Nov 18, 2013 | Hank Blank, Networking |
I had a coffee the other day with a new arrival to the New Normal. He was well educated and had a successful career in the Old Normal. We had never met before but had gone to the same University in Canada. The University of Western Ontario. Fancy that since we were...
Nov 12, 2013 | Best Way to Get a Job, Career Tips, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, Networking |
I love people and I love to network. Every encounter leaves a life impression. I have learned that if you have big ears and a small mouth you will learn a lot. I had coffee today with somebody who I met years ago but haven’t seen for some time. They a prominent...
Nov 9, 2013 | Advertising Agencies, Hank Blank, Marketing |
I had lunch the other day with an advertising agency owner. I showed him some resumes of potential candidates for a position he had been trying to fill for a long time. He scanned one with his finger and said that the person had only worked at some companies for a...
Nov 6, 2013 | Advertising Agencies, Hank Blank, Networking |
I got a call tonight from somebody who was let go yesterday by her company. She was very articulate, well-educated and in the ad game. It is an industry where the adrenaline runs high but job security runs on empty. Her voice still had the crackle of youth. Anyone...
Nov 4, 2013 | Hank Blank, Networking |
I was listening to Arcade Fire’s new song Reflektor the other day. There were two words in the lyrics that jumped at me in opposing harmony. Are you a Reflector or Connector? A couple days later I heard Arcade Fire being interviewed on Q on CBC while I was working...
Oct 29, 2013 | Best Way to Get a Job, Hank Blank, New Normal |
Many of the people who grew up in the Old Normal often ask me “Is there any professionalism left in the Job Hunting Process Today?” I am a funny guy to ask because I stopped looking for a job 10 years ago when I started Blank and Associates. I saw the writing on the...
Oct 27, 2013 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, New Business Development |
I was up in Santa Monica the other day meeting with an agency that somebody referred me to. The referral was my foot in the door and my online presence was my validation. I started that presence a decade ago. I turned left onto Santa Monica Boulevard and Sheryl Crow...
Oct 4, 2013 | Account Management, Hank Blank |
“I would love to work there.” I have said it. You have said it. If you run an agency at one time you said it. We have all dreamt it. Longed for it. Envied it. Myths were created about those types of ad agencies. When I...
Sep 15, 2013 | Hank Blank, Mobile, Networking, Social Networking |
I just came back from my 6th visit to Buenos Aires. I first went to Argentina in 2005. The country had had a recent financial haircut in 2001 when everybody woke us and found out that their personal worth had been cut dramatically. The country offered great value...
Aug 15, 2013 | Advertising Agencies, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Marketing, Networking |
I have been doing a lot of recruiting and talent sourcing these days. Another way to leverage my network. Still hunting and connecting which I love to do but in another way. The ad world has changed a lot and at the same time some stayed the same. One thing that has...
