Jun 24, 2012 | Branding, Career, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Linkedin, Networking, New Normal, Personal Branding, Social Media, Social Media Experts, Social Networking, Transition |
So what creates your first impression? In the Old Normal it may have been your appearance. That is why we had expressions like “Dress for Success,” and we all spent lots of money on nice suits and ties or business suits for women. Today in the New Normal your first...
Jun 17, 2012 | Best Way to Get a Job, Career, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, Linkedin, Networking, New Business Development, Social Networking, Well Networked Companies, Working |
I network and speak on networking often. I included a truism that somebody sent me years ago in a recent blog I wrote on The Currencies of Networking. It was that “The Opposite of Networking is Not Working.” My thanks to the person who sent me that a few years ago....
Jun 13, 2012 | Best Way to Get a Job, Career, Change, Finding a Job, Fired, Graduates, Hank Blank, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Networking, New Business, New Business process., New Normal, Personal Branding, Purpose Driven Networking, Social Media, Social Media Experts, Social Networking, Transition, Well Networked Companies, Working |
I listened to a webinar today put on by Keith Ferrazi a master networker. He wrote a book published in 2005 called Never Eat Alone. I think I bought it at Borders. That was before the world melted and we moved to the New Normal except for Borders. That was a very...
Jun 2, 2012 | Best Way to Get a Job, Career, Change, Finding a Job, Fired, Graduates, Hank Blank, HR, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Linkedin, Networking, New Normal, Purpose Driven Networking, Social Networking, Training, Transition, Well Networked Companies, Working |
Hot and Cold Networking Doesn’t Work. The new Jobs Report came out yesterday and the report wasn’t too cheerful. Very tepid job growth. That’s life in the New Normal. We live in a world with an unemployment rate of 8.2% in the U.S. My friend Lynn Marie Hammond...
May 28, 2012 | Best Way to Get a Job, Career, Change, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, HR, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Linkedin, Networking, New Normal, Social Networking, Successful Companies, Training, Well Networked Companies, Working |
While travelling recently I read a new survey in USA Today Snapshots on Loyalty Gap perceptions between Employers and Employees. It shared that 59% of employers in 2011 felt that they were very loyal to their employees and that percentage had increased from 52% in...
May 5, 2012 | Best Way to Get a Job, Career, Hank Blank, Linkedin, Networking, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Social Media, Social Networking, Successful Companies, Training |
In the New Normal we live in a world where companies are cash rich but are slow to hire and banks are more liquid than they have ever been in decades but don’t lend money. Companies want loyal and motivated employees but will fire people at the drop of a hat....
Apr 15, 2012 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Relationships, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Clients, CMO, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Marketing, New Business, New Business Development, New Business process., Social Networking |
I think I have a unique perspective on New Business Development because I have walked both sides of the street. I have been a successful new business hunter and have conducted agency searches for companies such as Jenny Craig, Raley’s Supermarkets and Jacuzzi North...
Mar 30, 2012 | Advertising Agencies, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Marketing, Networking, New Business Development, Public Relations, Social Networking |
I have always been an advertising person in its former and current evolutions. I have worked for many of the top agencies in Canada and the U.S. The advertising world can be a world of hype and personal promotion. The stakes in the show are high. No matter what...
Mar 20, 2012 | Account Management, Advertising Agencies, Agency Relationships, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Branding, CEO's, Clients, CMO, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Managing Agencies., Marketing, New Business, New Business Development, New Business process., Public Relations, Small and Smart Agencies, Small Smart Agencies, Social Media, Social Networking |
I have worked for many great agencies in my career. I have also conducted agency searches for clients like Jenny Craig, Raley’s Supermarkets, and Jacuzzi. I believe I have a perspective from both sides of the street. I reach out to agencies all the time and this...
Feb 25, 2012 | Digital Agencies, Interactive Agencies, Networking, Product Managers, Social Media, Social Media Experts, Social Networking |
The recent passing of Steve Jobs probably made everybody take another look at Apple’s Famous 1984 spot directed by Ridley Scott. We all remember the rolls of marching minions. Many say that the commercial was inspired by Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. The movie takes place...
