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"The incredible brand awareness and bottom-line profits achievable through social media marketing require hustle, heart, sincerity, constant engagement, long-term commitment, and most of all, artful and strategic storytelling."
"No matter who you are or what kind of company or organization you work for, your number-one job is to tell your story to the consumer wherever they are, and preferably at the moment they are deciding to make a purchase."
"I pride myself in listening. When you have people paying attention to you, your biggest job is to listen what they want. Deliver what your community wants."
"The person who can dominate during rough times is the person who can dominate, period."
"When the tech geeks talk, I pay close attention."
"Legacy is greater than currency."
"Make every decision based on your last years of life instead of your next 10."
"Don't worry; skills are cheap, passion is priceless. If you're passionate about your content and you know it and do it better than anyone else, even with few formal business skills you have the potential to create a million-dollar business."
"I always say that the real success of Wine Library wasn't due to the videos I posted, but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward, making connections and building relationships."
"For business, our internet love affair was a gift from the gods."
"We love displays and symbols and stuff that quickly and silently tells the world who we are. Better yet, we love visual reminders of who we want to be."
"People are chasing cash, not happiness. When you chase money, you're going to lose. You're just going to. Even if you get the money, you're not going to be happy."
"On Facebook, the definition of great content is not the content that makes the most sales, but the content that people most want to share with others."
"If people say you shouldn't pursue business around your passion they are haters. Don't believe them."
"If I could drink only one wine, it would be Champagne."
"I love people, and the hustle."
"Content is king, but marketing is queen, and runs the household."
"When I hear people debate the ROI of social media? It makes me remember why so many business fail. Most businesses are not playing the marathon. They're playing the sprint. They're not worried about lifetime value and retention. They're worried about short-term goals."
"There has never been a better time in the history of time than right now to start a business."
"I've always had a knack for branding, so even with the lemonade stands, it was "Gary's Lemonade Stand." I worked on the signs all day, more so than on the lemonade itself. Then I learned you had to make good lemonade to build an actual business, so that taught me about lifetime value and quality."