NickWAllen

Is your Hubspot COS website GDPR/Cookie consent compliant?

Under the Cookies, GDPR, and ePrivacy Directive – websites serving EU visitors need to ensure that users opt in to receiving tracking cookies on their device. Here’s a Google Tag Manager and Hubspot quick fix to get all pixels blocked, both in Hubspot and GTM.

Auckland Marathon 2019

With the 12hr done, my last long race of the year is the Auckland Marathon. A very different event. Brutal, but fun.

Sri Chinmoy 12hr Race Report

A departure from marketing and management to record one of my recent passions, running. In July I was invited to join a group of enthusiastic amateur runners, dads that fit running in around their kids, work and life called the Night Ninjas. The orange and black top, I wear with pride. We may not beContinue reading “Sri Chinmoy 12hr Race Report”

My CPA Calculator For Marketing Activities

Calculate the true CPA (Cost Per Acquisition) of any marketing initiative with this handy calculator.

Daily Journaling Template

An easy template for daily journaling. Use this as a prompt to start you thinking.

Idea: Real Estate Offices As Nation Wide Network Of Gig Economy Co-working Spaces?

What if real estate offices leveraged their prime – centre of the neighbourhood – offices by turning them into startup hubs and really respond to the gig economy?

Do this weekly, heck daily if you’re brave enough. The Retrospective!

What’s my one tip as a coach? Do this weekly. Heck daily – if you’re brave enough. Challenge your team to do regular retrospectives. The biggest #GROWTHHACK I can think of is consistent and regular review of: – What worked? – What didn’t? – What are we going to change? The best organisations have mastered this rapidContinue reading “Do this weekly, heck daily if you’re brave enough. The Retrospective!”

Structuring Teams For Growth

I’m an Achilles heel, but I know it! The nature of our industry implies we have teachers, head teachers, academic leaders and a principal or CEO. This centralised hierarchical structure means we have clear interfaces with the government and regulatory bodies, roles with built in dependancies, and bottlenecks when it comes to decisions. From a riskContinue reading “Structuring Teams For Growth”

Whom would you recommend?

My biggest lesson of 2017? WEAK TIES ARE A GOLDMINE! TL/DR: The more random and diverse my network — the more my career grows and the more exciting (ad)ventures become. Take thirty seconds to think through your conversations in January. Connect your contacts to someone that could help in the comments below. Your network is your net worth 5+Continue reading “Whom would you recommend?”

Stickers, Scars and ENGAGED Agile Superstars

If they ever perfect teleportation I’ll be a late adopter. Sure it would save time but for so many events arriving or getting there is the best part. Think of the pilgrimages, flying around the Sugarloaf mountain into Rio de Janeiro, or into Manhattan from JFK in a yellow cab. All too often in businessContinue reading “Stickers, Scars and ENGAGED Agile Superstars”