making a career decision. do you want to be a linchpin ?

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There comes a +me when we need to chose a direc+on

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There comes a time when we all have to make tough choices. Nowhere is this more true than in marketing where you can continue to be a cog in the machine or be a Linchpin.

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There  comes  a  +me  when  we  need  to  chose  a  direc+on  

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You  need  to  make  a  decision  about  your  career  in  marke+ng  

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Do  I  follow  the  crowd  or  do  I  chose  to  become  indispensible,    and    to    produce    interac+ons  that    organiza+ons    and    people    care    about.  

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It  has  become  easier  for  companies    to    turn    employees  into  replaceable  cogs  in  a  vast    machine.    The    easier    people    are    to    replace,    the    less      they    need    to    be    paid  

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If    you    want    a    job    where    it’s    okay    to    follow    the    rules,    don’t    be    surprised    if      you    get    a    job    where    following    the    rules    is    all    you    get    to    do.  

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But  consumers  expect  a  lot  more  from  brands  and  companies  today  

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Even  tradi+onal  adver+sing  is  not  working  anymore    

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What  do  I  do  ?      

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Well,  first  acknowledge  that  all  barriers  can  be  overcome  eventually  

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It  requires  a  vision  and  self  examina+on  of  what  you  want  to  do  with  your  career  

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It’s  going  to  challenge  you  to  be  your  best  overcoming  barriers    

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Along  the  way  you’ll  be  building  new  capabili+es    

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And  leading  changes  that  is  some+mes  revolu+onary  and  evolu+onary  

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But  you’ll  become  indispensible  and  a  marke+ng  Linchpin  

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Linchpins  are  willing  to  learn  and  lead    

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Linchpins  don’t  give  a  damn  that  some  people  have  MBA’s      

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Because  it’s  not  about  quan+fica+on  and  spreadsheets.  It’s  about  “what  have  you  done  to  make  it  happen  ?”  

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It’s  breaking  the  old  chains  that  constrained  and  confined  thinking  that  wasn’t  customer  focused  

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It’s  taking  a  calculated  risk  for  your  brand  and  business      

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It’s  balancing  life  and  work  but  looking  forward  each  day  to  having  a  career  instead  of    just  a  job  

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Sooner    or    later,    all  marketers    have    to    make      a    choice    between    following    the    crowd      and    being    loved,    or    making    yourself      indispensible    by    doing    what    is    best    for      your    customers    and    your    brand  

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Successes  will  out  number  failures  when  you  are  a  Linchpin  

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There’s  no  road  map  to  tell  you  what  direc+on  to  take.    It’s  a  decision  that  you  and  you  alone  have  to  make  “where  do  I  go  from  here  ?”  

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So  what  are  you  going  to  do  ?  

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Are  you  going  to  follow  others  ?  

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Or  are  you  going  to  lead  others  ?  

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Can  you  make  people  understand  that  marke+ng  has  changed  today  ?  

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That  consumers  have  a  hell  of  a  lot  more  power  than  marketers  ?  

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And  that  in  order  to  succeed  you  need  to  be  customer  focused  and  align  all  business  processes  around  your  customers  ?  

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Beware  that  in  your  quest  to  be  a  Linchpin  there  are  those  whoa  are  ready  to  sabotage  your  efforts.  

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Are  you  willing  to  take  that  risk  because  today    could  be  a  turning    point,    a    once  in  a    life  +me  moment    when    you    get    to      make    a    choice.      

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 Instead    of    focusing    on      complying    with    management    as    a    long  term    strategy    for    geRng    more    stuff    and      being    more    secure,    you    have    a    chance    to      describe    a    powerful    vision    for    our    future    and    to    actually    make    it    happen.          

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The    new      dream    isn’t    about    obedience,    it’s    about      vision      and    engagement  

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It’s  a  keen  understanding  that  we  can’t  con+nue  to  do  business  the  same  old  way  

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So  eventually  you  are  going  to  have  a  make  a  choice.  Which  direc+on  are  do  you  want  your  career  to  go  ?  

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Run  away  from  the  pack.    Set  your  course  and  do  what  you  know  to  be  right  for  your  brand,  company  and  customers.  

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Your  customers  will  thank  you    

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You’ll  have  success  aTer  success  with  your  career  

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And  you  may  even  climb  the  stairs  to  lead  more  people  

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