Summary In today's episode, I challenge you to stop avoiding difficult things and intentionally take on uncomfortable, stretching work that pushes beyond your current capabilities. Here's what this means for you. You protect your career from automation by choosing hard, correct problems over easy, simplistic ones that machines can already handle. You'll also learn these…
Denis asks, “Are there new skillsets that marketing leadership should be hiring based on the impact of AI will have?” The answer to this question is contingent on the types of AI solutions your company will be deploying. Broadly speaking, you’ll be needing to identify efficiencies for AI to automate, increasing complex human work like…
Many marketing professionals have never experienced a merger or acquisition. All they’ve heard are the downsides from peers – job loss, heavier workloads, confusion. What are the basics of mergers? Let’s look at mergers and acquisitions 101: why companies do it, what you should know about your own career prospects, and how to prepare for…
Bruno asks, “What is your main advice to someone getting started on building a reputation and working on personal branding in 2019?” Search is back on top of the pile when it comes to people finding us and driving traffic. Watch the video and take these 5 steps to build your personal brand and reputation…
Ashley and the LinkedIn team ask, “What is one of the most defining moments in your career and how has it shaped you as a marketer?” What a fun question. August 24, 2011 is a date that sticks out in my mind as a day that set me on my path today. Watch the video…
Joe asks, “I am currently considering a specialization in e-commerce or social media. At the same time, I’m open to any field in marketing as long as I can gain experience. What advice do you have?” At the end of the day, marketers need to consider three key factors in choosing their career paths. Learn…
In this edition of You Ask, I Answer, we tackle 20 short questions that have piled up in my inbox, questions that don’t need an entire episode to themselves. Watch the video for answers about SEO, secure websites, WordPress, growth hacking, and more. Alysia asks, “Would you, as a hiring manager, favor someone with a…
Liz asks, “How can mid- career marketers prepare for the coming technological advances in marketing? Are there classes/ courses you recommend? What skills do you foresee as essential 5, 10, or 20 years from now?” The most essential skills that mid-career marketers need aren’t found in courses or classes. In this video, learn what’s really…
Ashley asks, “Assuming everyone adopts AI what will separate finance professionals that are the most successful from everyone else? What will they do differently?” We review the core promises of AI, what AI is and isn’t good at, and what AI is bad at today with a focus on finance professionals. This is how to…
Magdalena asks, “What should be marketers’ main focus – numbers or creativity and innovation? Why?” The idea of asking someone to choose being qualitative or quantitative is inadvisable. People have natural aptitudes, and asking them to focus on something that isn’t their strength tends to yield mediocre results. The more important focus choice is whether…
