Mary Nice, Senior Strategist at Convince & Convert, takes the mic in this episode to share some tried and tested strategies for building a personal brand. Huge thanks to our amazing sponsors for helping us make this happen. Please support them; we couldn't do it without their help! This week: Salesforce Marketing Cloud Full Episode Details If you’re a social pro, then the idea of building a personal brand isn’t so far-fetched. It’s already part of your day job, albeit on a larger scale. However, our guest on this Social Pros episode, Mary Nice, the Senior Strategist at Convince & Convert, points out that there are a few differences between working for a bigger brand and venturing out on your own. She walks us through her personal journey in creating a personal brand and her motivation behind taking that bold step. Mary also stresses the importance of passion when building a brand and gives some pointers on how to handle negative comments on social media. She follows that up with a must-listen discussion on the key practices social pros need to bring forward to create their personal brands, which is packed with useful and practical tips! In This Episode: 05:21 Mary talks through her decision to build a personal brand 08:56 What motivates people to pursue their own personal brands 10:47 How passion motivates consistency 12:07 The ins and outs of building a social brand 14:30 How Mary built an audience on TikTok 15:44 Why controversial content works so well 17:34 How Mary and Jay handle negative feedback 22:02 How to pick the right kind of format for your content 26:35 Core practices all social pros should bring forward 30:40 Why you should take a simple approach to creating content 34:30 Can anybody build a personal brand? 37:26 Mary’s advice to anyone who wants to become a social pro Resources Get the new State of Marketing report for free from Salesforce Check out Convince & Convert’s Social Media Audit Bundle Read Follow Mary on TikTok Reach out to Mary on Instagram See what Jay’s up to on TikTok Follow Jay on Instagram Visit SocialPros.com for more insights from your favorite social media marketers.