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Derailed [Book Review]

by Justin Levy on January 23, 2010

Most of the business books that are published focus on teaching you what you can do to improve your sales, marketing, customer retention, productivity or a number of other business-related goals.  The case studies in these books typically highlight role models of the concepts being described and then have actionable tips that you can follow [...]

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Learn How to Optimize Your Videos

by Justin Levy on January 3, 2010

Don’t you wish you knew what the magic trick was to going viral?  Wish you could get your video viewed by more than your mother, best friend, and dog?  While there is definitely more advanced advice available, it does all start with the basics.  Matthew Liu, the YouTube Product Manager over at Google, explains some [...]

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The Audacity to Win Video Review

by Justin Levy on November 12, 2009

Were you as amazed as most of the rest of the country when Barack Obama seemingly came out nowhere to take the 2008 Presidential election by storm?  Have you sat back and scratched your head wondering how the Obama campaign did it?  Are you amongst the group that wants to understand how they built such [...]

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Inbound Marketing – Video Book Review

by Justin Levy on November 3, 2009

Are you trying to figure out how to develop an online presence and just how Google, social media and blogs will help with that?  Wouldn’t it be awesome if someone gave you a task list that that would help you “get found” online?  What if there was a book out there that helped to make [...]

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7th Son Descent “Special Edition”

by Justin Levy on October 27, 2009

As you know, I regularly review books around here.  Since there are always so many great books that I want to read, I usually have to decide which ones capture my attention right now.  To help make that decision, Amazon allows you to read information about the book, about the author, reader reviews and a [...]

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Ignore Everybody Video Book Review

by Justin Levy on October 25, 2009

Are you looking for a book that, according to Guy Kawasaki, will “kick your ass and push you out of your zone of mediocrity and stagnation”?  What about a book that is described by Pamela Slim as bringing “the topic of creativity out of the lofty halls of academia…into a place where the average person [...]

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Twitterville Video Book Review

by Justin Levy on September 9, 2009

Today I review Twitterville by Shel Israel.  I enjoyed reading Twitterville because Shel does a great job of telling the stories that have come to make Twitter what many of us love.  The book doesn’t provide you with a lot of tactical, go out and do it-type information.  But, what it does do is tell [...]

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Why You Should Buy Trust Agents

by Justin Levy on August 17, 2009

If you need yet ANOTHER reason why you should buy Trust Agents by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, today I explain what I’ve seen these two friends of mine go through over the past year to ensure that the best possible book that they could write hits bookshelves.
If you can’t view the video, you can [...]

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The Think Big Manifesto – Video Book Review

by Justin Levy on August 5, 2009

I recently finished reading The Think Big Manifesto by Michael Port.  You might already know Michael from his previous book, The Contrarian Effect.  Check out my review below.  If you can’t see the video, you can grab it over on YouTube too.
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Note: Sorry for some of the lighting issues. It was my first time [...]

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Facebook Marketing for Businesses

by Justin Levy on August 4, 2009

Today is a special day for me as I announce signing my first book deal.  I have inked a deal with Pearson Education/Que Publishing to write a book tenatively titled Facebook Marketing: Designing Your Next Marketing Campaign.  The book is slated for release in January.
My goal with the book is to provide you with a [...]

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