Six Pixels of Separation Podcast

Welcome to episode #438 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. There's an infamous line from the 1976 film, Network, in which longtime fictional television news anchor, Howard Beale, screams, "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" We've (probably) all done this at one point in our professional lives (granted, not the extent of Beale!). Some of us actually meant it, quit our jobs and went off to do other things. For others, we mutter these words beneath our breath or spout them off to family and friends on the weekend, but never really do anything to change our own, professional, situation. In June of this year, longtime marketing agency professional, Uwe Hook, did something about his unhappiness with agency life. After close to twenty years in the business, he quit his job and explained it all rather publicly in a Medium post titled, Why I quit my agency job. Several months later, DigiDay published a piece titled, Why Agency People Are So Unhappy, that  quoted Hook's piece along with other unhappy agency professionals. After reading both pieces, and others on the topic, I invited Uwe to share his thoughts. Ultimately, I don't fully understand these positions. I can empathize with the feelings, but I'm not sure I get why we would tag the industry as such, and to what benefit this serves? We should always strive ti be better and do better work, but I would much prefer the route of doing this in a positive and productive way. Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #438 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 50:25. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete is now available too! Here is my conversation with Uwe Hook. Medium - Why I Quit My Agency Job. DigiDay - Why Agency People Are So Unhappy. Follow Uwe on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #438 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advertising agency advertising podcast audio blog blogging brand business book business podcast david usher digiday digital marketing Facebook google iTunes marketing agency marketing blog marketing podcast medium network twitter uwe hook

Welcome to episode #437 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. How many writers do you know that have written books about space, the Grateful Dead, viral marketing, social media, public relations and more? This is the life of David Meerman Scott, who in marketing circles is probably best known for his bestselling business book, The New Rules of Marketing and PR (which, for many, is the bible for social media in the business world). While he recently issued his latest book, The New Rules of Sales and Service: How to Use Agile Selling, Real-Time Customer Engagement, Big Data, Content, and Storytelling to Grow Your Business, he found out that his previous book, Marketing The Moon, had been optioned by a documentary filmmaker. In this episode, we discuss David's desire to transition from a marketing author and speaker into the broader and larger space of sales and customer service (a trend that many marketing authors/speakers are following). We also look and how intrinsically connected sales, customer service and marketing have become. David is one of the most prolific writers and speakers out there. His new book challenges business to radically redefine how they connect with consumers (a topic that is near and to my heart as well). Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #437 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 51:54. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete is now available too! Here is my conversation with David Meerman Scott. The New Rules of Sales And Service. The New Rules of Marketing and PR. Marketing The Moon. Real-Time Marketing And PR. Newsjacking. Marketing Lessons From The Grateful Dead. World Wide Rave. Eyeball Wars. His blog: Web Ink Now. Follow David on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #437 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advertising podcast audio blog blogging brand business book business podcast david meerman scott david usher digital marketing eyeball wars Facebook google iTunes marketing blog marketing lessons from the grateful dead marketing podcast marketing the moon newsjacking real time marketing and pr the new rules of marketing and pr the new rules of sales and service twitter web ink now world wide rave

Welcome to episode #436 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. How well do marketers truly perform when it comes to social media? It's a question that Jason Keath not only speaks and consults about, but he also gathers very serious marketers to attend his well-known Social Fresh events. At last year's Inbound event in Boston (led by HubSpot), we both gave presentations and realized that we had been following one another for years, but had never really connected in our protein forms. With that, we also decided to do a show like this, where we could talk about the challenges that brands face when it comes to social media and how to best educate and arm them for success. Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #436 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 47:45. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete is now available too! Here is my conversation with Jason Keath. Social Fresh. Follow Jason on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #436 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advertising podcast audio blog blogging brand business book business podcast david usher digital marketing Facebook google hubspot inbound iTunes jason keath marketing blog marketing podcast social fresh twitter

