Aug 5, 2014 | Career Planning, Career Success, Career Tips, Hank Blank, Networking |
I do because many people that I hardly know have given their friends to me. You get a call or an e mail from a former co-worker or a friend. “Hey buddy I just got let go. No way. That sucks. You are great. You will find a job soon. They will miss you and be sorry...
Jul 26, 2014 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Principals, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Marketing |
These are great days for talented digital folks. Most companies want successful lead gen campaigns as they continue to allocate more dollars to the wonderful world of digital. Unfortunately they are spending less overall. When I try to recruit programmers I can find...
Jul 12, 2014 | Account Executive, Account Management, Advertising, Advertising Agencies, Best Way to Get a Job, Hank Blank |
Yes. Jump in with both feet. Enjoy the splash. Many people would say no. They’d rather work at Google and get free lunches. I want to work at action sports companies and get free T Shirts and be equally cool. Oh sure people can give you a litany of reasons not...
Jun 29, 2014 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Marketing, New Business Development, Social Networking |
Yes we all live in the New Normal. The starting date was September 15th 2008 when Lehman Brothers went down. The largest bankruptcy filing in the U.S. as Lehman had a value of 600 billion. I am not that good at Math but if you multiplied the 17 Million people that...
Jun 24, 2014 | Hank Blank, Networking, New Normal |
I know the Recession well. I remember sitting in a Starbucks with some friends in Laguna Niguel in August 2008 and taking about starting a networking group to help people in transition. Snap your fingers and Laguna Niguel Connectors has almost 4000 members. People...
Jun 18, 2014 | Advertising, Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Marketing, New Business Development |
I received an email blast today from Advertising Age about Cramer-Krasselt resigning the Panera Bread Account. The article leaked an internal memo saying that the Client Was Too Much even in this crazy business. Enough is enough. How many times have we all felt that...
Jun 8, 2014 | Account Executive, Account Management, Advertising, Advertising Agencies, Agency Principals, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Searches, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Marketing, New Business Development |
I was doing some recruiting the other day. Trying to find some folks. I like to feel the happiness of successful human outcomes. I reached out to some people I was connected with on LinkedIn. I sent an e mail to one agency that I didn’t know well. I told him that I...
Jun 4, 2014 | Advertising, Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Marketing, New Business Development |
I could have called this article Does Your Agency Have Vision or Passion or Leadership? What most agencies think is vision is a positioning line. Vision isn’t copy. Vision is a belief that translates into action. It is an ethic that fosters a culture and an...
Jun 3, 2014 | Account Executive, Account Management, Advertising, Advertising Agencies, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank |
I know many creative people because I like hanging with creative folks. I meet them when they are on the beach, when they are working or looking for new work. I meet them when I conduct agency reviews. I meet them at events if they come out as well as online. When I...
Apr 22, 2014 | Advertising, Advertising Agencies |
How Long Does it Take for the Penny To Drop in the New Normal? There is a good chance you are reading this, when upon publishing, that I will be in Buenos Aires. Hopefully having a Café Con Leche or a glass of Malbec sitting at Café Biala looking at the Recoleta...
