Category: Books

  • So what? How to market a book launch

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through a complete book launch toolkit that covers pre-launch architecture, foundational services, promotional channels, and creative assets drawn from real author mistakes. Here's what this means for you. You gain a realistic roadmap that shows you which efforts actually move the needle most, with your email list at the…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: What Would I Change In My AI Book?

    Summary In today's episode, I share what I would change if rewriting my book AI for Marketers today, given how rapidly the field has evolved in just one year. Here's what this means for you. You gain a clear-eyed view of which AI capabilities have leapfrogged beyond what was possible when the book first came…

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  • Solicited Review: Content Inc. Second Edition

    The Second Edition of Content Inc. is a fascinating read. If you’re an experienced content marketer, the first five chapters are nothing new; everyone with 5 years or more of content marketing experience should already know and do most of the Content Inc. framework. For newer, more inexperienced marketers, the Content Inc. framework is a…

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  • AI for Marketers, Third Edition, Available Now!

    Is AI still a mystery shrouded in an aura of mystique? Have you read report after report, article after article proclaiming its magical powers and wondered what exactly the big deal is? With every software vendor and services provider proclaiming that they too are an AI-powered company, it’s more difficult to demystify artificial intelligence and…

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  • Solicited Review: Cumulative Advantage by Mark Schaefer

    Mark Schaefer asked me to review his latest book, Cumulative Advantage. It’s a book based on the sociological work of Dr. Robert Merton as well as a series of other sociologists on the phenomenon of cumulative advantage. In the most basic terms, those who have advantage continue to benefit from it at a faster rate…

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  • Almost Timely: The 2020 Essays

    As we close out the year that was anything but ordinary, I have a parting gift for you. At the start of every Almost Timely newsletter is a short piece, an essay if you will, of something that was on my mind that week as I was putting together the newsletter. I’ve sewn them all…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Design, Marketing, and AI?

    Mark asks, “What’s your take on how AI will impact design, like GANs, UX research?” This is a great question because there’s a ton of theory and speculation in the general media, but not a ton of practical applications. Watch this video for tools and examples of generative adversarial networks, transformers, and other AI techniques…

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  • Do Something With Your Marketing: Special Interview with Ian Altman

    In this special edition of Do Something With Your Marketing, I interview sales expert Ian Altman about the second edition of his book, Same Side Selling. Same Side Selling teaches a different mindset for selling complex transactions: instead of thinking of the buyer as someone you have to win over, or someone you have to…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Review of the Marketing Rebellion

    Mark Schaefer asked me to read through and review his latest book, the Marketing Rebellion. I offer some thoughts in the review about takeaways and what machine learning should be helping marketers to do better. Purchase the Marketing Rebellion here on Amazon. FTC Disclosure: Mark sent me a review copy along with some odd random…

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  • I Ask, You Answer: Buy AI For Marketers, Second Edition

    Reversing the script today. I’m asking, and you’ll answer: please buy a copy of AI For Marketers, Second Edition. Why? What’s in it for you? This is a book to help marketers understand machine learning and how it applies to your work. You’ll learn what AI is and isn’t, the kinds of marketing problems it…

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