Welcome to episode #435 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. Chris Guillebeau is a super-interesting human being. He is the author of The Art Of Non-Conformity - Set Your Own Rules, Live The Life You Want And Change The World, The $100 Startup - Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future, and the recently published, The Happiness Of Pursuit (which, is an awesome book title!). Along with that, he's the co-organizer of what is quickly becoming one of the "go to" events for those trying to create a remarkable life in a very conventional world called, World Domination Summit (which takes place annualy in Portland, Oregon). This idea of non-conformity and unconventionalism is a theme that binds Chris' life. He's under 40 and has already completed his personal journey of visiting every country on earth. While he's never had a "day job," he seems to be doing just fine owning, operating and executing many micro-businesses. He also writes and sells a product he calls, Unconventional Guides. Enjoy the conversation...  Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #435 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 49:43. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete is now available too! Here's is my conversation with Chris Guillebeau. The Happiness of Pursuit. World Domination Summit. The Art of Non-Conformity. The $100 Startup. Unconventional Guides. Follow Chris on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #435 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advertising podcast audio blog blogging brand business book business podcast chris guillebeau david usher digital marketing Facebook google iTunes marketing blog marketing podcast the 100 startup the art of non conformity the happiness of pursuit twitter unconventional guides world domination summit

Welcome to episode #434 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. Susan Orlean is one of the world's most respected writers in the genre of creative non-fiction. I have long been a fan of her writing in The New Yorker, and she is a best selling non-fiction author (several times over). Recently, Orleans created a Skillshare course (it's online and it's very cost-efficient) to explain her writing process. The course is called, Creative Nonfiction - Write Truth with Style. I took it. I loved it. I wanted more. I reached out to Susan, and she was kind enough to agree to come on to the show. In studying her work - more and more - her content is supremely relevant to marketers today. As we are consistently asked to create better and more engaging stories, why not learn from someone who is an expert in not only storytelling, but in creating these stories within the non-fiction genre? Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #434 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 56:21. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete is now available too! Here's is the my conversation with Susan Orlean. Creative Nonficition - Write Truth With Style. Susan Orlean at The New Yorker. Follow Susan on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #434 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advertising podcast audio blog blogging brand business book business podcast creative nonfiction david usher digital marketing facebook google itunes marketing blog marketing podcast skillshare susan orlean the new yorker twitter

Welcome to episode #433 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. How many people do you know that are able to get even one of their talks on to the TED stage? My friend, Julian Treasure, has done it five times. Crazy. You have to be working on some pretty interesting stuff for that to happen. And, indeed, he is. Over the years, Julian's TED talks about the power of audio have become "must-watch" presentations. Julian is the chair of The Sound Agency, a company that advises businesses on how to use sound. He is also the author of the business book, Sound Business, and keeps a blog by the same name. His latest TED talk was published on the TED site a few months back, and it's called, How to speak so that people want to listen. It is about to pass 3.5 million views. It's an important piece of content for anyone in business, and I'm thrilled that he agreed to come on to the podcast to discuss it. Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #433 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 49:08. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the Blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete is now available too! Here's is the my with Julian Treasure. TED Talk: How to speak so that people want to listen. The Sound Agency. Sound Business. Follow Julian on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #433 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advertising podcast audio blog blogging brand business book business podcast david usher digital marketing facebook google how to speak so that people want to listen itunes julian treasure marketing blog marketing podcast sound business ted ted talk the sound agency twitter

Welcome to episode #432 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. Scott Stratten is back with a brand new book, UnSelling, that he co-authored with Alison Kramer. Over the past short while, Stratten has gone from trying to accumulate as many followers as possible on Twitter, to becoming an internationally sought-after writer and speaker on the topic of changing how businesses interacts with human beings. Seems simple enough, right? It isn't. Alison has been writing with Scott for a long while. They worked together on all of his  bestselling business books: UnMarketing, The Book of Business Awesome / The Book of Business UnAwesome, QR Codes Kill Kittens and their latest, UnSelling. Does the world need another book about sales? Scott and Alison believe that it does. Mostly, because these books are all about extracting money from customers. They believe that selling is so much more in a world of social media and connectedness. As usual, we try to make some sparks fly. Enjoy the conversation...  Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #432 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 56:46. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the Blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete is now available too! Here's is the my conversation Alison Kramer and Scott Stratten. UnSelling. UnMarketing. The Book of Business Awesome. QR Codes Kill Kittens. Follow Alison and Scott on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #432 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advertising podcast alison kramer blog blogging brand business book business podcast customer service david usher digital marketing facebook google itunes marketing blog marketing podcast qr codes kill kittens scott stratten the book of business awesome the book of business unawesome twitter unmarketing unselling

