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some_of_us_are_sane

(3,550 posts) Wed May 13, 2026, 02:58 PM Wednesday

ANOTHER term I despise... [View all]

"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... [View all] 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