Cindy Machles is CEO and Co-Founder of Glue Advertising & Public Relations and a recognized expert in global branding and entrepreneurship. As an entrepreneur, chief marketing officer for a startup ...

Traditionally, a sales pitch is defined as “a talk or a way of talking that is intended to persuade you to buy something.” But here’s the thing. People don’t like to be sold to — our brains are ...

The pitching process can take several months from start to finish. Often, at least for the agencies competing within it, that process climaxes with a presentation – a chance for the company’s top team ...

Editor’s note: Chuck Dietrich is chief executive of online presentation startup SlideRocket. Startup CEOs wear many hats. None, perhaps, is more important than that of “company pitchman.” In today’s ...

Making pitch decks isn’t easy. Sure, you can make a few slides in just a matter of hours and call it a pitch deck. However, creating a pitch deck that will actually help you achieve your business ...

Today I’m at Plug and Play, one of the world’s largest venture capital investment firms and start-up accelerators. I’m with a client from a Fortune 1000 consumer products company to hear 25 startups ...

Contrary to popular belief, a pitch is not a presentation. A presentation is a clearly defined event allotted a fixed amount of time. The audience sits back, expecting the presentation to start at a ...

We are a team of writers, experimenters and researchers providing you with the best advice with zero bias or partiality. When trying to raise funding, first impressions matter, and that’s where a ...