• How do I build brand me?                                   How do I build brand me?




                                                   How to?
                  • The stats                                      • Types of benefits
                  • The future of work     • My content            • Value of benefits
                  • The vital few          • My profile
                  • What’s in it for me?   • My tools

                                                                          A bit of fun
                        Why bother?
                                                                          with profiles




  @lfbenjamin                                                                 #doorways2digital

Léon Benjamin, December 2012
How do I build brand me?




       WHY BOTHER?


Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• Keep up!                                                                 How do I build brand me?

 “We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see
 the present only when it is already disappearing.” - R. D. Laing (1989)




 Sources: Thomas Fuller, 2007; “Knowledge Doubling Curve,” Buckminster Fuller, Activate Magazine Online, 2008



Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• The future of work                                    How do I build brand me?




                “If you want to set something in motion on this planet, you need
                access to people you haven’t met. You need knowledge and
                information that is not yet at your disposal. You need ideas. You
                can always get them somewhere. From people.”

                Martijn Aslander, Loyal Rebels


Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• What’s in it for me?                                                             How do I build brand me?

  Tap into friends'                                                 Control what friends            Tailor the platform
 opinions and advice              Keep informed of what              can see and know               with extensions and
 on music to buy, or               friends are doing and                 about me                       applications
    whom to date                         thinking




                                                                                             Introduce your friends to
           Mobilize friends for                   Tag videos and postings that
                                                                                               people you know with
           events and causes                       friends should see, filtering
                                                                                                  similar interests
                                                          out the noise




Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• What’s in it for me?                                                How do I build brand me?

     Tap into colleagues'                                                               Tailor the platform
                               Keep informed of what            Control what
   opinions and advice on                                                               with extensions and
                                colleagues are doing         colleagues can see
   processes and practices                                                                  applications
                                    and thinking            and know about me




  Mobilize colleagues to          Tag videos and postings that             Introduce your colleagues to
   implement change                  colleagues should see,                people you know with similar
                                     filtering out the noise                   professional interests




Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• Social presence is the new CV         How do I build brand me?


                               In Silicon Valley there is a trend to only hire
                               people with a Klout score of over 50

                               Social media analytics companies are now
                               listing customers with Klout scores.

                               What are the implications?




Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• Companies are going ‘social   How do I build brand me?
  inside’




Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• Was Marx right after all?                                 How do I build brand me?



                                       150m members                           200,000,000 blogs
                                                                              (and that’s only in English)




                                                              4 billion hours of videos viewed per month
                               Almost 4,000,000 articles      72 hours of video uploaded every minute)
                                  560m page edits
                                   (10 languages)

       “The
     workers
      should                       1 billion profiles
   appropriate                                          500m accounts
   the means of                                         UK is 4th largest in users
                                                        London, Tokyo, Jakarta fastest growing (Tweets)
   production”                                          Over 6,000 Tweets per second (as of 2011)

                                        2009: "Twitter" is the world’s most
Léon Benjamin, December 2012            popular English word
• Immortality?                 How do I build brand me?




          I am clicked on, therefore I am?


Léon Benjamin, December 2012
How do I build brand me?




       HOW DO I?


Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• The vital few                How do I build brand me?




Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• Everything starts with a profile   How do I build brand me?




Who am I, really?

                    What do I do?




Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• Everything starts with a profile   How do I build brand me?




           A quick tour of




Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• Where does content come                     How do I build brand me?
  from?

     • Your favourite web sites
           – Newspapers, magazines, entertainment, sports
     • Email newsletters, news groups
           – Google news alerts
     • Social media
           – Blogs, Facebook updates, Twitter, Youtube
     • You!
           – Your local environment, creative thoughts
                 • We know more than we can tell



Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• Collecting, bookmarking,     How do I build brand me?
  tagging, publishing




Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• Using Twitter                  How do I build brand me?




                                     ATTENTION IS SCARCE

                                     “If you are looking to get
                                     retweeted and nobody picks
                                     your tweet up within the first
                                     hour, chances are that nobody
                                     ever will”

                                     Which means you can recycle
                                     your content!



                                     You can buy followers on eBay
The 1:9:90 rule always prevails


 Léon Benjamin, December 2012
•   Bringing it all together
      – My blog                    How do I build brand me?
•   Small pieces, loosely joined




Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• Re-use is good               How do I build brand me?




Léon Benjamin, December 2012
How do I build brand me?




