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19 Plus Tips From 19 Years In Business & Marketing

dannydenhard
September 15, 2018

19 Plus Tips From 19 Years In Business & Marketing

Here is my deck presented at Digital Transformation conference in Manchester. I cover 19+ tips I have learnt in 19 years in marketing, growth, innovation and technology roles. I cover:
- What to do and what not to do
- The things you have to ignore
- How tech has developed a repellent for common sense
- Your productivity time is essential
- Frameworks can help you develop, how flexibility within frameworks can help develop your team and you as a manager
- And how culture and age are vital parts for you and your team to succeed

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September 15, 2018
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  1. 19+ Tips From
    19+ Years In Marketing & Management
    THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SUMMIT - MANCHESTER
    Danny Denhard // Marketing Director // JustGiving

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  2. My Long
    History Short
    1. At School: Library assistant // Paper boy //
    KFC
    2. Post School: Painter & Decorator // Bar
    Manager // Sales & Marketing - Computers
    3. 20’s: Digital Project Manager - Finance // Went
    agency side ran both Marketing & Product
    4. 30’s: Went through an IPO // Created my own
    consultancy // New Product launch -
    Crowdfunding // Director of Marketing //
    Leadership teams
    1990’s
    TODAY
    @dannydenhard

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  3. @dannydenhard

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  4. Things To Remember

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  5. The world is
    very
    different to
    when I started
    back in 1999
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  6. We are in the
    anywhere,
    anytime
    generation
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  7. Humans Do Not Want
    To Think Anymore!
    @dannydenhard
    Source

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  8. @dannydenhard

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  9. @dannydenhard
    Source

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  10. This deck is 19+ tips from 19 years in
    marketing, growth, tech & innovation

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  11. Everyone is a marketing expert
    “Have you thought of x, y, z.”
    “I have an idea…”
    @dannydenhard

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  12. You never know everything
    Especially when sex and relationships are involved
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  13. Work to the time that works for
    you
    Let your team do the same
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  14. Management is getting harder but
    is also more rewarding.
    Work out what rewards your team
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  15. Meetings are hell for everyone
    No-one loves them
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  16. @dannydenhard
    Source

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  17. Communication Is Everything
    Short and precise over long
    and strong
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  18. People want
    to look smart
    Sarah Cooper has the
    best breakdowns
    Source

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  19. Freedom within frameworks
    Flexible can be your guide
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  20. Frameworks That Could Help You
    Download these from dannydenhard.com/matrix
    @dannydenhard
    • The Eisenhower matrix
    • Swot Analysis
    • The John Whitmore model (kiss model / keep it simple, stupid)
    • The feedback model (plus advice, compliment vs criticism, suggestion)
    • The subtle signals model
    • The Maslow pyramid (the things we desire the most are the things we
    need the least)
    • The AI model (what kind of discussion type are you)
    • The prisoners dilemma (game theory, when is it worth trusting someone)
    • The Hersey-blanchard model. Situational leadership

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  21. @dannydenhard
    Source: Imgur

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  22. STRATEGY
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  23. Think of strategy like baking a cake
    Everyone starts with the same ingredients, It’s
    experience, confidence and timing that makes your
    cake tasty
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  24. No one creates strategies the same
    way
    Some have to think of the huge overachieving goal and
    work down,
    Others have to build to a targeted number and build out
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  25. Strategy is now a 90 day game
    A year long strategy cannot exist in 2018 or beyond
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  26. @dannydenhard

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  27. Age is just a number
    Talent shouldn’t have an age restriction
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  28. Embrace change quickly
    Algorithms control our daily lives already
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  29. We all work with idiots
    Especially within the open office environment
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  30. Experience
    this?
    I bet you have
    Source

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  31. We are fighting for micro and
    snack moments
    Dedicated marketing time does not exist
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  33. Your “silver bullet” lasts for 30
    seconds
    You are dilutable as soon as your product goes live
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  34. Product trumps beats everything
    else
    A good product is priceless. A great product is a
    unicorn
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  35. Data is essential
    Until you get analysis paralysis
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  36. Performance anxiety is a real
    thing
    Start with small wins
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  37. 1 Problem
    2 Solutions
    Problems kill creativity & productivity
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  38. Everyone has off days
    Off weeks aren’t normal
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  39. Thank you is the
    most powerful
    word
    Thank people the way they
    appreciate thanks
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  40. Fast / close following only gets
    you so far
    Innovation & duplication can only last so long
    @dannydenhard

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  41. Head
    Heart
    Gut
    We are all different
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  42. Empathy is the most important skill we
    have as a human
    Ask how people are, ask what is going on, if you can help them
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  43. Thank
    you !
    Image Sources – Unsplash.com unless source referenced in deck

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