Category: Expert Interviews

I recently interviewed Seth Godin, author of the new book Poke the Box. Seth has written more than a dozen other books, many of them focused on marketing. Some of his notable books include Permission Marketing, Linchpin and Tribes.

During this interview, you'll learn about his latest book, his views on the state of the publishing industry and about his new venture The Domino Project.

Mike: Let's start with Poke the Box. What exactly does "poke the box" mean?

Seth: If you're a computer programmer and you want to figure out how something

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I recently interviewed Guy Kawasaki, co-founder of Alltop.com and the author of the bestselling book, The Art of the Start. His latest masterpiece is called Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions.

In this interview we talk about what makes for great content, how he came up with the title of his latest book, what Enchantment means for business, why businesses need to embrace nobodies and how he promoted his book. (Be sure to listen to the MP3 of this interview below.)

Mike: Most of our readers are marketers and

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In this video I interview Chris Heuer, founder of the Social Media Club, a popular social media network with local support groups in more than 240 cities around the world.

Chris shares the story of how he took advantage of cheap airplane tickets to hold roundtables in various cities to start the Social Media Club and how it has evolved since then.

You'll also find out what businesses are doing wrong in social media today and hear how Chris sees human nature impacting the future of social media.

Be sure to check out the takeaways below

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