It’s one thing to have a network of professional contacts – friends, peers, and acquaintances that you can call upon for all manner of favours: such as making introductions on your behalf, tipping you in to new business or career opportunities, or simply inviting you to the corporate box to watch your favourite major sporting event!
But it’s another matter entirely to have a vibrant and engaged ‘village of support’ underpinning YOU (and when I say you, I don’t just mean you the person, but ‘Brand You’ and all that comes with it – your reputation and standing within the professional community).
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Cultivating a 'village of support' for your personal brand
1. Trevor Young | PR Warrior
CULTIVATING A VILLAGE OF SUPPORT
FOR YOUR PERSONAL BRAND
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It’s one thing to have a
network of professional
contacts to make
introductions on your
behalf or invite you to
corporate events …
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And not just you, the
person, but BRAND
YOU and all that
comes with it – your
reputation and
standing within the
professional
community.
7. These are people with whom you have a
DEEPER CONNECTION because …
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… you have contributed value to their lives
– relentlessly, over time – without the
expectation of getting anything in return!
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… and both would be better off for the
experience of having known each other.
CONNECTED individuals with one another if
you felt there was common ground …
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CONTRIBUTED to online conversations
(offline, too).
Answered
questions on
Quora
Participated
in hashtag
Twitter chats
Provided comments
in LinkedIn Group
discussions
Commented on
other people’s
blogs
16. TIRELESSLY CREATED rich
online content that has
struck a chord with people
(so much so they’ve shared
your stories and ideas with
their friends).
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24. The combination of social
networking technologies and
online publishing platforms
means that anyone can
develop and nurture a
meaningful village of support
based on trust and mutual
respect with scale, in real-time,
and virtually for free (personal
effort notwithstanding).
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Leverage the power of social
media to give relentlessly,
without the expectation of
getting anything in return.
That will happen, it always
does. It’s known as the Law of
Reciprocity, and it’s what fuels
your village of support.