Welcome to episode #431 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. This is also episode #29.20 of Across The Sound. Joseph Jaffe is widely regarded as one of the top marketing bloggers (Jaffe Juice) and podcasters (both Jaffe Juice in audio and Jaffe Juice TV in video). He is the author of four excellent books (Life After The 30-Second Spot, Join The Conversation, Flip The Funnel  Z.E.R.O.) and his latest business venture is, Evol8tion. A long-time friend (and one of the main inspirations behind the Six Pixels of Separation blog and podcast), we've decided to hold semi-regular conversations, debates and back-and-forths that will dive a little deeper into the digital marketing and advertising landscape. This is our 29th conversation (or, as I like to affectionately call it, Across The Sound 29.20). In this episode, we discuss Jerry Seinfeld's funny/sad speech at the Clio awards, advertising week and why marketers need to look at advertising in a new light. Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #431 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 56:46. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the Blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete is now available too! Here's is the my conversation with Joseph Jaffe about advertising and media. Jaffe Juice. Jaffe Juice TV. Life After The 30-Second Spot. Join The Conversation. Flip The Funnel. Z.E.R.O. Follow Jaffe on Twitter. Evol8tion. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #431 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advertising podcast advertising week blog blogging brand business book business podcast clio awards david usher digital marketing evolution facebook flip the funnel google itunes jaffe juice jaffe juice tv jerry seinfeld join the conversation joseph jaffe life after the 30 second spot marketing blog marketing podcast twitter zero

Welcome to episode #430 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. "Every revolution in communication technology - from papyrus to the printing press to Twitter - is as much an opportunity to be drawn away from something as it is to be drawn toward something. And yet, as we embrace a technology's gifts, we usually fail to consider what we're giving up in the process. Why would we bother to register the end of solitude, of ignorance, of lack? Why would we care than an absence had disappeared?" This is the question that award-winning journalist at Western Living and Vancouver magazines, Michael Harris, began thinking about. If everything is always ringing, buzzing and vibrating in our pockets with some kind of alert, update or signal, are we able - as a society - to figure out what is a true signal and what is noise? Are we losing something special in a world where the is no absence because we're constantly connected to something? He wrote a book about it titled, The End Of Absence. Harris believes that we are, indeed, losing something as technology connects us more and more to information and one another. What do you think? Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #430 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 44:33. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the Blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete is now available too! In conversation with Michael Harris. The End Of Absence. Follow Michael on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #430 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advertising podcast blog blogging brand business book business podcast david usher digital marketing facebook google itunes marketing podcast michael harris the end of absence twitter vancouver magazine western living

Welcome to episode #429 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. I love Tom Peters. I've declared it before and it's true. So, this is a total fanboy moment for me. A couple of weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to up the quality of conversation on this podcast. At the same time, I realized that there are a handful of my true idols that I've always either been scared or intimidated to ask to come on the podcast with me. I decided to make a list. Tom Peters was at the top. I never thought that he would ever agree. He responded almost right away. I've met him, in person, several times over the past decade. We've had some great chats. My level of respect for his thinking about business, marketing, and branding grows with every tweet, blog post, article and book that he writes. If you have never had the chance to see him present, you really should. He puts on a clinic in how to deliver a great presentation that oozes with big brains. Don't know who Tom Peters is? Really? Few people have shaped the idea of modern management more than he has over the last six decades. In 1982 he co-authored the seminal business book, In Search Of Excellence, which has been named one of the top three business books of the century by NPR. That's just the beginning of his accolades. For my dollar, he's changed almost everything I thought I knew about business through a series of books called The Reinventing Work Series 50List Books. The Project50 (thanks for turning me on to this, Andy Nulman) and The Brand You50 are the ones that have sent me deep down the rabbit hole of business non-fiction books. In 2003, I devoured Re-Imagine! Business Excellence In A Disruptive Age, and it still sits within arm's reach on my desk (one of the only books to do so). So, how is business doing in 2014? What does he think of personal brands, considering that he wrote the article, The Brand Called You, in Fast Company back in 1997 and - literally - ushered in the era of individuals as brands? We tackle it all and more. Enjoy the conversation...  Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #429 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 50:26. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the Blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete is now available too! In conversation with Tom Peters. In Search Of Excellence. Re-Imagine! The Brand Called You. Follow Tom on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #429 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advertising podcast andy nulman blog blogging brand business book business podcast david usher digital marketing facebook fast company google in search of excellence itunes management guru marketing podcast npr reimagine reinventing work series 50list book the brand called you the brand you 50 the project 50 tom peters twitter