2007 – A Personal Branding Year in Review
January 1, 2008 at 6:17 pm | In Futures, Networking, People, Personal Branding | 16 CommentsI want to wish everyone a happy new year and am excited at what’s to come in 2008. Issue 3 of Personal Branding Magazine will launch on February 1st and my book will be published by the end of this year (crossing finger
s). To start the year off, I’m taking a much needed vacation to South Beach Florida and then on a cruise ship to the Caribbean. I’ll be stopping at Puerto Rico, St. Maartin and Labadee Haiti during my travels on Royal Caribbeans new ship, The Liberty of the Seas. It has a mall, rock climbing, surfing, ice skating, mini-golf and so much more. During this time, there will be some guest posts and hopefully some other content if I can pull it off.
Aside from my excitement, I really want to thank everyone for their support this year. It’s truly been a dream and pleasure to collaborate and have conversations with all of you in 2007. Your comments and thoughts have really helped develop this blog and bring it to life. All my work with the magazine, tv show, blog, awards, articles and more is worth it because of how much you care about personal branding and the effect it will have on your career’s and everyday life.
Happy new year and god bless you!
2007 Milestone Timeline
March 14: Personal Branding Blog Launched
May 1: The first Personal Brand Award was given out to Carl Chapman
May 16: My first published article on personal branding on About.com
May 27: Listed as top 25 recruiting blogs on Alexa
June 2: The first episode of Personal Branding TV airs
August 1: The first issue of Personal Branding Magazine is launched with Donald Trump on the front cover and 11 articles. Also, Fast Company Magazine writes about my work.
August 25: DanSchawbel.com and The first Personal Brand Press Release come out, changing the way people create and promote their brand online
September 14: I celebrated my 24th birthday
September 17: The real definition of personal branding was formed in a wiki with collaboration from a cross-functional/global team of experts
October 24: I held my first big keynote at Bentley College
November 1: The second issue of Personal Branding Magazine comes out with Jack Welch on the front cover, 37 articles and an exclusive interview with Philip Rosedale, founder of Second Life.
November 8: Celebrated the 10th Anniversary of Personal Branding
October 1: I accept the first ever social media position at EMC
October 7 – November 12: Five phases of re-branding each of my websites
December 10: The “Octopus Model of Relevancy” formed
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The Faces of 2007 - I networked with over 600 people since the start of this blog and below are some of the one’s that stood out in my head this year. They are personal brand all-stars and you should take a look at their content as you pursue your resolutions and goals for next year.
Brian Solis, James Seay, Wayne Smallman, Adam Salamon, Todd Defren, catur pw, Mike Sansone, Valeria Maltoni, Maria Elena Duron, Shama Hyder, Scott Bradley, Walter Akana, Bonnie Kurka, Krishna De, Paul Copcutt, Jeremiah Owyang, Chris Brogan, Ann Handley, Peter Kim, Steve Garfield, Scott Monty, Mark Twomey, Andy Beal, David Lorenzo, Chris Brown, Mario Sundar, Kevin Dugan, Rebecca Thorman, Connie Bensen, Jay Deragon, Rick Mahn, Liz Pabon, Rob Cuesta, Nina Burokas, Vikram Rajan, Donna Fontenot, Foster Winans, Jim Stroud, Tiffany Monhollon, Wendy Marx, Andrea Nierenberg, Neil Patel, Rohit Bhargava, William Arruda, Guy Kawasaki, Daniel Honigman, Aaron Wall, Seth Godin, Shel Israel, Robert Scoble, Harry Joiner, Liz Strauss, Katie Konrath, Penelope Trunk, Ryan Paugh & Ryan Healy, Andy Drish, Chuck Westbrook, Cody McKibben, Brett Farmiloe, Laura Ries, Drew McLellan, Alison Doyle, Loic Le Meur, Steve Rubel, Maggie Fox, Don Dodge, Doc Searls, Gina Minks, Maor Kaplanski, Christopher Salazar, Robert David Hunter, Scott McArthur, Julia Roy, John Moore, David Sandusky, J. Erik Potter, Michael Baynger, Erica DeWolf, Lief Larson, Chris Clarke, Benjamin Boudreau, Matt Dickman, The Viral Garden, Mitch Joel, Andres Ortega, Phil Gerbyshak, Scot Herrick, Steve Wilson, Jason Jacobsohn, Megan Fitzgerald, Troy Worman, Anna Farmery, Scott Ginsberg, Greg Verdino, Ben Yoskovitz, Tom Peters,
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Happy New Year Dan.
