Your online brand is what people think of you when you are not available. In fact, your online brand is as important as any of the traditional forms of branding and becoming more important each day.
Like most people, you have spent plenty of time thinking about and assessing your own ideas. Now it is time to take what you know about yourself and your aspirations and use that information to help formulate your Blueprint to success.
To be strong is to shut your mouth at Thanksgiving. To be strong on social media is to do the same. Just because you can't see the looks of horror on your audience's face doesn't mean they aren't horrified.
A brand is a direct representation of you as well as your promise about what you will deliver to your customers or clients. You can't achieve it if you're not in tune with what you have to offer.
Starting using social media isn't hard or a big deal. What is hard is keeping it going, staying consistent and being responsive. Social media is not just another broadcast channel -- it is a two-way touch point.
If you're a company that's riding on the social media bandwagon, make sure you have the people in place who have creativity, an understanding of new media, and a voice and tone that is inviting to a broad audience.
I think we could find a reshuffle among brand leaders in the next 12-24 months with some historically strong brands finding that they are no longer relevant to the market.