Click: The Beauty of Explaining Something Complex in a Simple Fashion “Do or do not. There is not try,” Yoda, my hero of wisdom once said. It’s not often you come across someone with wisdom on a subject that is so new, you can’t even get a diploma in it. This is why I…
Month: May 2012
10 Tips for Better Writing Better RFP Responses
Hello folks! Upon returning from the Mirren Conference in NYC this week, I thought I’d share tips on improving your responses to proposals. This article was inspired by a session which was presented by Lisa Colantuono of AAR, a search consulting firm specializing in the advertising industry. The session focused on ad agencies, but I’ve…
Being a Good Client: The Vendor is not Always WRONG
Almost all businesses know it’s important to keep their clients happy, and be the best vendors they can be. But when it comes to dealing with their own suppliers, they let all their flaws hang out. Payments are late. Demands are high. Instructions are sloppy. And constant favours are the norm. The problem with this…
Marketers Who Don’t Market
Do the World’s Biggest Marketers Actually Avoid Marketing? Call it my crystal ball prediction, but I think the world of advertising is in for a major shift… if today’s Mirren conference discussion is any indication. A bunch of the world’s top advertising agency CEO’s were on a panel, imparting their knowledge to other advertising…
Marketers Must Change or Die but, even for Marketers, Change is Good
If you’re a marketing company, advertising agency, or even an in-house marketing professional, you probably know what when the going gets tough in a company, you and your projects get axed first. It ought NOT to be this way, but it is. On the other side of the fence, which people CAN’T a company easily…
