Description
Winner of a Choice Magazine Outstanding Business Book of the Year Award!
And it is being led by you.
Return on Influence is the first book to explore how brands are identifying and leveraging the world’s most powerful bloggers, tweeters, and YouTube celebrities to build product awareness, brand buzz, and new sales.
In this revolutionary book, renowned marketing consultant and college educator Mark W. Schaefer shows you how to use the recent breakthroughs in social networking and influence marketing to achieve your goals through:
- In-depth explanations of the sources of online influence–and how they are able to work for or against you
- Interviews with more than 50 experts, including tech blogger Robert Scoble, Influence writer Robert Cialdini, and industry thought leaders such as Mitch Joel, Jay Baer, and Christopher S. Penn
- An insider’s look at the controversial social scoring company Klout and its process for assigning influence numbers to everyone
- Practical, actionable tips to increase your own personal power and online influence
- More than a dozen original social influence marketing case studies
Although you already use social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, or blogging to care for an online presence, this eye-opening, action-ready guide shows you how to reach the “superconnectors” who ignite epidemics through word-of-mouth influence . . . and develop into one yourself.
This is the future of marketing at your fingertips: low-cost, high-speed, influence driven, and powerful. Filled with fascinating case studies, interviews, and insider advice, this essential guide prepares you for the next wave of social networking. This is how to win friends and influence people in the digital age–with a Return on Influence.
Praise for Return on Influence:
“Influence is the ability to cause, impact, or change behavior. Mark Schaefer helps you define the outcomes you need to see . . . and measure them!”
–Brian Solis, writer of The End of Business as Usual
“Schaefer’s book has earned its place on the shelf of anyone looking to find influencers–or develop into one.”
–Harold Burson, founder, Burson-Marsteller
“Return on Influence is definitive, exciting, and perpetually practical. In an age where marketing budgets are tight and getting tighter, social media–and particularly influence marketing–has develop into the silver bullet to solve all problems. Imagine this book the marksmen’s manual.”
–Rick Wion, Director of Social Media, McDonald’s
“I could not stop reading this book. Mark Schaefer demystifies the power of influence in this insider’s guide to combining content strategy with network interactions to create social conversations that move markets.”
–Ardath Albee, writer of eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale
“A fascinating exploration at how you track and increase your online influence. Real-world strategies for real-world companies.”
–Randy Gage, writer of Prosperity Mind