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Grouped: How Small Groups of Friends Are the Key to Influence on the Social Web
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Include books by the same authorJab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World
Gary Vaynerchuk Β· 195 pages
"When managers and marketers outline their social media strategies, they plan for the 'right hook'--their next sale or campaign that's going to knock out the competition. Even companies committed to jabbing--patiently engaging with customers to build the relationships crucial to successful social media campaigns--want to land the punch that will take down their opponent or their customer's resista
Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World
Michael Hyatt Β· 261 pages
The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways to Use Social Media to Drive Social Change
Jennifer Aaker, Andy Smith, Carlye Adler Β· 240 pages
Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator
Ryan Holiday Β· 352 pages
You've seen it all before. A malicious online rumor costs a company millions. A political sideshow derails the national news cycle and destroys a candidate. Some product or celebrity zooms from total obscurity to viral sensation. What you don't know is that someone is responsible for all this. Usually, someone like me. I'm a media manipulator. In a world where blogs control and distort the new
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
Guy Kawasaki, Peg Fitzpatrick Β· 196 pages
"A bottom-up strategy [intended] to produce a focused, thorough, and compelling presence on the most popular social-media platforms ... [guiding] you through steps to build your foundation, amass your digital assets, optimize your profile, attract more followers, and effectively integrate social media and blogging"--Amazon.com.
Social Media ROI: Managing and Measuring Social Media Efforts in Your Organization (Que Biz-Tech) (Que Biz-Tech
Olivier A. Blanchard Β· 292 pages
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
Tim Wu Β· 416 pages
"From Tim Wu, author of award-winning The Master Switch, and who coined the phrase "net neutrality"--a revelatory look at the rise of "attention harvesting," and its transformative effect on our society and our selves"--
Killer Facebook Ads
Marty Weintraub Β· 293 pages
Expert Facebook advertising techniques you won't find anywhere else! Facebook has exploded to a community of more than half a billion people around the world, making it a deliciously fertile playground for marketers on the cutting edge. Whether you want to leverage Facebook Ads to generate "Likes," promote events, sell products, market applications, deploy next-gen PR, ,this unique guide is the ul
Contagious: Why Things Catch On
Jonah Berger Β· 250 pages
In this book, Berger reveals the secret science behind word-of-mouth and social transmission. Discover how six basic principles drive all sorts of things to become contagious, from consumer products and policy initiatives to workplace rumors and YouTube videos. The book combines groundbreaking research with powerful stories. Learn how a luxury steakhouse found popularity through the lowly cheese-s
The Cluetrain Manifesto
Rick Levine, Doc Searls, David Weinberger, Christopher Locke Β· 190 pages
Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time
Joel Comm, Ken Burge, Anthony Robbins
Get the business leader's guide to using Twitter to gain competitive advantage. Since 2006, forward-thinking companies like Apple, JetBlue, Whole Foods, and GM have discovered the instant benefits of leveraging the social media phenomenon known as Twitter to reach consumers directly, build their brand, and increase sales. Twitter is at the leading edge of the social media movement, allowing memb
I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59
Douglas Edwards Β· 416 pages
Comparing Google to an ordinary business is like comparing a rocket to an Edsel. Edwards, Employee Number 59, offers the first inside view of Google, giving readers a chance to fully experience the bizarre mix of camaraderie and competition at this phenomenal company. Edwards, Google's first director of marketing and brand management, describes it as it happened. We see the first, pioneering steps
Free: The Future of a Radical Price
Chris Anderson
The New York Times bestselling author heralds the future of business in Free.In his revolutionary bestseller, The Long Tail, Chris Anderson demonstrated how the online marketplace creates niche markets, allowing products and consumers to connect in a way that has never been possible before. Now, in Free, he makes the compelling case that in many instances businesses can profit more from giving thi
Naked Conversations: How Blogs Are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers
Robert Scoble, Shel Israel Β· 251 pages
From the creator of the number one business blog comes a powerful exploration of how, and why, businesses had better be blogging: Naked Conversations. According to experts Robert Scoble and Shel Israel, blogs offer businesses something that has long been lacking in their communication with customers -- meaningful dialogue. Devoid of corporate-speak and empty promises, business blogs can humanize
ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income
Darren Rowse, Chris Garrett Β· 230 pages
Problogger.net is where bloggers worldwide go for advice and information on enhancing their blog's presence. Whether you're just starting out or have been blogging for years, these two professional bloggers show you how to turn your passion for blogging into extra revenue. This practical guide to creating and marketing a blog with the potential for generating a six-figure income shows you how to c
Click: What Millions of People Do Online and Why It Matters
Bill Tancer Β· 262 pages
What time of year do teenage girls search for prom dresses online? How does the quick adoption of technology affect business success (and how is that related to corn farmers in Iowa)? How do time and money affect the gender of visitors to online dating sites? And how is the Internet itself affecting the way we experience the world? In Click, Bill Tancer takes us behind the scenes into the massive
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
Clay Shirky Β· 334 pages
An examination of how the rapid spread of new forms of social interaction enabled by technology is changing the way humans form groups and exist within them, with profound long-term economic and social effects--for good and for ill. Our age's new technologies of social networking are evolving, and evolving us, into new groups doing new things in new ways, and old and new groups alike doing the old
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
Seth Godin Β· 160 pages
If you're looking at this page this far ahead of publication, you're probably a member of Seth Godin's tribe. And if so, you already know what this book is about. You know about waiting in line at an Apple store, or the look on a fellow Deadhead's face. You know about the way it feels to go back to the church where you grew up. You know about the real power of a brand. According to Godin, Tribes a
Viral Loop
Adam L. Penenberg Β· 274 pages
From Google to Facebook, the author delves into how a "viral loop," a situation where using a product means needing to share it with others, can make an online business a success.
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
Jon Ronson Β· 313 pages
"From the internationally bestselling author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most overlooked forces. For the past three years, Jon Ronson has been immersing himself in the world of modern-day public shaming-meeting famous shamees, shamers, and bystanders who have been impacted. This is the perfect time for a modern-day Scarlet Letter-a radicall
Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping
Paco Underhill Β· 256 pages
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Chip Heath, Dan Heath Β· 291 pages
Mark Twain once observed, "A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on." His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas--business people, teachers, politicians, journalists, and others--struggle to make their ideas "stick." Why do some ideas thrive wh
Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing
Roger Dooley
"Neuromarketing studies the way the brain responds to various cognitive and sensory marketing stimuli. Analysts use this to measure a consumer's preference, what a customer reacts to, and why consumers make certain decisions. This scientific approach to marketing has helped many brands and companies determine how to best market their products to different demographics and consumer groups. Brainflu

