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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Lessons from The Bay Way
With all the recent breaking news, stories and reports about: Facebook, Uber, Amazon, Google, YouTube, Alphabet, Twitter, Theranos, AirBNB, and Salesforce, I have often thought about all the massive changes in the marketplace in which we all operate these days. I have witnessed and experienced since I was involved in …
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WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST NEW BUSINESS PAIN POINTS?
When I ask most marketers, entrepreneurs and Ad Agencies anywhere in the US or worldwide, I am commonly told these primary issues for winning more New Business and Growth today: Finding new clients and brands (overwhelmingly the single biggest complaint) Not enough focus on business development, planning and staffing properly …
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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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8 NEGOTIATION TACTICS THAT WON ME THE BEST DEALS WITH CLIENTS
I thought I would share one of my favorite, but rarely discussed topics in the news, media and with other senior Advertising and Marketing leaders today. In fact, I thought I would outline some of the key findings that have been responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in advertising …
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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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Commonsense isn’t Common Practice
I was extremely disgusted to read and watch last week, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell state that President Trump’s recent comments about players kneeling during the national anthem were “divisive” and showed a “lack of respect” for the pro football league and its players. Picture: Roger Goodell, Commissioner of NFL I was also …
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