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some_of_us_are_sane

(3,722 posts)
Wed May 13, 2026, 02:58 PM May 13

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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CTyankee

(68,532 posts)
2. I don't understand the term. To me, a "personal brand" would be which bath soap or soft drink I like...
Wed May 13, 2026, 03:01 PM
May 13

Wounded Bear

(64,713 posts)
3. Marketing-speak. Everything is being commercialized...
Wed May 13, 2026, 03:02 PM
May 13

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

(3,722 posts)
4. THAT is the thing that irks me, Wounded Bear
Wed May 13, 2026, 03:08 PM
May 13
WE, as individuals, become a 'thing' that we're trying to sell. MONEY and PROFIT becoming all that matters.

Wounded Bear

(64,713 posts)
8. Remember when the Personnel Department became Human Resources?
Wed May 13, 2026, 03:57 PM
May 13

I do. Definitely part of the downward spiral.

WhiskeyGrinder

(27,264 posts)
5. A personal brand simply a professional personality. If you don't make a living speaking, consulting or being a public
Wed May 13, 2026, 03:09 PM
May 13

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

LogDog75

(1,396 posts)
6. Personal brand is a method of having other people think of you as being unique
Wed May 13, 2026, 03:11 PM
May 13

Just like everyone else.

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