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How To Manage A Brain On A Zoom Sales Meeting

Peter · December 1, 2020 · 1 Comment

The Neuroscientist Patrick Renvoisé On How To Manage and Win A Zoom Sales Meeting

Zoom sales meetingFace-to-face vs. a virtual sales meeting. Some things remain the same and somethings radically change. This podcast is all about how to understand how the brain works in a Zoom sales meeting, presentations or any other Zoomish thing.

You will hear about what works including the concept of primacy and recency. As in what people actually remember. Important learning here.

This is one that you should stay for till the last few minutes. I made an avoidable podcasting mistake that acts as a decent learning moment. For me, and you.

This is number 4 in my series on Zoom sales calls and it delves into the science. This is, if I say so myself, a must listen to interview.

Patrick Renvoisé is President, Chief Neuromarketing Officer of sales Brain. What is Patrick’s Sales Brain? …

SalesBrain is the first neuromarketing agency with a scientific persuasion model that helps companies achieve scientific growth, rapid growth and proven growth. SalesBrain increases marketing and sales performance by targeting the decision making part of your customer’s brain with a unique, award-winning, science-based  NeuroMap®.


Patrick Renvoisé on LinkedIn

Sales Brain

# 4 in this virtual pitch series. Go listen to #1 with the leading advertising agency pitch consultant.

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Remember… so you will hear my whole series on virtual pitching.

A nice thing for me… Feedspot has recognized Advertising Stories as being a top 15 advertising podcast.

The Best Advertising Agency Podcast Ever

Peter · November 30, 2020 · Leave a Comment

best advertising agency podcastI am so unbiased. Therefore, I can say without any hesitation that this is the best advertising agency podcast interview. How do I know this? I was recently interviewed by what I consider the best (well in addition to Advertising Stories) advertising agency podcast and host. Full stop. Great interviewer and I was, on that day, a brilliant speed-talking guest.

I discuss my loooong New York, London even Oregon advertising career, how to pitch (I wrote THE pitch book – see the top portion of this page), and how to buy and sell an advertising agency (get this 57-page freebie by subscribing to my occasional newsletter).

The Best Advertising Agency Podcast? It’s Aqui: The Businessology Show

The Businessology Show is a podcast about the business of design and the design of business It is hosted by CPA/coach Jason Blumer. Jason is a leading financial and accounting consultant for the advertising and marketing communications industry. I said expert, right? Also, a really cool interviewer.

 Here is the show – go here: “Pitch It.”

About this show… from Mr. Blumer

Businessology is a platform to help designers, developers, and agencies run more successful businesses. One of the greatest things about the web industry is that we have the desire to share the most valuable tips and tricks of our trade with our “competitors.” When it comes to business, however, that knowledge seems to be kept behind closed doors.

This podcast was started because we want that information to exist in the open. We talk about what to charge for your work. We talk about how to do great work that your clients value. We talk about business models. We talk about managing projects. We talk about growing. We talk about the business side of design and how you can most effectively design your business. We coach real owners of real agencies working through their own growth complexities.

Guests have included Tim Williams; Matt Faulk (here is my interview on winning Webby Awards with Basic’s Matt); and, Drew McClellan of The Agency Management Institute (AMI).

Go listen…

 

How To Win A Mobile Dating App Client – On Zoom

Peter · November 9, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Dating AppA Zoom Class.

#2 In The Advertising Stories Series On Virtual Pitching.

I interviewed Linda Lane Gonzalez, CEO of Miami’s Viva Multicultural agency on how to win a virtual pitch. I mean, how she won a new dating app client. Linda and her team combined the art of  Zoom + love + hooking up + a very smart advertising agency + video + influencers + consumer interviews + keeping the ball rolling down the virtual field to wow and win a new client.

This is a how-to get past not being in the same room BUT still exciting the dating app client and winning. Ah, love.

# 2 in this virtual pitch series. Go listen to #1 with the leading advertising agency pitch consultant.

Linda Lane Gonzalez

Viva Multicultural

The Levitan Pitch. Buy This Book. Win More Pitches.

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Remember… so you will hear my whole series on virtual pitching.

A nice thing for me… Feedspot has recognized Advertising Stories as being a top 15 advertising podcast.

How To Win A Virtual Advertising Agency Presentation

Peter · October 29, 2020 · 1 Comment

advertising agency presentationAdvertising Agency Search Consultant Lisa Colantuono of AAR Partners On How To Win The Virtual Pitch.

Some people who have read my book, “The Levitan Pitch. Buy This Book. Win More Pitches.” have asked me how to present in the virtual world. Well, I am going to a bunch of experts to help me help y’all to win your next virtual advertising agency presentation and pitch.

First in what will be a multi-part series is a fantastic interview with the very experienced pitch consultant and, good for us, loquacious Lisa Colantuono of AAR Partners. Lisa covers many aspects of virtual selling. This might just be the most compelling interview I have done on Advertising Stories.

Lisa discusses how to manage what she calls the virtual “Brady Bunch” room; how to be human; body language management; what to do in advance of the session; how to create creative differentiation; backgrounds; and even, oh no, how to use online presentation tools like Powerpoint.

Bottom line? Just give this interview about how to run a virtual advertising agency pitch a listen. HEY —- Listen to this interview. Win more pitches.

Note, this is the first in my series on how to run a virtual presentation. Interviews with agency owners who’ve won virtual presentations to a brainiac neuroscientist’s perspective on making friends in the online sales world are coming. Stay tuned.

Links:

Lisa on LinkedIn

AAR Partners

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A nice thing for me… Feedspot has recognized Advertising Stories as being a top 15 advertising podcast.

The Smartest Advertising Executive and Business Development Consultant

Peter · August 26, 2020 · Leave a Comment

smartest advertising executiveMichael Keeshan was the smartest advertising executive in the room. I know, I worked with him when he was President and COO of Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising New York and the Chief Strategic Officer of Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide. If you are wondering, he was smart like an Einstein.

He also counseled major advertisers including AT&T and Novartis to pick their advertising agencies. His MagikBox search consultancy rocked.

Here is my interview with Michael about advertising agency business development and advertising agency search consultants and the pitch experience. Over his years in advertising, Michel worked on both sides of the agency/client table. As you will see, Michael was one of the smartest advertising executive dudes.

This entertaining and informative interview covers how advertising, digital, PR agencies, you name it, should manage their business development process and pitches and presentations. I did this interview in 2006. Believe me… Michael’s cogent advice is even more relevant in today’s highly competitive advertising universe.

I have many other interviews with advertising agency search consultants in my book on presenting and pitching for new ad accounts. Just go here to win more pitches… There have been thousands of happy, richer readers.

Links To Other Super Smart Past Advertising and Marketing Interviews.

Cathy Taylor of ADWEEK. Hear about one of the great social media fails… C/O Chevrolet Tahoe. It was an early screw up that was very prophetic as we all moved on into more social media.

Rob Walch of Libsyn.

Hypnotism coming: Remember to subscribe to Advertising Stories. Remember to subscribe to Advertising Stories. Remember to subscribe.

A nice thing for me… Feedspot has recognized Advertising Stories as being a top 15 advertising podcast.

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