– I’m Talking – Words and Wisdom from Kate Ceberano
On air:
27 May 2014
In a new herBusiness interview, singer and songwriter Kate Ceberano candidly discusses her new book I’m Talking: My Life, My Words, My Music and what she believes are the qualities in a successful businesswomen. Kate also explains how she has successfully managed her personal brand through stages of her career.
Media has changed over the years and social media has become a vital tool when marketing your brand. Kate shares how she is still new to the social media world but finds it very useful. Twitter, she believes is a great platform for businesswomen to use and allows your customers a “rare place to see your written and interior words. It helps you promote your brand in an unedited and live platform.”
Importantly, Kate sees herself as and artist AND a businesswoman and believes that to be successful in your industry you cannot “rely too much on the magic”, meaning that you must understand the many different areas within your business, and not rely on charm and charisma alone (though, she points out, they do have their place).
Kate also encourages us to think of our product as therapy for our customers and to ask if what we are creating is truly good for people.
Listen to this herBusiness interview with Kate Ceberano to learn:
- The necessity of branding yourself for a successful career
- How social media platforms allow a personal and unedited relationship with your customers
- How to view your product as a form of therapy for your consumers
- The importance of creating products that are truly good for people
This post was co-authored by Grace Anne Sillano. Grace Anne is currently completing her internship at the Australian Businesswomen’s Network. She is studying Bachelor of Arts in Advertising at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.
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Kate Ceberano
Award-winning singer and songwriter Kate Ceberano has become an Australian icon and leader within the music industry. Whether it is her soulful voice, her charismatic nature or exotic looks, she has become a legendary Australian icon over the past twenty-five years. A woman widely respected not only by the music industry, but also for her ability to juggle an abundance of other roles. From television appearances (Dancing with the Stars, Who Do You Think You Are, Getaway), to charity work as an Ambassador for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Artistic Director of Adelaide Cabaret Festival, not to mention her award winning performance in South Pacific, and of course being mum to Gypsy. Kate first found fame with her funk band ‘I’m Talking’, a group that was managed by Ken West, who went on to found the Big Day Out with partner Vivien Lees. The group’s album produced three top ten singles, went Platinum and won Best New Talent (1984) at the Countdown Awards where Kate also won Best Female Vocalist (1985) as well as Best Female Singer (1985) at the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards. However after just one album, the group broke up and Kate went solo, and it was in the late 80s that she started to gain reputed success for her soul, jazz and pop repertoire.
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