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The BCC and Imprint are pleased to present the first workshop in Imprint’s Build Your Brand Series. It will be led by Julio Viskovich, a social consultant and implementation specialist who has worked with multiple Fortune 500 brands such as, Rogers Wireless, Microsoft, IBM, and HootSuite to build social training programs. He was recently named in the Top 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professionals of 2013 and Top 15 Professionals Using Social Selling. Find out more about Julio here: http://about.me/julioviskovich This workshop will focus on helping students build a creative and distinctive brand by teaching how to: • Leverage your brand online • Use various social media tools • Incorporate social media in to your daily life For more information about using social media to build your brand, visit Julio's website at www.julioviskovich.com.
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BUILD YOUR BRAND:A CRASH COURSE IN SOCIAL MEDIA
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: JULIO VISKOVICH
# B U I L D Y O U R B R A N DA SERIES PRESENTED
BY IMPRINT AND THE BCC
A Crash Course in Social Media
Agenda
Why social media for personal branding?
Which networks to be on and why?
How to take advantage of these networks?
Which tools can help you build your brand?
Keys to Personal Branding Success
• Make sure you’re passionate
• Define your personal goals
• Create value-added relationships
• Create a tribe – Seth Godin
• Connect with influencers
EXERCISE
1. Write down 1-2 things you’re passionate about.2. Write down 3-5 keywords that relate to these
passions.3. Find and write down the highest authority in the
space you’re passionate about.4. Find and write down 3 leaders or influencers in
the space.5. Connect or follow them on their social networks.
4 Key Personal Branding Networks
Benefits:• Your online CV• Find and follow potential employers
How to use it:• Be active in groups• Share articles and blogs – yours and others• Personalize your connection requests every time you send• Connect with recruiters and follow prospective companies
1. Profile exists, has picture?2. Updated/improved headline?3. Summary exists?4. Summary - built out and in 1st person?5. Attached to current employer company page?6. Member of 5 groups or more?7. 5 recommendations or more?8. Post at least 1 update in last week?9. 500+ connections?10.Contact information - phone, e-mail?
10-Point Profile Scoring System
Why use it:• Recruiters are using Twitter• Social learning is very easy – create a PLN• Authenticity – mix of work & play
What to do:• Profile - use a professional picture• SEO - use hashtags & keywords in your profile• Get involved in your niche’s hashtags• Connect with influencers and add value to conversations
How to get started
• Create a Twitter handle at twitter.com• Find and follow 25 influencers in your space• Retweet one of them once a day.• Tweet “good advice” in reply to one of their tweets per
day.• Find and tweet information using industry hashtags.• Info tweets should contain a link, 1-2 hashtags, and be
as succinct as possible
Benefits:• Demonstrates your knowledge• Gives credibility to your CV• Stand out from peers• Have substance when hiring managers do searches
How to use it:• Professional writing about your niche• Relevant to your audience• Reference other people and resources
Do you know this guy’s story?
Benefits:• Recruiters love to check this (Instagram too)• Shows your personality more than the others
How to use it:• Clean up your profiles (pics and immature posts)• Review and set up your privacy settings accordingly• Like prospective company pages • Actively comment and like posts to establish familiarity
Part 2: Tools
PERSONAL BRANDING TOOLS
About.me
BrandYourself
EFFICIENCY TOOLS
HootSuite
Buffer
TOOLS TO FIND CONTENT & INFLUENCERS
BuzzSumo
Hashtagify
Next Steps
• Join and set up accounts at these networks.
• Start listening.• Start engaging.• Follow best practices.• Be consistent.
• Use tools to help find content to share and write about.
• Use tools to help you schedule messages.
• Create an about.me page.• Use BrandYourself to
gamify your personal brand.
Part 1 Part 2
# B U I L D Y O U R B R A N D
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
NEXT WORKSHOP: NOVEMBER 20TH
A SERIES PRESENTEDBY IMPRINT AND THE BCC