       SOME FUN WITH PROFILES


Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• Finding people like me       How do I build brand me?




Léon Benjamin, December 2012
How do I build brand me?




       TASTY TIPS FROM THE SOCIAL
       FRONT

Léon Benjamin, December 2012
How do I build brand me?




Léon Benjamin, December 2012
• Room for discussion?         How do I build brand me?




Léon Benjamin, December 2012

How do I build brand me?

  • 1.
    • How doI build brand me? How do I build brand me? How to? • The stats • Types of benefits • The future of work • My content • Value of benefits • The vital few • My profile • What’s in it for me? • My tools A bit of fun Why bother? with profiles @lfbenjamin #doorways2digital Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 2.
    How do Ibuild brand me? WHY BOTHER? Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 3.
    • Keep up! How do I build brand me? “We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing.” - R. D. Laing (1989) Sources: Thomas Fuller, 2007; “Knowledge Doubling Curve,” Buckminster Fuller, Activate Magazine Online, 2008 Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 4.
    • The futureof work How do I build brand me? “If you want to set something in motion on this planet, you need access to people you haven’t met. You need knowledge and information that is not yet at your disposal. You need ideas. You can always get them somewhere. From people.” Martijn Aslander, Loyal Rebels Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 5.
    • What’s init for me? How do I build brand me? Tap into friends' Control what friends Tailor the platform opinions and advice Keep informed of what can see and know with extensions and on music to buy, or friends are doing and about me applications whom to date thinking Introduce your friends to Mobilize friends for Tag videos and postings that people you know with events and causes friends should see, filtering similar interests out the noise Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 6.
    • What’s init for me? How do I build brand me? Tap into colleagues' Tailor the platform Keep informed of what Control what opinions and advice on with extensions and colleagues are doing colleagues can see processes and practices applications and thinking and know about me Mobilize colleagues to Tag videos and postings that Introduce your colleagues to implement change colleagues should see, people you know with similar filtering out the noise professional interests Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 7.
    • Social presenceis the new CV How do I build brand me? In Silicon Valley there is a trend to only hire people with a Klout score of over 50 Social media analytics companies are now listing customers with Klout scores. What are the implications? Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 8.
    • Companies aregoing ‘social How do I build brand me? inside’ Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 9.
    • Was Marxright after all? How do I build brand me? 150m members 200,000,000 blogs (and that’s only in English) 4 billion hours of videos viewed per month Almost 4,000,000 articles 72 hours of video uploaded every minute) 560m page edits (10 languages) “The workers should 1 billion profiles appropriate 500m accounts the means of UK is 4th largest in users London, Tokyo, Jakarta fastest growing (Tweets) production” Over 6,000 Tweets per second (as of 2011) 2009: "Twitter" is the world’s most Léon Benjamin, December 2012 popular English word
  • 10.
    • Immortality? How do I build brand me? I am clicked on, therefore I am? Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 11.
    How do Ibuild brand me? HOW DO I? Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 12.
    • The vitalfew How do I build brand me? Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 13.
    • Everything startswith a profile How do I build brand me? Who am I, really? What do I do? Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 14.
    • Everything startswith a profile How do I build brand me? A quick tour of Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 15.
    • Where doescontent come How do I build brand me? from? • Your favourite web sites – Newspapers, magazines, entertainment, sports • Email newsletters, news groups – Google news alerts • Social media – Blogs, Facebook updates, Twitter, Youtube • You! – Your local environment, creative thoughts • We know more than we can tell Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 16.
    • Collecting, bookmarking, How do I build brand me? tagging, publishing Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 17.
    • Using Twitter How do I build brand me? ATTENTION IS SCARCE “If you are looking to get retweeted and nobody picks your tweet up within the first hour, chances are that nobody ever will” Which means you can recycle your content! You can buy followers on eBay The 1:9:90 rule always prevails Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 18.
    Bringing it all together – My blog How do I build brand me? • Small pieces, loosely joined Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 19.
    • Re-use isgood How do I build brand me? Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 20.
    How do Ibuild brand me? SOME FUN WITH PROFILES Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 21.
    • Finding peoplelike me How do I build brand me? Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 22.
    How do Ibuild brand me? TASTY TIPS FROM THE SOCIAL FRONT Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 23.
    How do Ibuild brand me? Léon Benjamin, December 2012
  • 24.
    • Room fordiscussion? How do I build brand me? Léon Benjamin, December 2012