6. Andrew @ 2005
• Only 50 friends on Friendster and Plaxo
• Google : no mention of “Andrew Chow‘” for
first 5 pages
• Never once invited to speak
• Not a single interview from the media
• Networking once in 3 months
• 100 name cards takes a year to deplete
7.
8. Andrew @ 2011
• 4500 friends on Facebook
• Company blog ranked top 500 site in Singapore by
Alexa.com
• Recognised Thought Leader on Social Media Strategy
and Relationship
• Accumulated over 10,000 profiles from 3 social portals
• Invited to speak in Asia and as far in Dubai, UAE
• Interviewed over 150 times on local and regional
media in 5 years
• Won multiple business awards
9. • 4 out of 10 links
on 1st page of
Google ‘Andrew
Chow”
11. Personal Branding Journey
Person
(Profile)
Prize Portal
(award) (networking)
People’ Personal
Partners
(Charity) Branding
Publicity Public
(Media) Speaking
Publication
(Book)
12. The real YOU on
Social Media
=
New Media + Mass Media
13. Reward
• I seldom have to sell.
• My credibility is almost never questioned.
• People look forward to working with me or
my company
• Others do the marketing for me. (word of
mouth)
14. Fundamentals
• Commit to doing it consistently.
• Focus on what makes you special.
• Demonstrate Thought Leadership (think of
yourself as a publisher for your
customers/people you want to emulate).
• Get on platforms which makes it viral.
26. www.romancingspore.com
Founded : 2007 Jan
Category : Social
Objective : Friendship
Profiles : 7700
Events : 400
Personal Messages : 500,000
27. Founded : 2009 Jan
www.tableforsix.sg Category : Personalized Dating
Objective : For likeminded singles who
Looks forward to a life long relationship
Profiles : 1480
Table For Six : Over 120
28. Web 2.0
More accessible
More user friendly
More viral
More relevant
54. • Mendaki Sense
• Lutheran Community Care Services
• Teen Challenge
• Asia Women Welfare Association
• Young Women Christian
• Association Restroom Association of Singapore
• SOS
• Singapore Planned Parenthood
• Renci Hospital
• Student Care Services
• Parkway Healthcare
• Centre for Senior National
• Volunteer Philantrophic Centre (NVPC)
• B Well Methodist Group of Churches
• National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
• Percept Ministry
• Singapore Association for Mental Health
• Singapore After Care Association
• St Andrew Community Hospital
• Touch Young Arrows
• WINGS
• METTA
• Buddha Tiger Relic Tooth
• ISCOS