May 08 Personal Branding Winner of the Month Morty Schiller

May 08 Personal Branding Winner of the Month â€" Morty Schiller Congrats to wordsmith Morty Schiller for using online technology to enhance his personal brand and position himself in a way he can become more findable! Morty is a professional writer. In fact, he writes junk mail. Lest you think that is bad, or he is evil, I point you to his Confessions of a Junk Mail Junkie article. This is a guy who understands his business, and the perception thereof, and is not afraid to address the perception. Morty Schillers brand comes across as someone who is competent. And passionate about what he does. And credible. And if I had something that could benefit from a direct mail strategy, I would be compelled to talk with Morty. Again, not that there arent other experts in the space but Mortys websites (the main site and his blog) help me (a) find him and (b) trust him. Heres what I like: The personality and sense of humor. As you read through his stuff, he is simply a likeable guy non-threatening, approachable, etc. This is not a cold, clinical sales pitch you can actually feel like you know Morty. The competency. Check out his blog posts these are smart. They are on-brand related to wordsmith stuff. For example, Dont use these words and The death of words are two posts that let me feel his passion for his trade, and help me know that he deeply thinks and cares about current issues in his area. It makes me think subject matter expert, and/or though leader. The simplicity. There isnt noise here no google ads, no widgets, etc. Well, a little noise on the right side of the blog, but really, its quite clean and not distracting. Somehow, Morty puts his brand very assertively without being pushy and that, hes branding himself in a role that some might find unappealing! Its very, very cool. Of course, hes doing a lot of other things right, too you can see past winners and see a lot of consistency with each winner. Morty Schiller, congratulations! You join a special group of professionals and have earned a coveted link from my monthly winners blogroll area (on the left), six months of premium JibberJobber (you can transfer/award this to someone else ), and a cyber-high five! And, a new addition to the prize list is the two hour (!!) minute recording of Blog Marketing 201 501 (part of the CEO Training for Me, Inc. listed at $49.95 (but much more valuable than that!). Feel free to post the You Get It award on your site! Here are the past winners: September 2006 ClickDave my review October 2006 Kent Blumberg my review November 2006 Heather Henricks my review December 2006 Adelino de Almeida my review January 2007 Rob Humphrey my review January 2007 Ariel Meadow Stallings my review February 2007 Mike Schaffner my review March 2007 Susan Johnston my review April 2007 Thomas Clifford my review May 2007 Rob Frankel my review June 2007 Trent Hamm my review July 2007 Katie Konrath my review August 2007 Robb Hecht my review September 2007 OOPS! I took this month off and didnt realize it! Lucky me October 2007 Tanya Ferrill my review November 2007 Sean ODonnovan my review December 2007 Andy Shaindlin my review January 2008 Kate Herrick my review February 2008 John Halamka my review May 08 Personal Branding Winner of the Month â€" Morty Schiller Congrats to wordsmith Morty Schiller for using online technology to enhance his personal brand and position himself in a way he can become more findable! Morty is a professional writer. In fact, he writes junk mail. Lest you think that is bad, or he is evil, I point you to his Confessions of a Junk Mail Junkie article. This is a guy who understands his business, and the perception thereof, and is not afraid to address the perception. Morty Schillers brand comes across as someone who is competent. And passionate about what he does. And credible. And if I had something that could benefit from a direct mail strategy, I would be compelled to talk with Morty. Again, not that there arent other experts in the space but Mortys websites (the main site and his blog) help me (a) find him and (b) trust him. Heres what I like: The personality and sense of humor. As you read through his stuff, he is simply a likeable guy non-threatening, approachable, etc. This is not a cold, clinical sales pitch you can actually feel like you know Morty. The competency. Check out his blog posts these are smart. They are on-brand related to wordsmith stuff. For example, Dont use these words and The death of words are two posts that let me feel his passion for his trade, and help me know that he deeply thinks and cares about current issues in his area. It makes me think subject matter expert, and/or though leader. The simplicity. There isnt noise here no google ads, no widgets, etc. Well, a little noise on the right