No discipline will be more affected by social media than marketing. Blogs, podcasts, video-sharing services, social networking sites, RSS feeds and other parts of the social media ecosystem challenge nearly every existing assumption about online marketing.. These tools will render some marketing practices almost irrelevant while magnifying the importance of others.
The cool think about this book is that it's all online - in draft form - but online nevertheless.
I'm a huge fan of entire books being written online. It's not that uncommon anymore, but I have to admit that I can't see the business value in it. I know that many people prefer paper books and will order a book they are interested in even if it is available online, but a lot of people are of the other ilk. If I can read a book online, I will. And if I've already read a book, I'm not likely to buy it.
Thoughts?
Via Steve Rubel.
Hi, Jon: I admit it's counter-intuitive, but my publisher was most supportive of posting the chapters online for feedback. I think their reasoning is that posts like yours help spread awareness, which leads to greater sales in the long run. I have to admit, I haven't seen any statistical evidence to support this view, but it's gratifying to have a publisher who believes in the medium like this.
Incidentally, I just posted a chapter on podcasting called The Talkers. I'd be most interested in people's comments.
Regards, Paul Gilln
Posted by: Paul Gillin | September 10, 2006 7:51 AM | Permalink to Comment