Do I need a Blog or a Website?
I asked myself this question over a 100 times -should I develop a website or a blog for my business, or both? Starting up my new marketing consulting business, I was soliciting different quotations from web agencies to develop a website that would allow me to share basic information, continuous updates, ability […]
How-to add Icons in Your Signature
A great source for blog posts is questions you encounter in your daily life – in your business, in a conversation with your friends, in an article, even in an email from a friend. This post in an answer the could have been simply sent in a reply email, but since everyone […]