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some_of_us_are_sane

(3,545 posts) Wed May 13, 2026, 02:58 PM Wednesday

ANOTHER term I despise...

"Personal brand". I wish that someone could tell me how this differs from "personality"?

We're each an assortment of known characteristics that define us unless it means "how you SELL yourself", which turns it into manipulation.

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ANOTHER term I despise... (Original Post) some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday OP

I thought it referred to things like Paris Hilton perfumes. niyad Wednesday #1

I don't understand the term. To me, a "personal brand" would be which bath soap or soft drink I like... CTyankee Wednesday #2

Precisely some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #7

Marketing-speak. Everything is being commercialized... Wounded Bear Wednesday #3

THAT is the thing that irks me, Wounded Bear some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #4

Remember when the Personnel Department became Human Resources? Wounded Bear Wednesday #8

A personal brand simply a professional personality. If you don't make a living speaking, consulting or being a public WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #5

Personal brand is a method of having other people think of you as being unique LogDog75 Wednesday #6

LOL!! some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #9

Personal brand is monetized personality. nt PufPuf23 Wednesday #10

Exactly the way some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #11

niyad

(133,938 posts)

1. I thought it referred to things like Paris Hilton perfumes.

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Wed May 13, 2026, 03:00 PM

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CTyankee

(68,440 posts)

2. I don't understand the term. To me, a "personal brand" would be which bath soap or soft drink I like...

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 03:01 PM

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some_of_us_are_sane

(3,545 posts)

7. Precisely

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #2)

Wed May 13, 2026, 03:25 PM

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It describes a thing rather than a person.

Wounded Bear

(64,604 posts)

3. Marketing-speak. Everything is being commercialized...

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 03:02 PM

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and everything is being valuated in terms of how much money is involved, rather than how it affects society in general.

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,545 posts)

4. THAT is the thing that irks me, Wounded Bear

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #3)

Wed May 13, 2026, 03:08 PM

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WE, as individuals, become a 'thing' that we're trying to sell. MONEY and PROFIT becoming all that matters.

Wounded Bear

(64,604 posts)

8. Remember when the Personnel Department became Human Resources?

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #4)

Wed May 13, 2026, 03:57 PM

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I do. Definitely part of the downward spiral.

WhiskeyGrinder

(27,217 posts)

5. A personal brand simply a professional personality. If you don't make a living speaking, consulting or being a public

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 03:09 PM

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person, you don't really need to worry about it.

LogDog75

(1,365 posts)

6. Personal brand is a method of having other people think of you as being unique

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 03:11 PM

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Just like everyone else.

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,545 posts)

9. LOL!!

Reply to LogDog75 (Reply #6)

Wed May 13, 2026, 04:46 PM

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Yep!

PufPuf23

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10. Personal brand is monetized personality. nt

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 04:53 PM

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some_of_us_are_sane

(3,545 posts)

11. Exactly the way

Reply to PufPuf23 (Reply #10)

Thu May 14, 2026, 07:46 AM

Yesterday

a poor pretty girl will marry an ugly rich man for personal profit. I get if.

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