COMMUNICATION MUST BE YOUR PURPOSE NOW – MORE THAN EVER…
As I have often stated, the most successful leaders today are those who learn from experience and strive to improve a few degrees everyday. In today’s Coronavirus/ COVID-19 pandemic, many people are finding themselves in challenging times. This means that knowing your purpose and being positive each and every day …
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BEST PRACTICE TIPS FOR WORKING REMOTELY
I have been having discussions with clients over the past couple of weeks about working remotely during the #Coronavirus Crisis. However, #TRIAGE is now needed for the process of determining the priority of clients, brands as well as the treatments of patients’ based on the severity of their condition. That’s …
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TODAYS WILD WEST IS THE INTERNET
As I have helped pioneer Internet Marketing in the US and globally since the mid 1990’s and even launched The Omnicom’s Groups (NYSE:OMC) first Digital Agency, Direct Partners in San Francisco in 1999 and I thought after my recent article entitled ‘TRUST REALLY MATTERS IN OUR DIGITAL AGE’ e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/trust-really-matters-our-digital-age-geoff-de-weaver/ …
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WHY DOES PURPOSE MATTER?
I have always believed that Agencies, Marketers and Entrepreneurs can enhance their odds of winning new business exponentially by ‘profiling’ their new business prospects and leaders correctly and with the best ‘positioning’ too. All members of an Agency’s new business team need to understand how to identify different profiles, how …
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THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF YOUR INBOUND & OUTBOUND CAMPAIGNS IN 2018
Having grown up in a family with both my parents pioneers in the US Direct Response and Marketing Industry, and having watched and learned all about the benefits, strategies and tactics used to increase response levels, pinpoint target audiences, use of compelling OFFERS, selecting the best lists and using the …
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WHY A GROWTH MINDSET IS CRITICAL TO WIN NEW BUSINESS
Over the years I have always found if you are dedicated, focused and have clarity on winning business and growing, in areas like: improving motivation, innovation, or productivity, your mindset must always be certain, reachable and obtainable. I have also found that before you chase your dreams and goals, it’s critical …
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HOW TO GAIN MORE INFLUENCE AND BE A THOUGHT LEADER
If you’re a marketing expert, speaker, singer, business executive, company leader, author, entrepreneur, ‘thought leadership’ matters to you! In fact, thought leaders come in every shape and size, they do come from any background or community and they can be any age, gender or ethnicity too! Your target audience …
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I NEED YOUR HELP FOR US TO WIN THIS PITCH!
Have you ever received a call from a panicked friend late in the afternoon or had a client asking to urgently call them back, with a ‘hint’ of stress, anxiety, fear or desperation in their voice? The last time I received a call like this was when one my …
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The Seven P’s of Pitching
Over the years I discovered that these same Seven P’s also represent all aspects of business, life, theatre, political speeches, concerts, music, books and of course pitching and presenting. Clients will NOT always remember every detail of my presentations or pitches BUT, having made thousands of pitches, the one thing …
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HOW TO WIN HIGH-END CLIENTS AND BRANDS?
Having pondered this question daily for over two decades, I know the answer contains many layers of strategies, tactics and persistence to achieve a level of competency and high performance. The key phrase is ‘high performance’, not just have an occasional peak performance or outstanding game once each season BUT, …
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