Personal Branding for Business Success

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To succeed today and be in control of your business and your career as a professional translator you need more than credentials, experience and tools. The key to success and achieving your goals is to differentiate yourself through a strong brand.
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How are you dealing with the realities of this challenging worldwide economy? Are you struggling to find clients? Are your clients constantly asking you to lower your rates? How much thought have you given to the following questions?

• What is unique and compelling about YOU?
• What is the VALUE you can offer your clients?
• Are you in control of your translation career?
• Are you getting paid what you are worth?

To stay competitive in today's fierce marketplace, professionals, executives and business owners must cultivate their own personal brand. Translators are no exception. The translation industry is overcrowded. To succeed today and be in control of your business and your career as a professional translator you need more than credentials, experience and tools. The key to success and achieving your goals is to differentiate yourself through a strong brand. You need to sell to the world your unique promise of value. Otherwise, you will compete just on the basis of price.

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March 31, 2010

Trainer Bio

Marcela Jenney-Reyes - Marcela Jenney-Reyes is a professional cross cultural marketing and business coach consultant with over 20 years of experience in the translation and localization industry. An ATA-certified English-into-Spanish translator, Marcela has gone through all the various stages of the translation business. For 10 years she worked as a successful freelance translator, then moved into the corporate world to manage the translation and localization department of a worldwide bank, and later founded her own translation and localization company. When her firm was acquired in 2007, she spent the next two years successfully serving as the Director of Sales, Marketing and Communications for the newly merged company. Then in 2009 her reputation for producing the highest quality work and implementing cutting edge strategies and methodologies led her to open Latitudes Training, Coaching and Consulting, a company that helps solo entrepreneurs, small business owners, consultants, executives and professionals from diverse backgrounds create and integrate their unique selling propositions into the U.S. market. Marcela Jenney-Reyes has a Bachelors degree in Communications, is a Certified Translator with the American Translator’s Association, is Certified as a Business Cross Cultural Trainer, and holds certifications in Marketing Management and as a Localization Project Manager. In 2004 she served as the President of the Florida division of the American Translators Association. In Spring 2010 Marcela will receive her MBA in Marketing, her certification as a Certified Personal Branding Strategist, and her certificate as a Professional Coach. She’s a worldwide traveler, has lived in several countries, and is fluent in English and Spanish.

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Aline  Amorim
almost 4 years ago

Thanks!

Kamal Akeel
almost 5 years ago

Thanks, I hoped it would be more practical.

Domini Lucas
almost 5 years ago

This was really great, thank you! Is it still possible to get in touch with Marcela? Have her contact details changed?

Jaquelina del Valle Gutiérrez
over 5 years ago

I loved it. Thanks a lot!

Muhammad Mousa
over 5 years ago

Thank you for these valuable tips!!!!

Wahyu Adi Putra Ginting
almost 7 years ago

Inspiring presentation! The tips are very useful. I'm applying them now.

Lina Scarpellini
almost 8 years ago

Excellent and uplifting presentation.

Adribittencourt
over 8 years ago

Clear presentation about useful information!

AFTIS
over 8 years ago

After completing this course, I have decided to change my Brand by focusing on the I.T. niche, as well as reviewing my marketing strategies an redesigning my profile. I am fully encouraged to be able to register successful bids henceforth.

Naweed Miakhel
over 10 years ago

nice training.

Vanessa Pfister-Mesavage
over 10 years ago

This is a very clear, comprehensive and accessible training session. It gives a very good overview of the subject matter, and also provides concrete tools and steps to creating a personal brand.

Bruno Depascale
about 12 years ago

Exceptional webinar and very prepared teacher!

Silvia Barra
about 12 years ago

Very interesting and highly motivating!

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over 12 years ago

Market yourself, find niche markets, use Facebook/Twitter/Linkedin: I wonder why this course targetted professional translators...

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over 13 years ago

A very good reminder course on branding, very specifically aimed at the freelance translator.

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