Oct 27, 2014 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Digital Agencies, Marketing, New Business Development |
I like speaking to AAF and AMA Chapters. I have spoken in Amarillo, Fort Worth, Louisville, Jackson MS, New Orleans, Great Falls, Duluth, Biloxi, Mobile, Norfolk, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, Little Rock and other spots like Nashville, Louisville, Omaha,...
Oct 21, 2014 | Advertising Agencies, Digital Agencies, Marketing, Product Managers |
I remember studying Marketing in College. It was all about the 5 P’s. Not sure if they teach the 5 P’s any more. I still keep studying though and I have learned a lot about marketing in Buenos Aires and my Spanish is worse than rudimentary. I learned about pricing on...
Oct 14, 2014 | Networking, New Business Development |
I know how to get a job. That’s because I haven’t had a job for over a decade. I do something more difficult. I create a job for myself each and every day. All of it comes from my network. In many ways I am surprised that I am writing this blog. I have used paid...
Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Somebody told me the other that that they were going out on their own terms. I knew exactly what they meant and how they felt. The third rail of working has always been the fact that you can get fired. Right to work states etc. During the Great Recession most people...
Sep 17, 2014 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Hank Blank, Networking, New Business Development, Social Networking |
I was returning from a trip to my hometown Toronto the other day. I have always learned from Toronto that the more things change the more things stay the same. The Toronto Film Festival was on so the town was abuzz. I remember when Gravity premiered there. Canadian...
Sep 14, 2014 | Hank Blank |
Maybe yes. Most likely no. I often connect with HR people. Some live in the Old Normal and some live in the New Normal. When I see an HR person with less than 500 connections irony overcomes me. How can people who are supposed to find today’s digital talent be...
Sep 2, 2014 | Mobile, Networking |
I was listening to a news story on my CBC app on my Apple Smart Phone when I was working out at 24 Hour Fitness. I looked out at the Pacific Ocean. It was as tranquil as serenity. I was surrounded by music playing to people wearing ear buds and TV monitors screaming...
Aug 26, 2014 | Best Way to Get a Job, Career, Career Advice, Career Planning, Finding a Job, Fired, Hank Blank |
I love PR speak. I am an advertising guy. I have helped promote jargon and word speak. I started my career aspiring to be an Under Assistant West Coast Promo Man. When corporate America fires people their PR machines fire up the corporate jargon of today. We have all...
Aug 25, 2014 | Hank Blank, Networking, Networking Tips, Social Networking |
I love Uber. I first used it in Chicago on Memorial Day Weekend this year. I used to work at JWT Chicago in the Hancock Building. I felt the power of working in a 100 story building in my early 30’s. The lights of the city were always on. When we hosted client lunches...
Aug 17, 2014 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Marketing, Networking, New Business Development, Social Networking |
I have conducted agency reviews for clients like Jenny Craig and Toyo Tires. I was the fly on the wall. I have won lots of New Business for agencies and supported myself for over a decade by creating my own salary. So here are the key secrets I have discovered about...
