Digital You - by William Arruda (Paperback)

About the Book

A successful personal brand is based on authenticity. In Digital You: Real Personal Branding in the Virtual Age, branding pioneer William Arruda guides you to discover the questions that will help you uncover your brand and the methods to master delivering your unique brand value, both in person and virtually. Branding isn't about being famous, Arruda says; it's about being selectively famous.

Book Synopsis

What's your story?

The most successful brands aren't created, they are unearthed. Successful branding is based on authenticity. So how do you reveal your own brand? First, by searching yourself for answers to questions like these: What do you do better than anyone? What are you most proud of? What makes you lose track of time?

In Digital You: Real Personal Branding in the Virtual Age, branding authority William Arruda describes the 21st century world of personal branding and guides you to define, express, and expand your personal brand for the virtual world. Branding is not about being famous, Arruda explains; it's about being selectively famous. It's about more than social media excess. When you understand the true value of personal branding, you can use it as a serious career development strategy.

Digital You offers a deep dive to understanding and defining your unique promise of value-making a great first impression, mastering multimedia, and, ultimately, expanding your network and promoting thought leadership. You'll learn how to develop, design, and sustain a personal brand throughout the fluid movements of any career. Understand how to be clear about your digital brand and your unique promise of value so you can increase your success and happiness at work and in life. It's time to stop worrying about career extinction and start crafting a brand of distinction.

About the Author

A corporate branding veteran and accomplished entrepreneur, William Arruda is the founder and president of Reach, the global leader in personal branding with representatives in 49 countries and products that have been used by more than a million people around the world. He's also the co-founder of CareerBlast.TV, a video learning platform for professionals. His long list of clients includes American Express, Google, Gucci, IBM, J&J, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Pepsi, Starwood Hotels, and Target. As a thought leader, William is a spokesperson on personal branding, social media, and leadership. He has appeared on BBC TV, the Discovery Channel, and NPR, and he's been featured in numerous publications, including Time, Fast Company, the Wall Street Journal, and Entrepreneur. He is the bestselling author of the definitive books on executive branding, Ditch. Dare. Do!: 3D Personal Branding for Executivesand Career Distinction: Stand Out by Building Your Brand, and he writes a regular column for Forbes. William exudes optimism and a genuine belief in the power of the individual to achieve great things. He not only sees the glass as half full, he sees the potential for it to be overflowing. He lives in New York.