Why I’m Not Writing a Book This Year

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I was all set to write another book this year. Solo this time, as my book spouse Amber Naslund has her hands full with her new social business consultancy Sidera Works. I loved writing half of The NOW Revolution, and loved even more traveling around North America giving presentations about social media and social business

Can You Stand Out and Brand Against the Machine

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Video production by my friends at Candidio. Fast, inexpensive, great service. (Excerpts from the interview. Watch video for the whole conversation) Jay: Hey everybody, it’s Jay Baer at Convince & Convert. I’m joined today by a very special guest, brand new author, gadfly, man-about-town, consistent wearer of black, John Morgan who is the author of

10 Social Media Pros Pick Their Favorite iPad Case

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Given the extraordinary buffet of technology and tech-related options and alternatives available to us, it fascinates me to learn what people I know and trust use on a day-to-day basis. In this, the debut edition of What The Pros Use, I polled a group of social business and content geniuses to determine what they use

Social Media, Pretend Friends, and the Lie of False Intimacy

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It’s not an illusion. We really are doing more with each 24 hours, as technology enables (or forces) us to interact and intersect and do and consume with unprecedented volume and vigor. We live our lives at breakneck speed because we can, because we feel we have to keep up, and because every macro and

Whew! A NOW Revolution Thank You

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Yesterday marked the official end of the book tour for The NOW Revolution. Amber Naslund and I will continue to support the book, talk about the book, do presentations about the book, etc. long into the future. But, the official end of the tour is a milestone that I didn’t want to let pass without

Speak No Evil – Why Trust Isn’t a 4 Letter Word in Social Media

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Now is the summer of our discontent. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. For social media, one hand giveth (instant spread of the Bin Laden news) while the other hand taketh away (seemingly daily stories about a company or person doing it “wrong”). The most egregious occurrence of late

A Day I’ll Always Remember

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And as one chapter ends, another begins. Today is the official release date of The NOW Revolution: 7 Shifts to Make Your Business Faster, Smarter & More Social, my new book co-written with my friend Amber Naslund about how companies need to retool from the inside out to meet the real-time business challenges presented by

Pre-buy the Book and be One of 10 Lucky Winners

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Our new book The NOW Revolution: 7 Shifts to Make Your Business Faster, Smarter, and More Social debuts February 1 (a few days later in stores). We want to make sure we get as many copies sold in advance as possible, as it helps convince the physical bookstores to order and promote the book. Plus,

Bloggers Get Two Free Copies of The NOW Revolution

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We can’t believe The NOW Revolution is almost here. Less than a month until it debuts, and we couldn’t be more excited. The hardest part is wondering whether all of you will like it as much as we liked it when we wrote it. So, let’s find out. If you have a blog (and not

Is It Time for The NOW Revolution?

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At long last, I’m delighted to announce that The NOW Revolution is complete and available for pre-order. My new book, written with my uber-talented co-author Amber Naslund, is subtitled “7 Shifts to Make Your Business Faster, Smarter, and More Social“. (big thanks to many of you for helping us pick a title a few months