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Presentation to Loyola University ChicagoOctober 20, 2011

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Personal Branding: Building an Online Thematic Presence

Loyola University Chicago Presentation

October 20, 2011

About Me

New Business Development, MSLGROUP

PR & Marketing Consultant, DishBuzz

Board Member, Young Alumni Board, LUC

Co-Chair, YPN, PRSA Chicago

Pick Five Themes

What moves you?

What do you read about?

What interests you?

My Five Themes

PR & Marketing

Technology

Coffee Addict

Health & Fitness

Foodie

What are strong

themes?

Niche but relatable

Varied among industries

Extend beyond resume

Drive conversations

Twitter

Simple handle with name

Feature themes in profile

Use hashtags strategically

Interact proactively and reactively

Maintain brand with links

My Twitter

LinkedIn

Tailor bullets to themes/strengths

Use searchable terms

Maintain connections and groups

Be transparent and clear

Promote skills, clients & sectors

LinkedIn

LinkedIn

Resume

Snapshot of LinkedIn profile

Tailor to opportunity

Bolster relevant classes/work

Use strong verbs and stats

Maintain brand creativity (pdf)

My Resume

Portfolio

Include visual and written work

Offer description and context

Illustrate diversity in experience

Retain confidential documents

My Portfolio

My Portfolio

Blog

Showcase interests via tags

Feed off of existing conversations

Recycle old content

Be brief and insightful

Use rich media types and links

My Blog

Website

Feature as central hub with URL

Showcase online presence

Reiterate themes and objective

Build strong searchability

Make contact info accessible

My Website

My Website

Moo.com

MiniCards

Measurement

Evaluate quality of conversations

Check searchability and links

Setup personal Google Alerts

Compare niche influencers

Track influence in themes

Flavors.me

Analytics

Google

Analytics

Google

We Follow

Klout

Klout

Key

Takeaways

Maintain consistent themes

Build strong network early

Proactively engage online

Construct online brand presence

Regularly evaluate/modify plan

Key

Takeaways

Maintain consistent themes

Build strong network early

Proactively engage online

Construct online brand presence

Regularly evaluate/modify plan

Questions?

Jeffrey LeFevrepr / marketing / digital

@jeffreyplefevre

jeffreyplefevre@gmail.com

http://jeffreyplefevre.com

slideshare.net/jeffreyplefevre

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