Gary Vaynerchuk Quotes - Page 7

I don't know how you can justify leaving any engagement behind in the social Web of 2011.

The thing that I'm most passionate about, I'm writing a book called 'Jab Jab Jab Jab Jab Right Hook,' and it really focuses on how to story-tell in a noisy, ADD world.

I am thinking about launching a wine website where there is a deal and the crowd can dictate how cheap it can get.

From age 16, I lived and breathed wine. I read every magazine and book about wine.

Remember the guy in the 80s walking around with a boombox on his shoulder? Why'd he do that? Because it told a story about who he was. Expressing yourself is big business.

Google gives preference to its own products, so having a Google+ account influences your search rankings.

You can't just repurpose old material created for one platform, throw it up on another one, and then be surprised when everyone yawns in your face. No one would ever think it was a good idea to use a print ad for a television commercial, or confuse a banner ad for a radio spot. Like their traditional media platform cousins, every social media platform has its own language.

There's always a wine bully. The one person who did read the 'Wine Spectator,' who tells you what to drink and why the '97 is better than the '98. I want to punch the wine bully in the face. I want to make sure this generation of wine drinkers isn't elitist and snotty. I want it to be about family and bringing people together.

Adding a social layer to any platform immediately increases its effectiveness.

Through EdgeRank, Facebook weighs likes, comments, and shares, but it currently does not give greater weight to click-throughs or any other action that leads to sales.

2006, I started 'WineLibrary TV.' To build 'WineLibrary TV,' I started using Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter in 2008.

Ignoring platforms that have gained critical mass is a great way to look slow and out-of-touch. Do not cling to nostalgia. Do not put your principles above the reality of the market. Do not be a snob.

Marketing just got hard.

I never thought I'd be a person who would want to write books...I promise you not a single English teacher I've ever had would have thought that this would be going on right now.

I look at two things while angel investing. Are you solving an important problem? Do you care about the end users.

Passion is contagioius.

Best wine if you're stranded on a deserted island? 1982 Salon Champagne.

I'm not afraid to call a wine that tastes like Skittles or green peppers mixed with orange marmalade. I'll say, 'It tastes like chicken.' I mean, that's not what people think of when they think of wine, but that's what it tastes like to me and it hits home.

You can't put out projects that you don't use yourself.

I want people to know their palate is a snowflake. We all like different things. Why should we all have the same taste in wines?

Pinterest is like window shopping 3.0.

The problem is, we’re all using social networks as distribution instead of native platforms to actually tell stories.

Vince McMahon is one of the greatest storytellers of all time, but WWE's not striving for the kind of innovation it's capable of.

VaynerMedia filters the world how humans interact. This is how people are going to make buying decisions.

The Loire Valley is grossly underestimated. The prices are fair, and the wines are real.