Oct 27, 2012 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Change, CMO, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Managing Agencies., Marketing, New Business, New Business Development, New Business process., Small and Smart Agencies, Small Smart Agencies |
I went to a very interesting New Business Conference this week sponsored by Think LA and Mirren. A number of speakers from different agencies focused on the common problems facing the industry. The move to more project based assignments versus AOR relationships,...
Sep 29, 2012 | Best Companies to Work For, Best Way to Get a Job, Career, Career Success, Change, Finding a Job, Fired, Great Recession, Hank Blank, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Networking, New Normal, Personal Branding, Social Networking, Successful Companies, Working |
I read an interesting article by Jan Norman in the OC Register today on Solopreneurs. Yes, I get the OC Register and the LA Times delivered. I read the article after I scanned the New York Times and the Globe and Mail on my iPad. Now I have written about How to Create...
Jul 25, 2012 | Best Way to Get a Job, Career, Change, Finding a Job, Fired, Graduates, Great Recession, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Networking, New Normal, Personal Branding, Social Networking, Transition, Working |
I recently wrote a blog called Out of the Game which outlined the importance of staying current and connected on your career path and personal development. There used to be an expression I would hear quite often. “They are a dinosaur.” It was really a description of...
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...
Mar 11, 2012 | Career, Change, Finding a Job, Graduates, Guidance Offices, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Networking, New Normal |
We all know about the term Glass Ceiling which refers to the unseen, yet unbreachable barrier that keeps minorities and women from rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements. I think that today’s glass ceiling...
Jan 12, 2012 | Career, CEO's, Change, Clients, CMO, Consulting, Finding a Job, HR, Job Hunting, Job Search, Jobs, Networking, Personal Branding, Recruiters, Social Media Experts |
This blog is not for the CEO’s of Wall Street. They are easy to find. This is a blog for the CEO’s of Main Street companies. We all know that the average job lifecycle of a CMO can be pretty short these days. I have read articles that say it can be as short as 18...
Dec 31, 2011 | Account Management, Advertising Agencies, Agency Relationships, Branding, Career, Change, CMO, Digital Agencies, Finding a Job, Fired, Graduates, Hank Blank, HR, Job Hunting, Job Search, Jobs, Marketing, Networking, New Business, New Normal, Personal Branding, Social Networking, Transition, Working |
We all know the drill. New Year’s Resolutions that quickly dissipate as people revert to old habits. Many are focused on working out and getting in shape after the holidays or a life of Chettos. To change your actions you need to focus your resolutions on how you...
Dec 26, 2011 | Career, Change, Consulting, Finding a Job, Fired, Hank Blank, Holidays, HR, Job Hunting, Job Search, Jobs, Linkedin, Networking, New Normal, Personal Branding, Transition, Working |
I have spoken on networking and personal branding to numerous networking groups frequented by people in transition including ExecuNet, CafeNet, Women Sage, Ken Tudhope ‘s Networking Group for CFO’s, and the Challenger Networking Group. I am also one of the Founders...
