Brian Basilico is an internationally recognized speaker, author, trainer, and adjunct professor. He brings over 35 years of marketing experience to his award-winning internet marketing company, B2b Interactive Marketing, Inc. Brian is a syndicated podcaster and blogger, who has been featured as a guest expert in Entrepreneur and Inc. magazines, as well as various news articles, radio shows, and podcasts.

Artificial Intelligence Decisions… Data Determines the Destination

Have you ever heard the George Carlin comedy sketch about Football vs. Baseball? You can watch it here and some of the lines include: “Football is played in a stadium; baseball is played in the park.” “In football, you wear a helmet; in baseball, you wear a cap.” “In football, you get a penalty; in baseball,…

So Much Peopling

Have you ever suffered from social overload? I know it occurs across social media, especially when you have a controversial topic with hundreds of comments and replies. You reach a point where your brain shuts down. You go numb and move on or just leave the platform for a while. I remember the feeling when…

The “Known Knowns”, “Known Unknowns”, and “Unknown Unknowns” of Marketing

Growing up in New York, Yogi Bera was one of my favorite characters. He was a good player but even more of a philosopher (well, sort of). Some of his most famous “Deep Yogi Thoughts” include: “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.” “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” “It’s like…

Unicorns are REAL… Business Leads are NOT

When you think of unicorns, I am sure the first thing that comes to mind is a mythical and colorful horse with a single horn. Although there are no living, breathing unicorns that I have ever seen, I know unicorns are REAL! Real unicorns in business refer to an elite privately funded startup that has…

Embrace the Inbox (You’ve Got Mail)

One of the most recognized sounds computer lovers remember is the dial-up connection and AOL’s announcement that says, “You’ve Got Mail!” It was like a sugar high whenever you heard that sound. Nowadays, most of us feel like we have the stabbing pain of a cavity when we hear our Outlook or Gmail inbox notification…

5 Myths & 5 Remedies to Cure Internet Marketing Fatigue

Let’s face it. We are living in a world that is overwhelmed with information. 380 new websites are created every minute, and over 500,000 new websites are added every day 7 million blog posts are published across the internet daily 300 BILLION emails are sent per day (85% spam) 720,000 hours of video is uploaded…

BACON – Chapter 12: Connected Content

Tree of Life My back hurts! That’s because I decided to have five yards of mulch delivered. It blocked my driveway, and I needed to distribute it around my yard. It took two days to load up my wagon cart 30 times and spread it around our yard. I have paid people and done it…

BACON – Chapter 11: Persuasion Versus Thought Leadership

We Are Surrounded By Persuasion You may not think about it, but we are surrounded by messages and ads all day long. In today’s digital age, the average person encounters between 6,000 and 10,000 ads daily. We are bombarded with billboards, snail mail, radio, and TV, not to mention all the social media content, spam…

BACON – Chapter 10: The Connection Conundrum!

What Matters? If you have been involved in online marketing in any way over the last 10+ years, you have been fed a steady diet of more. More followers equals more sales. More hits to your website equals more sales. More social media engagement leads to more sales. Almost nobody would argue that more sales…

BACON – Chapter 9: Trust Me…

Trust is not an event. Trust is a process. Unlike KNOW and LIKE, TRUST cannot be found through an online activity. It has to be accomplished through human-to-human interaction. Trust has to be earned. Once earned, it’s not like a merit badge. It’s more like a battery that has to be recharged constantly. It is…