Apr 6, 2015 | Advertising, Networking |
What do you do? Good question. I was at an AMA Conference that other day and a panelist said that he felt that it takes him 30 minutes to explain to folks what he does. Yes digital marketing is very granular today and has a much great complexity than advertising in...
Feb 8, 2015 | Hank Blank, Networking, Networking Tips |
Yes You Don’t Know Me. Painful. I went to a networking event where I have spoken before. Around the time the iPhone was launched in 2007. Ancient history. I didn’t know as many people as I thought I would. None of the regulars came up to me and said “Hi Hank, how are...
Jan 9, 2015 | Networking, New Business |
Hey the New Year has started. It’s time to get some New Business. Everyone is jacked up. It’s that time of the Year. Smart New Business folks would have lined up January meetings in December. Their calendars are full with what they want to achieve versus random...
Jan 1, 2015 | Hank Blank, Networking |
So this is the time of the year for predictions. Here are some behaviors and trends I see coming or going or maybe some things I want to occur. We all want to create our own versions of the future. Productive people will increase the amount of silence in their lives....
Nov 22, 2014 | Hank Blank, Networking |
In case you missed it the New Normal came from Convergence. Like many changes do. The first iPhone was launched on June 29th, 2007, Lehman Brothers collapsed on September 15th, 2008 and then social media platforms became mainstream. Convergence indeed. The world...
Nov 18, 2014 | Hank Blank, Marketing, Networking, Social Networking |
One of my great friends John Vrba commented on one of my LinkedIn postings. John Vrba. Four letters. Two Syllables. John makes a lot out of a little. John is 95 or maybe 94. He wrote “You’ve made networking a challenging accomplishment!” I went to a John Vrba...
Oct 14, 2014 | Networking, New Business Development |
I know how to get a job. That’s because I haven’t had a job for over a decade. I do something more difficult. I create a job for myself each and every day. All of it comes from my network. In many ways I am surprised that I am writing this blog. I have used paid...
Sep 17, 2014 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Hank Blank, Networking, New Business Development, Social Networking |
I was returning from a trip to my hometown Toronto the other day. I have always learned from Toronto that the more things change the more things stay the same. The Toronto Film Festival was on so the town was abuzz. I remember when Gravity premiered there. Canadian...
Sep 2, 2014 | Mobile, Networking |
I was listening to a news story on my CBC app on my Apple Smart Phone when I was working out at 24 Hour Fitness. I looked out at the Pacific Ocean. It was as tranquil as serenity. I was surrounded by music playing to people wearing ear buds and TV monitors screaming...
Aug 25, 2014 | Hank Blank, Networking, Networking Tips, Social Networking |
I love Uber. I first used it in Chicago on Memorial Day Weekend this year. I used to work at JWT Chicago in the Hancock Building. I felt the power of working in a 100 story building in my early 30’s. The lights of the city were always on. When we hosted client lunches...
