Comments on: Standing Out in the World’s Toughest Crowd

By: Jason Crouch

Jason Crouch — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:58:35 +0000

Ian – It sounds like you are giving some solid advice to a good friend. I wouldn’t expect anything less from you. I hope Logan heeds your words of wisdom and makes a big splash as an actor.

By: Niall Harbison

Niall Harbison — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:08:44 +0000

Yeah I suppose I am very lucky that I work for myself and can therefore control my personal branding and say whatever the hell I want. Some people who have an employer will have to be more careful I guess
Niall Harbison´s last blog ..Meet the Pizza Hut tweetologist…. really?

By: D2C

D2C — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:51:45 +0000

@Niall-

Incidentally, I’m a big fan of Niall Ferguson, who shares your name’s spelling (I understand this is rare). I agree that blogs are central to marking one’s new media territory, as it were. Part of this has to do with the medium vs. micro blogging platforms like Twitter; it’s far easier to share a complete thought or two via blogs than Twitter and similar such tools. How awesome is it that our personal brand is simply ourselves? I love that I can be myself and that I have the means to market myself to the masses. That’s what new media is all about. Thanks for commenting, and cheers.

By: Niall Harbison

Niall Harbison — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:24:09 +0000

Like the comparison between LA and the online world. I think more than ever there are millions of people out there trying to get noticed and make a name for themselves online. Everybody is equipped with the tools and we have plenty of people educating us on how easy it is to use them. I think the central location for everything we do should always be the your blog. The social tools will always change but you are building up real currency and collatoral through your blog no matter what is going on elsewhere. A blog is the best personal branding tool any of us have ever been given if used correctly.

By: D2C

D2C — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:03:53 +0000

@Beau-

Twitter is certainly part of the picture, but I want him to get some good content out there first. I already showed him that people were talking about his play on Twitter and he didn’t even know it! LA is truly a bootstraps town, and the production company is too new to be doing the kind of promotion he needs. I think you’ll see him on Twitter pretty soon. I’ll keep you posted!

By: Beau Blackwell

Beau Blackwell — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:01:33 +0000

You’re absolutely right that your friend needs to leverage social media. Why wouldn’t you, these days, especially in an industry where networking and getting to know the right people is often more important than actual talent?

Where do you see Twitter fitting into the plans for Logan? It seems like it could be a perfect medium for somebody who’s funny and makes witty observations. It’s certainly worked wonders for guys like @BadBanana, as well as lots of actors. It seems like it could be a great way for him to hook up with some other funny people in the entertainment biz.

By: Houstonblogger

Houstonblogger — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:39:19 +0000

Great post! Very good points on all accounts. I see some areas where I definitely need to improve. This was very helpful.

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Danelle