By Kyle Hoedl, Social Media Strategist at VML; John Kreicbergs, Experience Planning Supervisor at Bernstein-Rein; Celeste Lindell, Social Media Strategist, Barkley (Kansas City)
Each and every one of us owns a personal and professional brand that we must manage. From digital natives to technophobes, from advertising junior creatives to CEOs, we now must embrace the role that online social media tools can and do play in shaping that brand. Looking for a job? Want to make new professional connections? Or simply wondering how you can amp your online image? Then come and learn the basic how-tos, don’t-dos and self-branding horror stories around LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
15. Facebook
But
some
things
will
s:ll
show
up
on
your
public
profile
page.
Fan
pages
will
s:ll
show
up
on
your
public
profile.
Keep
them
clean
and
professional.
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18. Twitter
Create
a
professional
TwiOer
page
to
show
you
are
ac:vely
involved
in
emerging
media.
Make
sure
your
bio
and
photo
reflects
a
professional
image.
Link
to
your
blog
or
resume.
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20. Twitter
Retweet
Tweet
industry
news
@men:ons
Tweet
your
other
social
media
ac:vity
Connect
TwiOer
account
to
other
social
media
updates,
like
FourSquare
or
Facebook
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21. LinkedIn
A
LinkedIn
profile
is
an
online
equivalent
to
your
resume.
The
site
allows
you
to
network
and
search
for
job
openings
as
well.
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22. LinkedIn
Create
a
headline
Link
to
your
professional
TwiOer
account
Create
a
unique
link
to
your
public
profile
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23. LinkedIn
3
or
4
bulletpoints
of
your
skills
and
background
Fill
out
your
experience
completely,
like
your
resume
Ask
your
supervisors
and
coworkers
to
recommend
you
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24. LinkedIn
Use
applica:ons
to
show
off
your
work
and
add
context.
•
Blog
•
SlideShare
(presenta:ons)
•
TripIt
•
Reading
Lists
Join
groups
to
network
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