How to be happy in business

Credit: Bud Caddell

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Brian Solis on being a change agent, problem solving and the end of business as usual

This is a remarkable interview with Brian Solis, best selling author of the remarkable Engage: The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web (Amazon affiliate links) and Principal at the Altimeter Group.

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Entrepreneurship in 2012 and three big SoLoMo trends to watch

This is an excellent presentation about issues that entrepreneurs are going to be facing in 2012 and three big SoLoMo (Social, Local, Mobile) trends to watch, delivered by Ben Parr former Editor-at-Large of Mashable.

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Please find below Ben’s slides.

Entrepreneurship In 2012: Ben Parr LeWeb 2011 Presentation

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The Social Business Hierarchy of Needs

From the 7th to the 9th of December 2011, Paris hosted one of the most important events in the world of web 2.0, digital communications, entrepreneurship and technology. I am taking about LeWeb 2011. This year’s conference was focused on SoLoMo (Social, Local, Mobile) and it was full of insightful presentations, exciting demos and inspiring discussion panels.

In the next few days, I will share with you some of the presentations and sessions that I appreciated the most. However, if you would like to watch the entire collection of videos you can go to LeWeb’s YouTube channel and go over the more than 70 excellent videos from this year’s conference.

Today, I want to share with you, a remarkable presentation by one of my favorite thought leaders and experts in the world of web strategy and social business. I am talking about Jeremiah Owyang, Industry Analyst and Partner at Altimeter Group who shared a very interesting concept entitled The Social Business Hierarchy of Needs.

Enjoy!

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Please find below Jeremiah’s slides.

Climb the Social Business Hierarchy of Needs: LeWeb Keynote, 2011

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If you are the “middle man” … you are in big trouble

If you are the “middle man”… you are in big trouble. That’s pretty much the key message that Gary Vaynerchuk got from his latest interaction with Amazon. These are definitely exciting times (unless you are a “middle man”).

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The end of business as usual

Brian Solis, Principal at Altimeter Group, is recognized globally as one of most prominent thought leaders in the world of new media.

His remarkable book Engage: The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web (Amazon affiliate link) is by far one of the best reference guides for anybody interested on fully understanding and embracing social media.

Recently Robert Scoble had an extremely interesting conversation with him about his new book The End of Business As Usual: Rewire the Way You Work to Succeed in the Consumer Revolution (Amazon affiliate link). This is a 28 minutes conversation full of great insights on what he calls “the rise of the connected consumer, their effect on the bottom line, and how organizations can adapt to effectively compete for their attention, their business or contribution, and most importantly, their loyalty.”

Enjoy!

Brian Solis: The End of Business as Usual

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If you are interested to find out more about the book go to endofbusiness.com

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Speaking at the Biznes To Rozmowy Conference

On October 6th, 2011 I will be speaking at this year’s Biznes To Rozmowy Conference in Warsaw, Poland.

The focus of my presentation will be mostly on helping business leaders understand the real impact of social media at all levels of the organization and on aligning social media to business goals.

This year’s special guest is Randi Zukerberg, former Marketing Director of Facebook and founder and CEO of R to Z Media.

I really hope to see you there!

Visit the Conference’s website for more information or to register

Priceless business advice by Derek Sivers

In one of my previous posts I shared an awesome video (extra TED Talks included) created by Derek Sivers where he shared why you need to fail in order to be successful.

Well, Derek has just recorded a remarkable presentation broken down into eight short videos, in which he shares all what he has learned over the 10 years he built CD Baby, a multimillion dollar business. All the videos are full of priceless advice.

I strongly recommend you to take the time to watch all the videos (it will take you around 40 minutes). I know how valuable your time is, so trust me when I say that this 40 minute presentation will be worth your time.

Enjoy!

Uncommon sense

Part 1: Derek’s background

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Part 2: Why are you doing what you are doing?

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Part 3: Nobody knows the future

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Part 4: Revolution?

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Part 5: If it is not a hit, switch

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Part 6: Version 0.1

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Part 7: Ideas vs Execution

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Part 8: The most successful thing we did at CD Baby

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P.S. And if you enjoy these videos make sure you check out Derek’s new book Anything You Want (Amazon affiliate link).

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Digital life: Today and tomorrow

In this beautifully designed animation, the guys at Neo Labels share with us 15 keys facts and conclusions to know the future of the Internet in 2015.

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Gary Vaynerchuk on business development, marketing people ruining social media and much more

Couple of months ago I shared with you a great interview that Bryan Elliot did with Seth Godin for his Behind The Brand program.

Well, today I share with you a great speech that Gary Vaynerchuk did for the show. It is full of very valuable insights, that I strongly believe are crucial for any business.

Enjoy!

The people in the middle are in trouble

Customer acquisition and retention

Media mix matters

How marketing people are ruining social media

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