YOUTILITY

Why Smart Marketing Is About Help, Not Hype

The difference between helping and selling is just two letters. But those two letters are critically important to your company’s success.

You’re not competing for attention only against other, similar products. You’re competing for attention against everything. To win in this hyper-competitive environment, you must ask “How can we help?”

If you sell something, you make a customer today, but if you genuinely help someone, you create a customer for life. This is Youtility.

Includes interviews with dozens of companies practicing Youtility, and provides 6 blueprints for building Youtility in your company.

Available for pre-order soon (get up to 7 exclusive bonuses) at http://YoutilityBook.com

Ann Handley – The Twitter 20 Interview about Social Media, Content and Journalism

Ann Handley is kinda busy. She’s the Chief Content Officer of Marketing Profs, crack editorial overlord of Marketing Profs’ Daily Fix blog, contributor to the Huffington Post, author of the Annarchy blog, and a mother. She also co-founded the digital marketing portal ClickZ. In addition to her lengthy resume, she’s truly one of the best [...]

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My Mom Thinks Chris Brogan Plays Hockey

I saw my mom the other day. She’s a pretty hip lady for 64. She was a high school teacher for about 30 years, and was always a student fave. Stylish. Knew the music. Knew the scene. Thought Patrick Swayze was hot.  Now, in her semi-retirement, she’s the editor for an online-only newspaper. She takes [...]

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Scott Monty – The Twitter 20 Twinterview about Social Media at Ford

Live from Marketing Profs Digital Mixer Scott Monty, the head of social media for Ford, participated in a Twitter 20 interview on October 23 and answered a wide range of questions about social media at big companies, and his ideas for the future of conversation marketing. Scott and myself and 248 other lucky folks were [...]

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Pre-Conference Guide: Marketing Profs Digital Marketing Mixer

  Headed to Scottsdale for the Marketing Profs Digital Marketing Mixer? I wrote a guide with everything you need to know  - from an Arizona resident. Tips, tricks, booze, and the whole scoop. I’ll be speaking on the “What Email Subscribers Really Want” panel Wednesday, October 22 at 9am. See you soon, jason baer Download Marketing [...]

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