Apr 6, 2014 | Career, Career Advice, Career Planning, Career Success, Career Tips |
A young friend shared with me the other day that they had recently been promoted. Congrats I said. I shared her story with another friend and she asked me a simple question that made me reflect for a bit. “Does she have anyone to supervise?” Probably not I thought. ...
Apr 1, 2014 | Career, Career Advice, Career Planning, Career Success, Career Tips, Hank Blank |
I got a couple of emails recently. Both had graduated from the same school decades apart. One introduced to me a young man who had recently graduated and was looking for a job. A solid networking strategy is to reach out to your Alumni. I went to the University of...
Mar 23, 2014 | Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Marketing, Social Networking |
I got one of my numerous emails today. The article said that the Internet was 25 years old this month. We have all seen the stats. There are trazillions of emails sent every day, a billion people on Facebook, billions of searches daily. I have a PowerPoint of my own...
Mar 9, 2014 | Hank Blank |
I got some emails from people in the Old Normal this week. I don’t live there anymore. I left it long ago. I didn’t see much of a future there for me. The incoming emails came like rockets almost one after another. I wanted to duck for cover. They were from...
Feb 27, 2014 | Finding a Job, Job Hunting, New Normal, Personal Branding |
I got an email the other day. It came from a person I have never met but he knew me well. He said he was an avid follower of my videos on YouTube. If you want to be found today you have to be out there. Invisibility is not a great career strategy. Sadly many chose...
Feb 21, 2014 | Hank Blank, Networking, Networking Tips, Social Networking |
I love to network. I do it all the time. I have spoken to companies, schools and organizations across the country for years. I guess that is why I am connected with thousands of people on LinkedIn. It surprises people but doesn’t surprise me as I was the guy waking...
Feb 9, 2014 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Marketing, New Business Development |
New Business in the Agency game is a very tough road. It is a game comprised largely of rejection if you are in a pitch with other agencies. That is why that is not the optimum way of getting New Business. I know. I have hunted for New Business all my life. I am a...
Feb 6, 2014 | Career Planning, Hank Blank, Networking |
I got an email the other day from a very smart young lady that worked in the agency game. She always knew her stuff. I was checking in with her. She replied that all was good. Love my job she said. I just want to keep it. It struck me with reflection. Yes keeping...
Jan 25, 2014 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, New Business Development |
I received an e mail from a young man the other day. I am very easy to find and connect with because I market myself. He had read my blogs and watched some of my videos on New Business Development. He was new to the agency world but he was in charge of his agency’s...
Jan 17, 2014 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Hank Blank, New Business, New Business Development, New Business process. |
Agency reviews are my perfect straddle I can blend both sides. In the end I have to tell every agency except one this is the end. I don’t want the review to end I have smelled the scents of the chase Everyone likes the action In the end I have to pick up the...
