For the second year in a row, I contributed to the amazing Age of Conversation project. This year 237 “marketers” contributed their smarts to create one amazing book. I put “marketers” in quotation marks because some of the folks are like me, an accidental marketer (there’s a whole section dedicated to folks like us), and some are more traditional.
You can buy the book right now, or you can keep reading to learn more.
What’s amazing about it? LOTS of things, but I thought I’d focus on just 5 things.
- Generosity – 237 authors are getting ZERO profit from their work (all profits go to Variety, a children’s charity), and nobody can publish their piece anywhere else for 6 months. And even the cover art was donated. David Armano designed the cover and it is amazing!
- Community – Few of the authors have ever “met” each other in person, but all have an amazing sense of community and are connected…on Facebook, LinkedIn, and tons of other places. Even the two organizers Gavin and Drew have never met in person.
- Creativity – Folks like John Moore create amazing promo pieces to entice us to buy the book, and the chapters are all top notch. See below for John’s SlideShare presentation.
- Variety – No, not just the charity all the profits are donating to. The variety of the AUTHORS and the CONTENT. No two people are cut from the same cloth. Some are “accidental marketers” like me, some are traditional marketers, some are non-traditional marketers, and some are conflict resolution specialists. There are sections of the book for EVERYBODY to learn from, not just the traditional people you’d might expect to contribute.
- You – You are amazing! You can contribute to the success of the book quickly and easily by buying the book right now and feeling good, knowing that all profits are going to a GREAT cause!
Still not convinced? Check out the “Money Quotes” courtesy of John Moore.
Check out the list of all the Age of Conversation contributors and find a few new blogs to help YOU make it great!
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Phil, my copy is on its way to me and I can’t wait to read your contribution, my friend. It’s an amazing lineup and I’m betting the book is chock full of ideas. Thanks for adding your voice to the mix!
It’s amazing because I have a section in there too! You forgot that Phil. hahahaha. Seriously though. From a collaborators standpoint, it is a very exciting opportunity to share your thoughts with so many others like you, have it bound and distributed, and be able to help a charity. I hope it does well and our collective sites make it a best seller!
Yeah, it’s definitely an amazing project, and I am hugely honored to be a part of it. I can’t wait to get my copy (copies, rather). =).
I have a couple of copies and can honestly say, they are awesome. Wait until you get them in your hot little hands!