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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Moving from Awareness to Loyalty for maximum impact
Having grown up in a family of Direct Marketers while in New York in the 1970s/80s, I have always found that the keys to marketing and advertising success always included an integrated marketing approach across all ‘touchpoints’ available. (digital and physical) In the early days, up until the early 1990’s …
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HOW TO INCREASE TRUST, RETENTION AND GENERATE LOYALTY
For almost three decades now, I have watched, developed and helped to strategically plan numerous loyalty and membership programs. BUT, today they are even more sophisticated, refined and desirable than ever before. With the acceleration of social media, technology and telecommunications in general – the traditional models once used for …
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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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WHAT MAKES A GREAT LEADER?
From unicorns, iconic brands, soldiers, psychologists, athletes and entrepreneurs, all share hard-won insights and wisdom on leadership. Importantly, all offer surprising, nuanced approaches to inspire and empower others to do their very best. They all share the same key characteristics. Importantly most of the truly remarkable leaders worldwide I’ve …
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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 MAKE TRUST A NEW YEARS RESOLUTION IN 2018
We are living in an era of backlash against authority, government and law, whether it be countries, politicians, governments, NGO’s or businesses. With politicians, events and media folks like: Al Franken, Charlie Rose, Rep. John Conyer, Harvey Weinstein, Anthony Weiner, Capital Hill, Judge Roy Moore, Fusion GPS, Russian Collusion, …
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HOW TO BUILD TRUST & INFLUENCE WITH YOUR CLIENTS
One thing I have learned over the past 25 years in marketing, advertising and communications is, nothing erodes personal credibility faster than a lack of trust. If you want people to show up daily, and do amazing work, you need to create a culture fueled by trust. As a leader, you …
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BIG VS. SMALL?
Having worked for Multinational Advertising Agencies in Manhattan, San Francisco, Sydney, Australia, Wellington, NZ, Taipei, Taiwan, etc. as well as small independent agencies – I have experienced the Pro’s and Con’s in both big and small agency environments. When I began my career in advertising, I viewed working at Multinational Ad …
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FULL TEXT: Transcript of President Donald Trump’s 2017 address to a joint session of Congress
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP’S ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS Remarks as prepared for delivery TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and Citizens of America: Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our …
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