Comment by Storagezilla — January 1, 2008 #
Dan, what a great review of 2007 for Personal Branding Blog. It’s truly been a pleasure working, talking, sharing, and learning with you this year. I hope to continue the adventure in 2008 – with continued learning and networking with all the people involved with Personal Branding Magazine… and more!
Regards,
Rick Mahn
Comment by Rick Mahn — January 1, 2008 #
Dan,
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It’s been wonderful getting to know you too! I hope that your vacation refreshes you. (am not going to suggest more energy though
Have a great trip & it’s always a pleasure working with you!
Connie
Comment by Connie Bensen — January 1, 2008 #
Happy New Year Dan! Here’s to making it great in 2008! Let me know how I can help!
Comment by Phil Gerbyshak — January 1, 2008 #
Happy New Year! You picked a wonderful time to go someplace sunny and warm – have a great time.
Comment by g — January 2, 2008 #
Happy New Year Dan! Much success in 2008…
-Jim Stroud
Exploring the wacky world of employment.
http://www.JimStroud.com
Comment by Jim Stroud — January 2, 2008 #
Dan,
Enjoy your well-earned trip and I can’t wait to see what you have planned for 2008!
Drew
Comment by Drew McLellan — January 2, 2008 #
Happy New Year 2008,
It is a great pleasure linked with great professional like Dan, and another cool professionals here. It’s have part to shape my experience in personal branding topic.
Thanks for All, and Happy Great New Year 2008, I wish All Success in 2008.
Catur PW
Comment by catur pw — January 2, 2008 #
That’s some killer linkbait, Dan.
I really enjoyed talking shop with you last week, and I’m impressed by the workload you’ve taken on. Enjoy your vacation; you deserve it!
Comment by Daniel — January 2, 2008 #
Happy New Year, Dan.
Enjoy the vacation! Looking forward to the next edition of the mag.
Comment by J. Erik Potter — January 2, 2008 #
I’m glad to see I am one of the ones you remembered networking with.
Must have taken forever linking everyone’s site to their name. Thanks for the add. 
Comment by Julia Roy — January 2, 2008 #
Hey Dan,
We’ve only just met but it’s been a pleasure. I’m excited about 2008 – it’s gonna be great – and am looking forward to hearing more from you and getting involved. Keep it up! xc
Comment by Charlie — January 2, 2008 #
A remarkable year for you. Glad that we have connected and I hope that 2008 brings you even more success.
Comment by Anna Farmery — January 4, 2008 #
Dan – congratulations on a wonderful 2007 and wishing you continued success in 2008. I look forward to keeping connected with you. You’ll have to join me on one of my podcasts in 2008 if you have the time!
Comment by Krishna De — January 4, 2008 #
Hi Dan!
Happy New Year! I hope that 2008 brings you continued success! Also, congratulations on an outstanding 2007. I really enjoyed working with you and look forward to remaining in contact and having the opportunity to work together again!
Best,
Walter
Comment by Walter Akana — January 7, 2008 #
Dan,
You are clearly a thought leader and I am wildly impressed with your accomplishments. You are an inspiration to us all….I look forward to hearing more from you in 2008!
Best wishes,
Megan
Comment by meganfitzgerald — February 9, 2008 #