Mar 31, 2013 | Branding, Hank Blank, Linkedin, Networking, New Business process., New Normal, Social Media, Successful Companies |
I recently wrote this article for The UPS Store Small Business Solutions. In today’s small business environment there is intense competition. It’s a crowded world out there. That is nothing new to the readers of The UPS Small Business Solutions blogs. But one major...
Mar 27, 2013 | Advertising Agencies, Career, Millennials, Small Smart Agencies |
I grew up in the Old Normal working at agencies like JWT. When I was transferred from JWT Toronto to Chicago 700 people worked there. It was hard to find me when I first arrived. JWT Chicago was founded in 1891 and went away in the New Normal. Lehman Brothers was...
Mar 21, 2013 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Marketing, New Business Development |
Once upon a time advertising agencies ruled. Clients didn’t quite understand them but knew they needed them. Being with agencies was fun and amazing and insightful. It was the best part of a client’s day. Agencies were different from clients. Agencies were in...
Mar 7, 2013 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Hank Blank, New Business Development |
I have been a New Business hunter most of my marketing life. I have also witnessed a lot of good and bad hunting when I have conducted agency reviews. So how much is an agency New Business person worth these days? A good friend of mine shared a job spec the other day...
Mar 3, 2013 | Agency Review Consultant, Branding, Career, Finding a Job, Graduates, Hank Blank, Job Search, Linkedin, Networking, New Business, New Business Development, New Normal |
So how are things going so far as we enter year five of the New Normal? Having a jolly old time? The New Normal was created when the world melted in the fall of 2008. Lehman Brothers went away. Remember those days? I am sure that the 2.8 million people that lost...
Feb 26, 2013 | Hank Blank, Job Hunting, Networking, New Business Development, Social Networking |
Are you a finder or a grinder? An inside person or an outside person? I recently spoke to the Albuquerque AMA Chapter about How to Rise Above the Crowd. I talked at one point about Finders and Grinders. A couple of people followed up and said those descriptions...
Feb 16, 2013 | Account Executive, Agency Training, Career, Career Success, Graduates, Guidance Offices, Hank Blank, Linkedin, Networking, Social Networking |
I live surrounded by young people. I have hired paid interns for ten years and often speak on campus colleges on networking and why young people shouldn’t try to get a job. That’s how I got this nice poster designed by Kyle Ready when I spoke at CBU in Riverside. I...
Feb 8, 2013 | Hank Blank, Networking, Personal Branding |
Your business cards are the foundation of your brand. Make sure they project the image you want to convey. Check out this video called Don’t Let Your Business Cards Weaken Your Personal Brand. You can connect with Hank on LinkedIn:...
Feb 6, 2013 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Marketing, New Business Development |
I had lunch recently with a bright and lovely young Marketing Manager. She confessed to me that she really had not heard the term agency review or search consultant until she met me. I was not surprised. Agency searches don’t happen very often. Sometimes they are...
Feb 1, 2013 | Hank Blank, Networking, New Business Development, Social Networking |
I recently wrote an article as a guest blogger for The UPS Stores Small Business Solutions Site. Often, when I talk to small business owners about networking, many say they have no time to network; they are too busy. I have heard that many times. Who isn’t busy today?...
