Audioname

Quick test, what do the following symbols represent:

These brands are instantly recognizable and hold intensely ingrained meaning. When people look at them they immediately pull up thoughts, feelings and stories. For example, when I look at the Coke symbol, I can’t help but think of cold Coke’s on a hot summer day spent at the beach with my family.

While we can’t all have $100 Billion brands, we do need to care for our personal brand with the same intensity that our friends at Coke do.  The main reason:
If you don’t define your brand, someone else will do it for you

You may be thinking, “Does that mean I need to change my name to something like this:”

While it is a bold move, you already have a great symbol for your personal brand… your name!

Audioname is a great tool to help you define your personal brand. Consider adding a short personal story after your name during your Audioname recording. Make sure that you speak slowly and clearly and to ensure that your Audioname is being heard, put it everywhere you interact with customers, co-workers, peers, friends, etc.

Managing your personal brand just got a little easier with Audioname.

It’s time to honor our most popular Audionames of the  month!

1) Sree Sreenivasan - 82 Listens
2) Farhan Saiyed – 73 Listens
3) Lakshmi Jagannathan – 71 Listens
4) Bob McGaughey – 64 Listens
5) Jennifer Pesut – 41 Listens

There were a lot of names that were just a listen or two off the top 5 so get out there and get your name heard! Get on the next list and you’ll feel like this:

Have you started using Rapportive?

If yes, make sure you add Audioname to your Rapportive profile so your contacts have another way to hear your name via email. If no, it is time you download Rapportive and improve your Gmail experince.

Follow the simple steps below:

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One of the best things about Audioname is just how pervasive it can be. We want Audioname to be everywhere you interact with people on the web and we are working hard to get it there.

The folks over at Gravatar have an amazing product that can simplify your interactions on the web by creating a “Globally Recognized Avatar” (GRavatar…get it?)

While Audioname is working on streamlining the integration with Gravatar, you can still add it using the My Links on Gravatar. Here’s how:

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If you’ve ever purchased some Greek Yogurt, you’ve probably bought Fage. It’s a brand that has seen huge growth here in the United States during the recession. Furthermore, if you’ve ever purchased the yogurt, you may have noticed that on the label, they print the “pronunciation guide” for the name “Fa-yeh”.

Personally, that didn’t help me one bit in getting today’s name of the day’s correct pronunciation, but a news cast did:

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The coolest thing ever is discover your customers value what you are doing.

Based on her experience, Vicki Flier Hudson, Chief Collaboration Officer of Highroad Global Services wrote a blog about how Audioname is an amazing tool for global teams. My favorite quote is,

“When I think of the stress this can save worldwide team members I am hardly able to contain myself.”

Thanks Vicki for the shout out. Read the whole article here.

Here at Audioname we get asked one question more than any other. It’s always asked with wide-eyed enthusiasm and excitement and is along the lines of, “How many times has my name been heard?”

“No problem,”  I respond, ”let me look that up really quick……well Jane Smith, you’re name has been heard twice.” Jane gives a deep sigh and says, “That’s it?”

“Well, where did you put your Audioname? Did you share it at all?”

With a puzzled looks she responds, “What do you mean ‘put it’?”

I’ve had this conversation enough now that I thought I would put together a list of the best ways to get your name heard:

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Hey Audioname Friends,

Here is the newest feature we’ve added to audioname. It is the Audioname player for your website and blog. To get your own, sign in > grab the code (this is unique to all users) and paste it on your website and blog.

Let us know in the comments below how and where you put your player!

Super stoked by the great coverage in OregonLive today. Many thanks to the awesome Portland community for supporting us and being part of our mission of connecting the world.

As global interactions become increasingly common — and the variety of names we come across becomes more diverse — Dube wants to bridge the gap between online interactions and real-life conversations.

Read the article and join us in our mission
Audioname a Portland web application that helps people connect.

As Audioname is beginning it’s second calendar year, it is always good to look back and celebrate. Here are the top 11 names of 2011

1) Shashi Jain – 182 listens
2) Angela Jackson – 163 listens
3) Nitin Rai – 128 listens
4) Lakshmi Jagannathan – 128 listens
5) Merrick – 122 listens
6) Bob McGaughey – 114 listens
7)  Michael Coates – 112 listens
Tom Turnbull – 95 listens
9)  John Friess – 89 listens
10) Doniree Walker – 81 listens
11) Abhijeet Kunte – 79 listens

Congratulations to the top 11 names of 2011! Hope to see you all back on top next year.