Guy was certainly inspiring in person, and APE is a good explanation of a new concept in publishing. Good job pulling in these quotes Peg.
12 Most Quotable Quotes from Guy Kawasaki at New Media Expo
New Media Expo, formerly known as BlogWorld, was held in Las Vegas and swarms of media folks descended upon the city for the latest news and best practices from social media professionals, bloggers and a wide variety of other speakers. Mark Fidelman, Chief Social Strategist of Evolve! and Forbes writer, posed the questions to Guy in this keynote fireside chat presentation.
Much of the questions and conversation were around Guy’s new book APE: Author, Publisher, Entreprenuer — How to Publish a Book, which I’m sure was of interest to all the bloggers in attendance. If you’re a writer, I strongly suggest watching the video as Guy discusses how he’s marketing his book as an artisanal publisher which is the term coined in APE to replace vanity publishing.
Below, find 12 of the most interesting quotes from this keynote. The slideshow contains many more nuggets as well as the full video from the presentation.
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@GuyKawasaki just told us to not tweet that he is an angry man. I think he is a hilarious ---and wise -- man #nmx
@TerryBrock
Terry Brock CSP CPAE
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They want me to be like eharmony for social media. I'm more like a Hot or Not for social media. @guykawasaki #NMX
@azeckman
Ashley Zeckman
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Don't be discouraged by the size of your network, inspire one person and you are doing Good - @GuyKawasaki #nmx
@LIMMediaGroup
LIM Mεdia Group
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Wish list for @GuyKawasaki in social media? An end Facebook page rank & an API to post to Google+. #NMX
@AshleyTravels
Ashley White
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@guykawasaki "If 1/10 of a billion ppl on Facebook see your posts & 100% of 500 million ppl on Google + see what you say = no brainer" #NMX
@webbuzzybee
Valeska Jacques
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Twitter, Facebook, Google + are the trifecta of marketing for authors, says @GuyKawasaki #NMX Are you doing your social networking? #writers
@NinaAmir
Nina Amir
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Social media is not about bldg. relationships for @GuyKawasaki. Uses NPR model--great content 365 dys/yr then a telethon (sell #books). #NMX
@NinaAmir
Nina Amir
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"Facebook is for people, Twitter is for perspective, Google+ is for passion, LinkedIn is for pimping" @GuyKawasaki #nmx
@Dan_Martin
Dan Martin
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"If you wait along the side of the river long enough, your enemy will come floating by..." about Apple & Microsoft @GuyKawasaki at #NMX
@petrnew
petrnew
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What question would you pose to Mr. K if you had the chance?
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Awesome quotes, @PegFitzpatrick. I caught a couple from @wordwhacker's feed when she was live tweeting his session from NMX. Guy Kawasaki is a walking pot of gold. Always informative, often profound. I remember reading 'The Art of The Start' years ago, I was sold from that point forward.
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I watched the talk and Guy is a natural - so many great things were said.
Along with #2, he talked about how he's not on social media to "make friends" and that he's got his hands full with four kids as it is. He is online for one reason - to provide good, helpful content and earn the right to sell whatever he needs to when the time comes. That's his strategy - and I think if most people took a step back, they would realize it's a pretty darned good one.
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@PaulBiedermann I agree! A narrow focus creates an easy to implement plan.
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"Don't be discouraged by the size of your network, inspire one person and you are doing Good"
I believe this should be the focus of anyone who really wants to build a business out of anything they do with new media. If it's NOT helping anyone then it's NOT going to do you any good.
@Chimezirim Odimba Excellent observation. Thanks for sharing it.
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After his #NMX talk, I had a chance to talk with Guy. He told me, "Nobody's are the new somebodies."
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@AmyMccTobin I like that quote a lot too, Amy! Inspiring one person IS an accomplishment.
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