Blog Posts - Personal Brand
12 Steps to Optimise your Personal and Business Brand

By Jon Michail Will you reach a million people this year? Or maybe ten million? Is the thought of all that advertising just too painful to dwell on? The reality is you can now optimise your brand for a fraction of what it cost twenty years ago...
by JON-MICHAIL, The Imagemaker on Jun 7, 2016
Companies cool their heels over dress codes as ‘business casual’ becomes the norm – IGI IN THE NEWS

IGI In The News Melissa Singer | News Corp No thongs. No gym gear. No harem pants. Suits compulsory from Monday to Thursday, ties mandatory for client meetings. And no “clothes traditional to a particular sex and/or gender identity”...
by JON-MICHAIL, The Imagemaker on May 25, 2016
20 Quotes About Why You Need to Protect Your Reputation

Reputation Nowadays with the speed news travels on the internet, one misguided conversation posted online or inappropriate work Christmas party photo on social media is all you need to land yourself in hot water, and potentially irreparably damage yo...
by JON-MICHAIL, The Imagemaker on Apr 5, 2016
Do You Suspect That You Don’t Matter?

Truth drops into our laps when we chit chat. During one such light conversation, a business colleague mentioned her frustration in dealing with a quasi-non-profit organization — ostensibly out to help small businesses — that runs just li...
by Middle Aged Plague on Mar 30, 2016
Do You Suspect That You Don’t Matter?

Truth drops into our laps when we chit chat. During one such light conversation, a business colleague mentioned her frustration in dealing with a quasi-non-profit organization — ostensibly out to help small businesses — that runs just li...
by Middle Aged Plague on Mar 30, 2016
Developing Your Personal Brand – Lessons From Solavei & Vemma

Recently in the last 6 months it has become crystal clear why developing your personal brand is so important. When it comes to branding here are 2 very different lessons that we can all learn from when it comes to creating a brand around you,...
by WorkWithRichardP on Nov 23, 2015
Personal Branding 101: What about those phonies?

Style + Success: Let's get real for a moment, please... After all, it's about you. So let's get into personal branding 101. Have you ever dreamingly followed an online lifestyle guru, marketing coach or business mentor who appears to have both a "per...
by FocusOnStyle.com on Nov 3, 2015
Top 5 must-dos when using nicknames to help build your personal brand.

I recently came across a business card of a real estate agent that calls himself “Tony the Tiger.” I laughed at it, showed a few people, and then realized that I was sharing […]...
by Been Bitten Food Blog on Oct 21, 2015
Your Competitive Edge Is Right Around The Corner

JeffSnyderCoaching.comJeff Snyder is the President of Securityrecruiter.com, an executive retained search firm highly specialized in information security, corporate security, physical security, electronic security and converged security recruiting.
by SecurityRecruiter.com Security Recruiter Blog on Oct 20, 2015
6 Steps to Develop Your Personal Brand as a Blogger

No! It’s not something related to blogging tips and SEO! In fact, it’s something special. Come on… You need this. We need this… I admit… You love How-to, SEO secrets, and blogging tips articles… Authors at BloggingCage and I w...
by Blogging Cage on Oct 14, 2015
10 Ways to Build a Disruptive Personal Brand

By Jon Michail A personal brand doesn’t have to be boring or simple and fit in with the flock, where your personality is a clone of whatever archetype you’re perceived as being. Build a creative disruptive brand, a brand with vibrancy, with a...
by JON-MICHAIL, The Imagemaker on Aug 5, 2015
Building a Personal Brand as a Project Manager

by Jon Michail I recently conducted a seminar for the Project Managers Institute (PMI) in Queensland and discovered that the idea of personal branding for many project managers is not only frightening, but unnecessary and pointless. Those who subscri...
by JON-MICHAIL, The Imagemaker on Jul 12, 2015
You have a career: Now you need an agent

Or so says Jon Michail who’s making a name for himself as an advocate for regular professionals. By Melissa Golden | June 11, 2015 We all read of actors and sports stars engaging the services of a good agent to negotiate contracts and pro...
by JON-MICHAIL, The Imagemaker on Jun 10, 2015
Eleven ways to grow your personal brand right now

Do you know where the heart of your brand lies? Try looking in the mirror. Yes – it’s you. No one else is going to reflect your personal brand. Just you. So how do you shape and construct your brand so that it is you? Technology has wrought some...
by JON-MICHAIL, The Imagemaker on May 13, 2015
Upcoming Conference this May… exciting news for Project Managers!

If you want to learn more about personal brand management and leadership, the PMI Australia Conference is an absolute must. Keynote speaker and author Jon Michail is the Founder and CEO of Image Group International and past winner of the prestigious...
by JON-MICHAIL, The Imagemaker on May 7, 2015
IGI IN THE MEDIA | Kids are surfing a social media wave to build their brand

Julie Cross | The Daily Telegraph | 18 April 2015 Type the name Winter Vincent into Google and you will come across links titled: “9-Year-Old Humanitarian Selflessly Raises $3k for Indonesia”, “Meet nine-year-old Winter Vincent and...
by JON-MICHAIL, The Imagemaker on Apr 27, 2015
Jon Michail will speak to Project Managers on Personal Brand Management

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world’s leading member body for portfolio program and project professionals. The theme of the PMI Conference in May is – ‘Australia Taking Our Place in the World’ and will feature key industry spe...
by JON-MICHAIL, The Imagemaker on Apr 21, 2015
IGI IN THE MEDIA | Here’s why wearing the wrong tie killed Malcolm Turnbull’s fancy photo shoot

By Sarah Kimmorley | 16 April 2015 | Business Insider Australia Malcolm Turnbull has made the front cover of GQ magazine – a trendy men’s lifestyle publication which offers designer menswear and grooming tips, as well as other article o...
by JON-MICHAIL, The Imagemaker on Apr 16, 2015
Tips For Creating a Personal Brand

Capture Your Own Name Be consistent with your digital name across: Twitter,website and anywhere else you might be found. Make yourself searchable. Grab your domain. Not quite ready to create a site? Buy the domain anyway-before someone else does. Pri...
by ParadizeLand on Apr 9, 2015
How Eleven Matriarchal Myths May Hurt Your Personal Brand

By Jon-Michail How often did you say to your mother, ‘It’s a different world now, Mum,’ meaning ’I don’t want to hear what you’ve got to say because my generation doesn’t live in the Dark Ages.’ Probably these conversations took place...
by JON-MICHAIL, The Imagemaker on Apr 8, 2015