Dec 7, 2016 | Hank Blank, Networking, Social Networking |
You can’t hop back on only when it suits you. We all know the old adage that once you learn to ride a bike you can ride a bike forever even if you haven’t done it for a while. Networking isn’t the same easy street. A data base of people that you can access from time...
Dec 2, 2016 | Networking, Networking Tips |
Networking? I haven’t done much of that recently. I know it is important but I am so busy. I hear that from people all the time. Except if the person is in transition and then they have all the networking time in the world. I got an e mail from a successful person...
Nov 10, 2016 | Networking, New Normal |
I got an email today that was unique. I’m sure that we all get too many emails but I got one back today that brightened my day. I had sent an email to somebody that I didn’t know at a company that was looking for some talent. I asked them if they needed any...
Nov 9, 2016 | Networking, Networking Tips, Social Media, Social Networking |
We have all heard that before. Generally comes with a free cup of coffee offer. I would love to get together and get to know you better to see how we can help each other. Easy to say but rarely followed with any sweat equity of delivering on their promise. When people...
Jul 29, 2016 | Networking |
I am GUILTY big time. Guilty as charged. I was listening to an interview on NPR the other day with Billy Bragg. I don’t know him well but I know he is British and a singer that embraces protest. He was very humble in many ways. He said he was grateful to play in the...
May 19, 2016 | Best Way to Get a Job, Linkedin, Millennials, Networking |
I’ve spent my entire working life in the Advertising world. When I started my career there were basically two kinds of agencies, Advertising and PR. Today, the marketing world is much more fragmented and segmented as Marketers like to say. In the New...
Apr 21, 2016 | Networking, Networking Tips |
I meet a lot of people each and every day. Recently, I’ve met with some great connectors that I’ve known but not at a networking event. One on one. In their offices for a glass of wine, a coffee or over lunch. They said they were tired of the old...
Sep 13, 2015 | Career, Finding a Job, Job Hunting, Networking |
I had a Starbucks with a stranger the other day. I asked him how he got connected to me. He said I helped one of his friends get a job at a great company. I didn’t readily recall her name but her photo on LinkedIn returned her to my memory. I never got any business...
Aug 12, 2015 | Advertising Agencies, Clients, Networking, New Business |
I am always amazed when I reach out to agencies by email and even phone calls when I am doing an agency review that some agencies don’t respond. I get nada. Imagine the fact that you have to chase an agency when you could be a conduit to New Business. This has been...
May 10, 2015 | Advertising, Advertising Agencies, Agency Principals, Digital Agencies, Networking, New Business |
Things have rapidly improved for most advertising agencies especially if they have a strong digital game or are a digital firm. You no longer have to chase every sniff of potential income. Thank God. With these improvements have come the discovery or confirmation of...
