Branding Yourself

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Branding Yourself
Adam Dince @adamdince
Deluxe Corporation

Me, me, me, me, me, me, meeeee
 Adam Dince @adamdince
 Director of Earned Media at Deluxe
 Current MBA student at St. Catherine University
 More than 14 years of experience in online marketing and Web development, both
B2B and B2C
 Have helped dozens of Fortune 100 companies as well as small business owners
create the winning online strategies
Contributor To:
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Deluxe is 100 years young in 2015
http://www.smallbusinessrevolution.org
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We have a very special giveaway…
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Informational interviews with:
Kat Duncan, Managing Partner at CLICK Talent &
Tim Carroll, Vice-President, Small Business Marketing at Deluxe
Learn what both recruiters and hiring managers look for in entry-level talent

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Let’s have some fun!
Defining the personal brand

Which image do you associate McDonald’s with?
A B
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Remember Google Glass?
A B
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And this one?
A B
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When I was growing up…
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How you perceive a brand is what that brand is
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The same thing can be said about a personal brand
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A few definitions of personal branding
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A strong personal brand will…
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 Beget a stronger personal brand
 Earn you job offers
 Raise your salary ranges
 Give you instant credibility
 Be a magnet for opportunity
 Allow you to work for yourself
 Allow you to create your own career path
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Internal vs. external personal brand
 Internal
 Classmates
 Coworkers
 Family
 Friends
 External
 Recruiters
 Subject Matter Experts
 Conference Coordinators
 Journalists
 Industry Professionals / Hiring Managers
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Let’s get your
personal brand
In front of the right people

Way back in 2007…
 Moved up from a small business marketing co to major agency
 Was asked to take a search strategy role on a Fortune 5 brand
 Drove millions of new visits and leads a month to Website
 Grew account from $150,000 to $4MM in agency spend in 1 year
 Won Forrester Wave Award for our team work
 Built a solid in-house personal brand
@adamdince

In 2009, MRM / McCann NYC brought me on
 One of the largest full-service global traditional and digital advertising
agencies
 Was asked to help build the organic search & content strategy practice in
the NYC office
 Became most profitable center in the agency
 Responsible for millions of dollars in client contracts
 Amazing results
 Supported organic search & content strategy work across all US offices
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I watched other marketers outside personal
brands flourishing
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Yet, mine was non-existent
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So, in 2010, I decided to do something about it!
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And I’m so glad I did
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Now it’s your turn!
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Maximize your networking @ the SAS
 Introduce yourselves to session & round-table speakers
 Exchange business cards
 Connect on LinkedIn
 Write a personalized note when connecting on LinkedIn
 Keep the conversation going
 Ask for informational interviews
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Practice your elevator pitch
 Have a specific ask
 Be prepared to quickly explain why you’re qualified to ask
 Know your audience and craft message/tone appropriately
 Keep it conversational
 Practice and role play
 Smile, be yourself and let your personality shine through
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Read and connect with relevant writers &
publishers
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Meetups and events!
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Find your voice. Have an point of view.
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Use LinkedIn Pulse to publish content
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You’re a Millennial, use it to your advantage
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/22/business/m
arketers-are-sizing-up-the-millennials-as-the-
new-consumer-model.html?_r=0
Google Trends
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Build relationships, learn and share
Twitter Chats: #MMchat #JVMchat, #AtomicChat
#SEMRushChat
LINKEDIN GROUPS
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Be prepared for people to look at your
social profiles
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Connect with practice leads long before
you start your job search
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Connect with recruiters as soon as
possible. Ask for introductions.
Kat Duncan is the
hands down best
in the Twin Cities
Be prepared to give that elevator pitch!
Make it compelling.
Give them something to remember you by.
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Keep an eye on the metrics
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Building a strong personal brand…
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But it’s fun! So do it.
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Thank you!

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