Gary Vaynerchuk's Blog, page 69
June 27, 2014
[Bloomberg] Would You Pay for a Restaurant Reservation?
Incredibly excited to be involved in this app. Remember, that time is now our most valuable resource, and so being able to save some of it by spending a little money is going to be the key to disrupting tons of different industries. Just wait. You’ll see 
Incapable of Looking Backwards
@garyvee In all your business ventures/career, is there anything you wish you would’ve done differently?
— Chris Morgan (@HollywoodMoegan) June 7, 2014
This has been a common theme in just about all of the Q&As I’ve ever done, and I find it fascinating. It’s one of those questions that I love and hate at the same time.
There is something inside of me that makes completely and utterly incapable of looking backwards.
The answer to these questions is always “no.” I suppose at the same time the answer could very well be “maybe everything,” but I know what the net result has been, and of course I’m very happy.
You always hear people say “I never would have done anything differently, “ but the truth is, you can’t go back and do anything differently.
So all of my optimism is always tempered by a heavy dose of practicality. There is nothing I can go into the past and change, so spending any of my time on “the defense” is something that I’m just not capable of. I only focus on “the offense,” which in this case is the future.
As a matter of fact, if you really break down how I approach business (and, I guess, life, at some level), I’m always looking forward to the next thing. I live my life around the long term future (One day, I’m going to buy the Jets), and the immediate future (I can’t wait to spend next week with my family), and really nothing in between.
I’m just always looking forwards. I spend very little time, looking backwards, and it’s not because of anything other than the fact that I’m just not capable of it. It’s just not how I’m wired.
The only thing that keeps me up at night is, as I get older, what will happen when I’m 80 or 90. When I know that, practically, there just aren’t that many more years to look forward to. When I get to that age, that’s when I fear I might start to get retrospective. Other than that, the future is what gives my life energy. Looking back just isn’t practical.
June 26, 2014
[Bloomberg] Talking with Stew Leonard about Retail and Romance
Stew is one of the few guys who truly knows how to deliver an outstanding retail experience, but I still think he’s being overly romantic! Also I think this is the first time I’ve ever pitched a client on live TV
The Number One Mistake Everyone Makes On Twitter
It astonishes me that this Twitter feature has been around for something like seven years, and people STILL don’t know how to use it correctly. Share this with anybody you see making the same old mistake!
June 25, 2014
Social Media Isn’t A One Night Stand! Learn from Beyonce and Commit.
Don’t treat social media like a one night stand. Social media marketing is like going Beyonce on your costumers, “You gotta put a fucking ring on it!”
June 24, 2014
Everything That Is Wrong with Modern Education
We are teaching our children to memorize things and then to regurgitate the information. Most kids are learning on their own, because they have more information at their fingertips than in their classroom!
[Bloomberg] ISIL Using Social Media in Iraq
The tools are in play for everybody. You think only the good guys can use them? It’s now up to us to use the tools smartly. The flipside of all these platforms is that they’re giving us access to unprecedented amounts of data which could potentially be used for good.
June 23, 2014
Blindsided by Innovation: Stop Being Romantic!
You get comfortable, you stop being hungry, you start to miss the signs, and then all of a sudden you’re blindsided by innovation, and you’re out of business.
Don’t let it happen to you! Always be innovating. If you don’t someone else in your market will!
June 22, 2014
Q&A Session with Contently
0:50 – How do you provide context with data?
8:00 – Why should a brand have a voice?
10:15 – How important is it to be authentic? How does a brand stay consistent in it?
12:02 – How do you minimize a client’s fear that your work on social might damage their brand?
15:08 – How do you balance the authenticity of a brand’s story, and the way you have to translate it for social platforms?
19:41 – What is the value of access, and how do you provide it?
21:41 – What is the next thing that content creators should be focusing on?
25:31 – How do you avoid fatigue on all these social networks?
26:51 – What do you tell your clients when they want a “viral meme right now!”?
27:38 – How can a consultant get the resources to execute against all these concepts?
June 21, 2014
Find Out Why I Hate Mobile Banners
Here is Why I’m Never Buying Another Samsung Product for the Rest of My Life. Marketers, you really need to acknowledge that not very impression is a good one!
