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 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?...
Jan 25, 2013 | Hank Blank, Networking |
I remember hearing that expression for the first time at Disneyland in Orange County. I may be wrong. I was 21 and enjoying some rides. I was bigger than many of the kids around me. At the time, I lived in Canada, and was attending college at the University of Western...
Jan 18, 2013 | Career Planning, Job Search, Millennials, Networking |
“I’m just trying to figure it out.” People often tell me that they are trying to figure it out. After all the books, blogs, free and paid webinars and seminars on how to get to the next place – yet the majority of people don’t have a roadmap on where...
Jan 4, 2013 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Hank Blank, Marketing, Networking, New Business, New Business Development, New Business process., Social Networking |
I had coffee the other day with a marketing consultant who shared an interesting thought with me: he feels that young account people today don’t really get to know their clients, and don’t know how to build relationships. He blamed it on the way agencies communicate...
Dec 28, 2012 | Hank Blank, Networking, New Business Development, Social Networking, Well Networked Companies |
Of course you do, everyone does – but will yours actually happen? We all know that most New Year’s resolutions never materialize; change requires taking action. Intentions often get pushed aside when we choose expediency in our lives. So here are some networking...
Dec 21, 2012 | Career, Career Advice, Millennials, Networking |
The other day, I received an e-mail from a friend of mine. I asked him if he knew somebody I wanted to get in touch with. His response was that, although they used to work together, she isn’t a great networker. She accepted his LinkedIn invite, but has been...
Nov 21, 2012 | Finding a Job, Fired, Hank Blank, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Networking, New Normal |
I am one of the Founders of Laguna Niguel Connectors. I remember the original touch point as if was today but I could be all wrong. It was in the summer of 2008. Somebody introduced me to Randy Miller and we had a Starbucks in my hood called Laguna Niguel....
Nov 11, 2012 | Hank Blank, Networking |
I like my neighborhood. I live in Laguna Niguel. It is close to the beach and close to the stars. Population of 63, 940 and the median household income is $98,072. Laguna Niguel is in Orange County which a lot of people think is white bread and very John Wayne....
