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Why B Items Are The Bomb When It Comes To Branding and Marketing
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Why B Items Are The Bomb When It Comes To Branding and Marketing

In this episode, I show you how the way you manage your A, B and C to items impacts your branding and marketing success.

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PR Expert Advice On Preventing Zoom Fatigue

Today Karen Tiber Leland discusses why and how Zoom Fatigue happens (during and after COVID) as well as five easy ways to nip it in the bud.
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Vocal Strain Can Weaken Your Thought Leadership Presentation

Effective thought leadership relies on the voice of the CEO, entrepreneur or author to get their message across. Between business meetings, calls, video conferences and speeches, most CEOs, entrepreneurs and executives talk a lot – forcing them to keep their vocal cords in fighting shape.
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Why CEO Branding is a Necessity

Learn the three biggest mistakes Karen sees when it comes to CEO Branding and how executives can best develop their personal brands.
No More Valentine's Day Emails
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No More Valentine’s Day Emails

In this episode, you will learn about the trend of giving customers the opportunity to opt out of receiving emails. Watch the video to learn more.
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The Seven Myths of Personal Branding With Karen Tiber Leland

With COVID-19, more and more eyeballs are on us online, and our business and personal brands need to be sharp and effective. In today’s solo episode Karen busts the seven most common myths surrounding personal branding. 
Is it time for you to embrace a parallel CEO brand
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Is It Time For You To Embrace A Parallel CEO Brand?

In this episode of The CEO Brand Video Series, you will learn how to create and embrace a parallel CEO brand. Watch the video to learn more.
Company Branding From A Noun to a Verb
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Turn Your Company Branding From a Noun to a Verb

Summary: This article discusses the concept of transforming a noun into a verb in company branding, illustrated by the...
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Could Your Personal Brand Benefit From Mental Toughness?

Dr. Ellen Reed joins the Thought Talk show today for an in-depth discussion on the impact mental toughness has on personal brand, achievement and performance.
Create a Sane Social Media Strategy
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Creating a Sane Social Media Strategy

While social media strategy has many layers, the experts all agree that following five core steps are a good start to bringing social media strategy sanity to your business brand. 
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Fine Tune Your Brand Strategy and Business Goals With Less Excuses & More Adjustments

Today’s podcast is all about making small adjustments in your brand strategy and business goals as you go along so that you don’t feel the need to tackle everything all at once or get it perfect the first time out. 
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Holistic Financial Planning — Finding Your Financial Quarterback With Joanna Burish

Today we discuss the three financial items you must have handled as a result of the COVID pandemic and how a financial quarterback can keep you on track.
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Surprising Solutions to the Magical Thinking Messing Up Our Productivity

Karen discusses how to become more productive and overcome problematic Magical Thinking. During a short episode she provides concrete actions so you can start taking steps to add a dose of reality into your daily to-do list.

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How TikTok Can Help Build Your Brand — Leveraging User Participation with Evan Horowitz

Evan Horowitz is CEO and Co-Founder of the creative studio Movers+Shakers in Brooklyn, New York. Tune in for an engaging chat about what brands TikTok is best suited for, what not to do, and why the platform is about more than just talking dog videos.
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Robots are Not Coming to Take Your Jobs—The Future of Work With Jeff Wald

Jeff Wald discusses the way COVID-19 speeds up some of the changes already forecast for the future of work. In addition, we touch on subjects ranging from the absence of retraining and its link to populism and nationalism, the advent of robots and AI, and also to democracy and technology being the way forward in shaping the future of the American workforce.
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This Crazy Brand Marketing Strategy Can Double Your Sales

Summary: Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, the author revised their brand marketing strategy, introducing micro-offers© as a transformative tactic. By...
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O Magazine Is Within Reach With The Right Packaging And Perseverance

Susan Harrow is a top media coach and author of the best-selling book Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul. She wrote the ultimate guide on getting into Oprah’s O Magazine. Full disclosure, Susan is an old friend of mine and I am always impressed with her ability to make something as out of reach as getting into O seem possible.
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Leading in Extreme Conditions — Respect Trumps Harmony With Rachael Robertson

My guest, Rachael Robertson, brought a team of 18 people through a 12-month research expedition in Antarctica. She was chosen to lead the project after a boot camp interview process measured her ability to lead with empathy. I’m excited to talk to her about leadership in extreme conditions.
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Did you see Chuck Schumer’s Huge Video Flub on MSNBC? Why Your Videoconferencing Know-How Matters Now More Than Ever.

Summary: A recent videoconferencing mishap involving Chuck Schumer highlights the importance of video know-how in today’s digital age. Brands...
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11 Ways Your Business Can Survive the Pandemic — With Guy Kawasaki

Summary: Guy Kawasaki, Chief Evangelist of Canva, shares 11 actionable tips for businesses to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing...