HOW TO DELIVER A GREAT TED TALK
Although I have yet to personally delivered an 18 minute TED Talk – I do have a 30+ years of global experience Pitching and Presenting to Fortune 500 clients on five continents and winning billions of dollars of business on brands and accounts like: IBM, AT&T, Microsoft, Weight Watchers, American …
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WHY THE 80/20 PRINCIPLE HAS BEEN ONE OF MY GREATEST STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES
I grew up in a family where both of my parents were direct marketers and learned at a very early age about the importance of Pareto’s Principle (e.g. Pareto’s Law). By that I mean, The Pareto Principle, named after respected economist and political scientist, Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923). He specified that …
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GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE WITH THESE NEW BUSINESS TACTICS – PART 2
I hope you enjoyed Part 1 e.g. http://geoffdeweaver.com/gain-a-competitive-edge-with-these-new-business-tactics-part-1/ and am sure if you learned some New Business Tips and Tactics, you’ll love Part 2 as well. This section contains even more actionable items and I know they will help you develop your New Business Plan and gain more tools to have a …
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GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE WITH THESE NEW BUSINESS TACTICS – PART 1
This two part series will provide you with the ideas, tactics that have enabled me to secure billions of dollars in ‘New Business’ for my clients worldwide and give you a competitive edge in the global marketplace! And, having been fortunate enough to work with iconic brands like: IBM, AT&T, …
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TRUST REALLY MATTERS IN OUR DIGITAL AGE
During my career, I have been fortunate enough to work on amazing brands worldwide like: E*Trade, Weight Watchers, Coca-Cola, P&G, Unilever, Nestles, IBM, etc. – so I know that continuing to build and maintain strong brands MUST be a strategic priority.YES, character, ability, strength and truth are the keys to …
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DISCOVER THE HABITS OF A SUPER-CONNECTOR ON LINKEDIN & BUSINESS
I have found over my career in the Advertising, Marketing & Digital Industries the best and most effective people who have excelled at New Business, Innovation & Growth are all amazing at attracting new opportunities. They are also people who can showcase their companies and skills because they have ‘mastered’ …
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WHY VIDEO MARKETING IS CRITICAL TO LINKEDIN AND SEO
The No. 1 thing to remember about LinkedIn is that it is not a social media site like Facebook. LinkedIn is a search engine disguised as a social media site. With Microsoft acquiring LinkedIn in June 2016 – LinkedIn has become even more efficient and effective PLUS, they still have way ‘friendlier” algorithms than Facebook and …
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NOW YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR TOTAL MARKETING REACH WITH A BOOLEAN STRING
As many of you my recall, LinkedIn used to show everyone their total reach membership to their 3rd Connection Level. (Not just 1st & 2nd connections like today). Access to your 3rd connection level data points disappeared shortly before Microsoft acquired them. BUT, if you are still interested in understanding your …
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HOW TO LOVE YOUR BEST CUSTOMERS & CLIENTS
For the past 30 years, I have always strived to deliver and create innovative, memorable and result-oriented advertising for my clients. Importantly, more than any point in recent history, I believe customers are the new ‘market-makers’, reshaping industries and changing how businesses compete and win. Success today depends on how …
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USING LINKEDIN TO CONNECT WITH YOUR COMPETITORS IS STRATEGIC & SMART
For the past decade on LinkedIn, one of the biggest questions I get asked when training my Advertising & Digital sales and new business teams is, “Should I connect with my competitors?” My typical response is, do you agree with the old SUN TZU adage ‘keep your friends close and …
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