Enlarge. Excel. Evolve.

WWW = World Wide Web or World Wide Wow Because Digital is Magical "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."-  Andy Warhol I am loving it! The popularity of social media and networking tools like Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Youtube and Linkedin in the past few years has brought the concept of personal branding to the developing countries and made it affordable for the middle class also to build personal brands. One pleasant shock after another In fact, in one of my recent talks, I used the term, “Digital is Magical”. Internet and digital marketing have pleasantly shocked me time and again. At the most, I had expected national recognition to come fast, personal branding being a new industry in India. But yo, I keep on getting one surprise after another. If Alltop.com surprised me, by listing my blog (in less than 6 months of its launch), Forbes.com was not far behind and linked to one of my articles, “ Discover your deepest pa...

Enlarge, Excel, Evolve 3E Model for Personal Growth/Holistic Personal Branding (Dedicated to my sister-friend Jennifer Sertl who inspired me to refine my philosophy and helped me connect, enlarge, excel and evolve. Like an elder sister she has held my hand from the beginning of my social media journey in 2008.) When I talk of the necessity for personal growth to be successful on social media, my audience often gives me a puzzled look. Then I give a smile and begin the explanation of my approach and philosophy, “Enlarge as a Human Being, Excel as a Social Media Being and Evolve as a Personal Branded Being.” At a national/international level we are talking of sustainable development, at an individual level our goal should be to constantly strive for Sustainable Success . Step 1-ENLARGE as a Human Being Personal growth should be the starting point and it continues through the journey of life. The more you promote yourself, the more you are seen as a ...

(Interview on Diginews regional TV channel at their Indore studio. The interview focused on my journey from media management to personal branding and also my views on media in India) Excerpts from the interview Q-How did news become infotainment? Ans-In 1991 when the era of LPG (Liberalisation, Privatization and Globalization) began, it impacted every sphere of our life and business. Even TV news was impacted. Many years ago when I used to watch news on Doordarshan (public broadcaster), there used to be no ad breaks, no ‘headlines sponsored by’ and such commercialization. News used to be a holy cow, something which should not be commercialized.  Slowly as private sector entered, the format of news began to change. Private sector runs anything like a business and has financial pressures also. Government can subsidize things but private sector has to ensure financial viability. Private sector slowly started commercializing and looked at things from TRP and adv...

Use it, misuse it, curse it, appreciate it but social media is here to stay. Social Media helps us in personal growth also by increasing the opportunities to interact with variety of people. Here is my story:- How Social Media Changed me as a Person Forever?

You can create an internationally popular blog in 6 months to 1 year time, provided you have the required passion. Here are 7 simple steps to do it. 7 Simple Steps to Create an Internationally Popular Blog

Do not be in a hurry to build relationships and ask for favours. You may ruin your reputation in the long run. To read more click here:- 10 Good Manners for Social Media

  The article discusses why every Indian should go for Personal Branding to improve his/her employability and bargaining power. The article also talks about the current business environment in India and relevance of personal branding in its context. For more click here:- Merinews ______________________________________________ Dr Amit Nagpal is a Personal Branding Consultant with a holistic touch. To know more about him click here:- http://www.dramitnagpal.co.in/p/about-us.html

4 Ps (Product, Price, Placement and Promotion) are the important elements of marketing mix of any product. What about the 4 Ps of your Personal Brand? Read my column on Personal Branding at merinews The 4Ps of your Personal Brand  _______________________________________________ Dr Amit Nagpal is a Personal Branding Consultant with a holistic touch. To know more about him click here:- http://www.dramitnagpal.co.in/p/about-us.html

Dedicated to Wiliam Arruda, World’s No 1 Personal Branding Guru “I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do.”  Helen Keller We are not proud of the world we live in. But as individuals or organisations, we often consider ourselves powerless. I strongly believe, “One person can bring change in society and one organisation can change the industry for the better.” But it can happen if and only if we are empowered with the right tools and the conviction. Today the easy availability of social media to individuals and even small businesses has given them a powerful opportunity to share their stories of victory with the world and go global by creating viral content. My personal mission is to empower individuals and organisations and to make them realize, “The Power of One.” I once posted, “I do not believe in creating a larger than life image. I rather believe in aspiring t...

The article gives an introduction to Personal Branding and the tools used for personal branding. It discuses what is personal branding, for whom it is useful and what are its benefits. To read more click here:- Merinews (The article is the first in the weekly expert column series 'Brand You' on merinews.com, India's pioneering citizen journalism website) _____________________________________ Dr Amit Nagpal is a Personal Branding Consultant with a holistic touch. To know more about him click here:- http://www.dramitnagpal.co.in/p/about-us.html

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How to use Linkedin to build a Powerful Personal Brand? My post on John Komatsoulis's Blog (Fortune 500 Management Consultant) http://learnaboutus.com/linkedin-build-powerful-personal-brand.html#more-1404

How is Image Management different from Personal Branding? Has the time come for developing countries like India to move up from Image Management to Personal Branding? Find answers to these questions and more in my article, "Moving up from Image Management to Personal Branding" in my guest blog post on Hindustan Times htcampus at:- http://www.htcampus.com/article/moving-image-management-personal-branding-brand-ma-466/

Do you have a creative writer in you which has been repressed for a long time? Or do you have expertise in a subject which you want to share with the world? If your answer is yes to any of the two, then it’s high time, you created a Blog. A blog can be created and run free of cost, though it would require your precious time to write high quality articles to attract and retain readers. Step 1 Go to wordpress or blogspot site A blogspot blog can be created from your Gmail ID only. Follow simple guidelines for registration and design of your blog. If you want to give a very professional look, you can take help of an IT guy for design. Create an about me page (to give your professional description, you can see a sample at my ‘About Me’ page) and a home page. Step 2 Start writing small blogs Writing small blogs would be a good exercise to practice and get some feedback from your friends, relatives and professional network. In any case, people do not like to read very long ...

Quora is considered world’s No 1 question answer website and membership is limited to invitees only. It has many CEOs and top management staff as members. (As defined on the home page of Quora, Quora is a continually improving collection of questions and answers created, edited and organized by everyone who uses it.) A person known to you has to send you an invite to join Quora. Once you have registered, you have to follow just six simple steps to become an expert in your field. Step 1 Find People You Know Once you have found the people you know, you can click the Follow button and check the topics they are following. Step 2 Choose the topics to follow Choose the topics/areas of interest to follow. You can read the questions and answers on these topics Step 3 Start answering questions Start answering the questions in the area in which you want to demonstrate your expertise. You can raise questions also, but answering is a better way of demonstrating knowle...

10 Reasons Why You Should Not Look for a Job (And Just Learn Linkedin) The times of job searching have gone. Its the employees' market and not the employers' market. Here are 10 reasons why you should not look for a job and employer should be chasing you. Build an impressive profile -Your Linkedin profile should have the pull power and should raise the eyebrows of the potential employers. Take the help of a consultant to build a catchy and impressive profile. Remember the Linkedin profile is much more complicated than a CV and higher the management level, higher the expectations of potential employer from your profile. Market rules have changed -Competent employees do not look for a job, it’s the other way round. Employers search for competent employees. If you are looking for a job, it only means there is not enough pull in your personal brand. Also, when employer sees your Linkedin profile and calls for an interview, you have better chances of negotiating a good salar...