In business, we can get in trouble when we take things personally. This applies to how we perceive ourselves as we market ourselves. To our clients, to our bosses, to … Continue reading Personal Marketing: Are you Selling a Product or a Person?
Marketing yourself can be AWWWKWARD. After all, YOU are the product, whether you are selling your entrepreneurial business or selling yourself to your boss or clients…
Many times, to achieve our goals, it is important that others know our capabilities and accomplishments. This involves self promotion and personal marketing. Yet, many people find this difficult to … Continue reading Personal Marketing? Let Your Values Take the Heat Off…
One of the best ways to sell yourself is to let your work do it for you. I have talked a lot about having an Excellence Mindset as a way … Continue reading How to Sell Yourself without Selling Yourself Out #10 – How Has Your Work Helped?
When people are trying to decide who to work with, who to buy from, or who to join in some volunteer effort, they look at a person’s “approachability.” How approachable … Continue reading How to Sell Yourself without Selling Yourself Out #9 – Approachability!
Selling yourself does not necessarily mean that you have to actively tell other people how good you are or how you can help them. Let them see it for themselves. … Continue reading How to Sell Yourself without Selling Yourself Out #8 – Visibility Works!
Sales reluctance is a real thing. And it is even worse when the product you are selling is yourself. We’ve all been taught to be modest, to be humble. So … Continue reading How to Sell Yourself without Selling Yourself Out #2 – Stop Selling and Start Helping!
Note: This is our first post in a 10 part series dealing with personal marketing strategies. Many people struggle with the idea that they have to sell themselves, either corporately … Continue reading How to Sell Yourself without Selling Yourself Out #1 – Let Others Do It!
Let’s face it… When hiring managers make decisions on who to promote for an open position, they don’t use just one variable. They don’t assess just the person’s decision making … Continue reading How do You Manage Your Image at Work?
