I am pleased to announce that the 2008 edition of The Age of Conversation is available for purchase. 100 bloggers contributed to the 2007 edition. 237 marketing, technology, and creative bloggers from 15 countries contributed essays to this year's edition titled, "The Age of Conversation: Why Don't They Get It?". You can buy the book online at Lulu.com. All proceeds benefit the Variety Children's Charity.
In addition to nearly tripling the number of authors, the book has eight topics:
- Age of Conversation Manifestos
- Keeping Secrets in the Age of Conversation
- Moving from Conversation to Action
- The Accidental Marketer
- A New Brand of Creative
- My Marketing Tragedy
- Business Model Evolution
- Life in the Conversation Lane
I'm excited to be one of the contributors to the 2008 edition, which many consider one of the coolest social media events of the year. I have worked with a couple of the contributors, including Lori Magno of "Moda di Magno" and Ryan Barrett of "Cheap Thrills." I'd like to introduce you to the 237 contributors:
Adrian Ho,
Aki Spicer,
Alex Henault,
Amy Jussel,
Andrew Odom,
Andy Nulman,
Andy Sernovitz,
Andy Whitlock,
Angela Maiers,
Ann Handley,
Anna Farmery,
Armando Alves,
Arun Rajagopal,
Asi Sharabi,
Becky Carroll,
Becky McCray,
Bernie Scheffler,
Bill Gammell,
Bob LeDrew,
Brad Shorr,
Brandon Murphy,
Branislav Peric,
Brent Dixon,
Brett Macfarlane, Brian Reich,
C.C. Chapman,
Cam Beck,
Casper Willer,
Cathleen Rittereiser,
Cathryn Hrudicka,
Cedric Giorgi,
Charles Sipe,
Chris Kieff,
Chris Cree,
Chris Wilson,
Christina Kerley,
C.B. Whittemore,
Chris Brown,
Connie Bensen,
Connie Reece,
Corentin Monot,
Craig Wilson,
Daniel Honigman,
Dan Schawbel,
Dan Sitter,
Daria Radota Rasmussen,
Darren Herman,
Dave Davison,
David Armano,
David Berkowitz,
David Koopmans,
David Meerman Scott,
David Petherick,
David Reich,
David Weinfeld,
David Zinger,
Deanna Gernert,
Deborah Brown,
Dennis Price,
Derrick Kwa,
Dino Demopoulos,
Doug Haslam,
Doug Meacham,
Doug Mitchell,
Douglas Hanna,
Douglas Karr,
Drew McLellan,
Duane Brown,
Dustin Jacobsen,
Dylan Viner,
Ed Brenegar,
Ed Cotton,
Efrain Mendicuti, Ellen Weber,
Eric Peterson,
Eric Nehrlich,
Ernie Mosteller,
Faris Yakob,
Fernanda Romano,
Francis Anderson,
G. Kofi Annan,
Gareth Kay,
Gary Cohen,
Gaurav Mishra,
Gavin Heaton,
Geert Desager,
George Jenkins,
G.L. Hoffman,
Gianandrea Facchini, Gordon Whitehead,
Greg Verdino,
Gretel Going & Kathryn Fleming,
Hillel Cooperman,
Hugh Weber,
J. Erik Potter,
James G. Lindberg,
James Gordon-Macintosh,
Jamey Shiels,
Jasmin Tragas,
Jason Oke,
Jay Ehret,
Jeanne Dininni,
Jeff De Cagna,
Jeff Gwynne & Todd Cabral,
Jeff Noble,
Jeff Wallace,
Jennifer Warwick,
Jenny Meade,
Jeremy Fuksa,
Jeremy Heilpern,
Jeroen Verkroost,
Jessica Hagy,
Joanna Young,
Joe Pulizzi,
John Herrington,
John Moore,
John Rosen,
John Todor,
Jon Burg,
Jon Swanson,
Jonathan Trenn,
Jordan Behan,
Julie Fleischer,
Justin Foster,
Karl Turley,
Kate Trgovac,
Katie Chatfield,
Katie Konrath,
Kenny Lauer,
Keri Willenborg,
Kevin Jessop,
Kristin Gorski,
Lewis Green,
Lois Kelly,
Lori Magno,
Louise Manning,
Luc Debaisieux,
Mario Vellandi,
Mark Blair,
Mark Earls,
Mark Goren,
Mark Hancock,
Mark Lewis,
Mark McGuinness,
Matt Dickman,
Matt J. McDonald,
Matt Moore,
Michael Karnjanaprakorn,
Michelle Lamar,
Mike Arauz,
Mike McAllen,
Mike Sansone,
Mitch Joel,
Neil Perkin,
Nettie Hartsock,
Nick Rice,
Oleksandr Skorokhod,
Ozgur Alaz,
Paul Chaney, Paul Hebert,
Paul Isakson,
Paul McEnany,
Paul Tedesco,
Paul Williams,
Pet Campbell,
Pete Deutschman,
Peter Corbett,
Phil Gerbyshak,
Phil Lewis,
Phil Soden,
Piet Wulleman,
Rachel Steiner,
Sreeraj Menon,
Reginald Adkins,
Richard Huntington,
Rishi Desai,
Robert Hruzek,
Roberta Rosenberg,
Robyn McMaster,
Roger von Oech,
Rohit Bhargava,
Ron Shevlin,
Ryan Barrett,
Ryan Karpeles,
Ryan Rasmussen,
Sam Huleatt,
Sandy Renshaw,
Scott Goodson,
Scott Monty,
Scott Townsend, Scott White,
Sean Howard,
Sean Scott,
Seni Thomas,
Seth Gaffney,
Shama Hyder,
Sheila Scarborough,
Sheryl Steadman,
Simon Payn,
Sonia Simone,
Spike Jones,
Stanley Johnson,
Stephen Collins,
Stephen Landau,
Stephen Smith,
Steve Bannister,
Steve Hardy,
Steve Portigal,
Steve Roesler,
Steven Verbruggen,
Steve Woodruff,
Sue Edworthy,
Susan Bird,
Susan Gunelius,
Susan Heywood,
Tammy Lenski,
Terrell Meek,
Thomas Clifford,
Thomas Knoll,
Tim Brunelle,
Tim Connor,
Tim Jackson,
Tim Mannveille,
Tim Tyler,
Timothy Johnson,
Tinu Abayomi-Paul,
Toby Bloomberg,
Todd Andrlik,
Troy Rutter,
Troy Worman,
Uwe Hook,
Valeria Maltoni,
Vandana Ahuja,
Vanessa DiMauro,
Veronique Rabuteau,
Wayne Buckhanan,
William Azaroff,
Yves Van Landeghem
You can also browse clippings and author interviews on our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter. What did I write about in my essay? To find out, you'll have to buy a copy (paperback, hardcover, or online). I think that you'll enjoy the book and the unique perspectives presented.
[Editor's note: The fund-raising goal is $15,000 for the Variety charity. Also, I encourage everyone to read this this review by Media Post.]
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