side of the blog, but really, its quite clean and not distracting. Somehow, Morty puts his brand very assertively without being pushy and that, hes branding himself in a role that some might find unappealing! Its very, very cool. Of course, hes doing a lot of other things right, too you can see past winners and see a lot of consistency with each winner. Morty Schiller, congratulations! You join a special group of professionals and have earned a coveted link from my monthly winners blogroll area (on the left), six months of premium JibberJobber (you can transfer/award this to someone else ), and a cyber-high five! And, a new addition to the prize list is the two hour (!!) minute recording of Blog Marketing 201 501 (part of the CEO Training for Me, Inc. listed at $49.95 (but much more valuable than that!). Feel free to post the You Get It award on your site! Here are the past winners: September 2006 ClickDave my review October 2006 Kent Blumberg my review November 2006 Heather Henricks my review December 2006 Adelino de Almeida my review January 2007 Rob Humphrey my review January 2007 Ariel Meadow Stallings my review February 2007 Mike Schaffner my review March 2007 Susan Johnston my review April 2007 Thomas Clifford my review May 2007 Rob Frankel my review June 2007 Trent Hamm my review July 2007 Katie Konrath my review August 2007 Robb Hecht my review September 2007 OOPS! I took this month off and didnt realize it! Lucky me October 2007 Tanya Ferrill my review November 2007 Sean ODonnovan my review December 2007 Andy Shaindlin my review January 2008 Kate Herrick my review February 2008 John Halamka my review May 08 Personal Branding Winner of the Month â€" Morty Schiller Congrats to wordsmith Morty Schiller for using online technology to enhance his personal brand and position himself in a way he can become more findable! Morty is a professional writer. In fact, he writes junk mail. Lest you think that is bad, or he is evil, I point you to his Confessions of a Junk Mail Junkie article. This is a guy who understands his business, and the perception thereof, and is not afraid to address the perception. Morty Schillers brand comes across as someone who is competent. And passionate about what he does. And credible. And if I had something that could benefit from a direct mail strategy, I would be compelled to talk with Morty. Again, not that there arent other experts in the space but Mortys websites (the main site and his blog) help me (a) find him and (b) trust him. Heres what I like: The personality and sense of humor. As you read through his stuff, he is simply a likeable guy non-threatening, approachable, etc. This is not a cold, clinical sales pitch you can actually feel like you know Morty. The competency. Check out his blog posts these are smart. They are on-brand related to wordsmith stuff. For example, Dont use these words and The death of words are two posts that let me feel his passion for his trade, and help me know that he deeply thinks and cares about current issues in his area. It makes me think subject matter expert, and/or though leader. The simplicity. There isnt noise here no google ads, no widgets, etc. Well, a little noise on the right side of the blog, but really, its quite clean and not distracting. Somehow, Morty puts his brand very assertively without being pushy and that, hes branding himself in a role that some might find unappealing! Its very, very cool. Of course, hes doing a lot of other things right, too you can see past winners and see a lot of consistency with each winner. Morty Schiller, congratulations! You join a special group of professionals and have earned a coveted link from my monthly winners blogroll area (on the left), six months of premium JibberJobber (you can transfer/award this to someone else ), and a cyber-high five! And, a new addition to the prize list is the two hour (!!) minute recording of Blog Marketing 201 501 (part of the CEO Training for Me, Inc. listed at $49.95 (but much more valuable than that!). Feel free to post the You Get It award on your site! Here are the past winners: September 2006 ClickDave my review October 2006 Kent Blumberg my review November 2006 Heather Henricks my review December 2006 Adelino de Almeida my review January 2007 Rob Humphrey my review January 2007 Ariel Meadow Stallings my review February 2007 Mike Schaffner my review March 2007 Susan Johnston my review April 2007 Thomas Clifford my review May 2007 Rob Frankel my review June 2007 Trent Hamm my review July 2007 Katie Konrath my review August 2007 Robb Hecht my review September 2007 OOPS! I took this month off and didnt realize it! Lucky me October 2007 Tanya Ferrill my review November 2007 Sean ODonnovan my review December 2007 Andy Shaindlin my review January 2008 Kate Herrick my review February 2008 John Halamka my review