Aug 14, 2011 | Career, Finding a Job, Job Search, Jobs, Marketing, Networking, New Business, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Social Media, Social Networking, Transition |
I have met many people who are employed in the Pharma industry, financial services and many other fields who aren’t very actively participating in social media. Many people I encounter in these industries are very successful. Highly goal oriented, well compensated and...
Aug 8, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Career, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Marketing, Networking, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Social Media, Social Networking, Transition |
Would your Board be pleased if they knew your company’s brand’s investment was being managed by 22 year olds on social media? Are they good stewards of the brand? What if your company’s audit was done by the newest employee at your accounting firm? Who sets...
Aug 4, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Job Search, Jobs, Marketing, Networking, New Business, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Small and Smart Agencies, Small Smart Agencies, Social Networking, Transition |
1. Make your cases shorter and start with the results. Put the good stuff at the begining of your presentation. 2. If you were rushed at the end of your presentation and didn’t present some juicy morsels, you didn’t rehearse enough. 3. Every agency in the world has...
Jul 31, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Career, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Marketing, Networking, New Business, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Small and Smart Agencies, Small Smart Agencies, Social Media, Transition |
1. New Business is about winning new clients. It has nothing to do with advertising. 2. PowerPoint presentations neuter you. 3. Leave the agency posse at home. Fewer is formidable. 4. Blow up your new business template. Solutions aren’t cookie cutter. 5. New business...
Jul 27, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Career, Digital Agencies, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Job Search, Jobs, Marketing, Networking, New Business, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Small and Smart Agencies, Small Smart Agencies, Social Media, Social Networking, Transition |
Let me ask you a simple question. Are you going to keep your current job for the rest of your life? Well, I don’t think so and neither do you. So how do you market yourself as a creative person? Your reel? How many new TV commercials have you produced in the last...
Jul 19, 2011 | Career, Finding a Job, Job Search, Jobs, Marketing, Networking, New Business, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Social Media, Social Networking, Transition |
I have spoken to numerous organizations across the country for years on networking. Over the last few years many of these meetings are attended by people in transition looking for their next position. I am also one of the founders of Laguna Niguel Connectors that...
Jul 10, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Career, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Marketing, Networking, New Business, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Small and Smart Agencies, Small Smart Agencies |
I am lucky to have a unique perspective as I began my career working on New Business at major agencies in Canada and the U.S. I have also conducted agency reviews for a number of companies including Jenny Craig, Villeroy & Boch, and Raley’s Supermarkets. I see it...
Jun 29, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Career, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Marketing, New Business, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Small and Smart Agencies, Small Smart Agencies |
I am lucky to have a unique perspective because I began my career working on new business at major agencies in Canada and the U.S. I have also conducted agency reviews for a number of companies including Jenny Craig, Villeroy & Boch, and Raley’s Supermarkets. My...
Jun 20, 2011 | Career, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, Job Search, Jobs, Marketing, Networking, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Social Media, Transition |
I recently wrote three blogs around the theme of hating to network. They were called Hank Blank’s Networking Tips for Those Who Hate to Network, More Networking Tips for Those Who Hate to Network and Networking Tips for College Students Who Hate to Network. They were...
Jun 12, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Career, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, Job Search, Jobs, Marketing, Networking, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Social Media, Transition |
I have spoken on college campuses for many years now. The thought of networking was a foreign concept to students in the past. Oh, and I am not talking about being on Facebook. That is socializing, not really networking in a business sense. I think when students...