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Why Every Fortune 1000 CEO “Needs a Therapist”

Lead Change Blog

Shocking advice? At one conference I attended (the Direct Marketing Association, no less!) These interviews covered aspects of the innovation and change these futurists predict, to the timeline and ever-accelerating pace of this change, to suggestions about how the industry could cope with the change to come.

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How to Start Up Your Own Business

Strategy Driven

Again, get the advice of insurance experts. Today, besides direct marketing, using digital marketing to its fullest extent will ensure that people get to know about you, quickly! Here’s some sound advice – only market when you’re ready to. It could be a small thing that would never occur to you.

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Why Career Progression Starts with Self-Improvement

Strategy Driven

It is important that you let your employer know about your ambitions, and ask for advice. You might want to volunteer for new projects or get advice on how to secure more qualifications. However, if you have good people skills, you can be a direct marketing expert, customer engagement officer, or even a nursing practice leader.

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Craft a Remarkable Personal Brand Statement! 29 Steps & Examples

Miles Anthony Smith

​ Ann Handley - Content Marketing Expert Ann Hadley is a renowned writer about marketing, known for her witty style and killer advice. She established her place as a thought leader by offering bold and useful advice on writing and creating great content which lead to numerous best-selling books.

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Who's Your Brand's Editor-in-Chief?

Harvard Business Review

Thomas Pink's Pink TV runs fashion-show type videos oriented to different "wardrobe occasions," such as formal, corporate, and casual, with how-to advice on getting the tie knot or color coordination just right. Viewers can click to further explore and purchase the goods described.

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How My Company Hires for Culture First, Skills Second

Harvard Business Review

Here are three pieces of advice to keep in mind when working to develop a values-based hiring process: Don't just ask candidates to tell you how they espouse your company's values; let them show you. Interviewing for values may sound difficult, but it can be easily embraced throughout the organization and by hiring managers.

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You Can’t Move Up If You’re Stuck in Your Boss’s Shadow

Harvard Business Review

” But the work — more advisory than direct marketing — did not excite her and Laura knew her career path would be limited if she simply followed in her boss’s footsteps. ” Scott’s advice was not particularly helpful. Connie was dispirited and considered quitting.