Business Development is a ZERO-SUM Game
If you’re an Advertising Agency, Digital Agency, PR Company, etc. – to be successful in new business development today, you must play a ZERO-SUM game. By that I mean, building partnerships and client relationships in a fundamentally different kind of way – one that gives the potential to GROW …
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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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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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Part 2 – HOW TO DELIVER A MADISON AVENUE STYLE PRESENTATION
Having outlined my ‘Listener Analysis’, explaining the differences between Presentations and Speeches, how to professionally manage your Presentations and the planning, thought and hard-work that’s required to invest in outstanding presentations – I will now provide my ‘Signature’ tips for organizing your best ideas for your Presentation – to …
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How To Deliver a Madison Avenue Style Presentation (Part 1)
Just as advertising and marketing have grown to be of massive importance and critical in selling and making a profit. It is also about building engaging relationships. I believe that delivering a great presentation full of ideas, insights to the right audience, with clear objectives – agreed and set in …
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5 Universal Marketing Principles
Over the last 25 years of marketing in various cities in numerous countries, over hundreds of different brands – one question that I have been repeatedly asked by Clients and Marketers is – What are the 5 most basic ways to succeed in Marketing and Advertising today?’ I was asked …
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