Category Archives: Book Review

New to social media? Read this book

Tweet This post contains video, click here if you cannot view it. I like to read, a lot and learn a lot via reading books. With that said, I really wish that Christopher Barger had written The Social Media Strategist four years ago when I was getting into the space. What took you so long Barger?…

Are you scared of Flinching? Do something about it

Tweet This post contains video, if you cannot view, click here. Have you ever stopped doing something because something inside you said to stop? If so, you flinched. Want to get away from that? Check out this free book from Julien Smith.

Are you ready to find your Next?

Tweet This post contains video. If you can’t view, click here. I am very happy that the folks over at McGraw Hill sent me a copy of this book to review. While many books challenge you to change your way of thinking, not many offer real world examples of companies that have done it and…

Why I read 31 books in 2011

Tweet Exactly one year ago today, I read Arik Hanson’s blog post on the 26 books that he planned to read over the course of the year. It inspired me to give it a whirl and see if I could read that many. When the dust and grime from the books settled, wound up reading…

Are you ready to be humanized?

Tweet This post contains video, please click here if you cannot view. This video book review takes a look at Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter’s Humanize (Amazon affiliate link). The book is a must read for any budding executive or person looking to incorporate a human side to a business. My favorite part about the…

Are you a smart, social business?

Tweet I did a lot of head shaking while reading Michael Brito‘s new book Smart Business, Social Business, a Playbook for Social Media in Your Organization. Now this shouldn’t be read as a nod of disapproval, but rather a mixed bag of agreeing and wondering why more businesses aren’t looking at social outside of its own…

How Super Mario took over America

Tweet I read a ton of business books, but it is rare that one speaks to me in a truly personal way. So when the folks over at Portfolio passed along a copy of Jeff Ryan’s Super Mario, How Nintendo Conquered America (Amazon affiliate link), I was ecstatic to take a look. You see I was born…