Shaping Your Personal Brand

Shaping Your Personal Brand

Jul 25

I recently was invited to speak at EMERGE a conference in Los Angeles organized by my friend Mariano Faget, the publisher of Hispanic Magazine and Hispanic Enterprise.  Mariano asked me speak on developing your personal brand.  I found the topic interesting and compelled me to examine what I counsel companies to do in shaping their brands.  While we all know that brand is the holy grail of...

Have We Become a Post-Racial Society?

Have We Become a Post-Racial Society?

Jul 23

Few people today would deny that race relations are better today than ever before.  Finally, our country has made some significant leaps in understanding and accepting diversity.  A recent ABC News survey asked people whether there’s anyone of another race that you consider a close friend.  A large number of people said yes.  Twenty years ago that response would have been very...

A POV on Black Men

A POV on Black Men

Jul 22

There’s no better time for communicators to reflect on the enduring cultural impact, and marketplace significance, of the African-American man. Here are just a few cases in point: The historic presidential candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama has clearly provoked thought and action about the political and economic significance of black America. Sen. Obama’s candidacy is, perhaps, the...