Feb 21, 2014 | Hank Blank, Networking, Networking Tips, Social Networking |
I love to network. I do it all the time. I have spoken to companies, schools and organizations across the country for years. I guess that is why I am connected with thousands of people on LinkedIn. It surprises people but doesn’t surprise me as I was the guy waking...
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...
Jul 5, 2013 | Hank Blank, Networking, Social Networking |
I recently wrote this article for Marketing Executives Networking Group or MENG. I often speak on networking and New Business development. I wanted to learn about the best practices in the industry. I remember talking to somebody who worked for a National Speakers...
May 9, 2013 | Hank Blank, Networking, Social Networking |
This is a recent blog that I wrote for Marketing Executives Network Group or MENG. Remember playing hopscotch? It was easy to play. All you needed was some chalk. Maybe you stole it from school. Life in the New Normal is very much the same game. Just like hopscotch...
Apr 21, 2013 | Hank Blank, Networking, New Business Development, Social Networking |
We have all read the stats. A billion people on Facebook, hundreds of millions on Twitter and LinkedIn. Billions of blogs including this one. I was reading an article in the New York Times this morning on my iPad while lying in bed. I had to make sure I wasn’t...
Apr 7, 2013 | Great Recession, Hank Blank, Job Hunting, Marketing, Networking, Social Networking |
I was at Starbucks the other day. Starbucks is the official office of the New Normal. It is filled by people who are working all day long without paying rent. There’s free Wi-Fi as well. I walked by a fellow who was talking to some colleagues. The words that...
Apr 4, 2013 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Principals, Hank Blank, New Business Development, Social Networking |
There is an expression we have all heard. Are you in the business or on top of the Business? When you work for an agency it is critically important for you to be in the business. You see the security of an advertising, PR or digital employee is often based on how...
Feb 26, 2013 | Hank Blank, Job Hunting, Networking, New Business Development, Social Networking |
Are you a finder or a grinder? An inside person or an outside person? I recently spoke to the Albuquerque AMA Chapter about How to Rise Above the Crowd. I talked at one point about Finders and Grinders. A couple of people followed up and said those descriptions...
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 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?...
