Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" 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. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

Related Quotes:

" Nobody walks this earth thinking he's better than I think I am - I think I'm great. At the same time, it's so obvious to me that I'm nobody. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I find it fascinating that a lot of business books that do well are from people who've never made any money in business. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I love people, and the hustle. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" Be reactionary. React to what the market wants. And the market wants one-on-one real time engagement. Now that we have the tools to engage, I'm going to continue fighting for the end user. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I have no interest in going to Egypt and seeing the pyramids. I'm just not that kind of dude. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" Anyone working for a big company might be skeptical that a large business, or even a strictly online business, can form the same kind of friendly, loyal relationship with customers as a local retailer. I'm saying it's already been done because I lived it. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" The first thing I ever invested in was Twitter. Blaine Cook, former CTO, was leaving the company and asked me if I wanted to buy his stock. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I would argue heavily that the time that has been allocated to social used to come from television, and people are benefitting from it. People who are saying, 'Aw, you're spending all your time on Facebook, or all your time on Twitter,' I'd like to understand what the person used to do with that time. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I always say that the real success of Wine Library wasn't due to the videos I posted, but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward, making connections and building relationships. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" Think of social media as the Internet. I can't think of anyone betting against the Internet in 2012. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I definitely think there's some way to understand how people emotionally feel about somebody, but I don't think data collects it. They're not going to click your bit.ly link or click your TweetMeme retweet every time. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" You have to understand your own personal DNA. Don't do things because I do them or Steve Jobs or Mark Cuban tried it. You need to know your personal brand and stay true to it. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I influence anybody who is able to get through the chaos of my first impression. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

First Impression

" My dad is like a cactus - introverted and tough. I'm a people person, like my mom, but I got my competitiveness from my dad. He came to this country from Belarus with nothing and built a real business. He's my hero for giving me that need to run a business and for having enormous confidence in me. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" People are chasing cash, not happiness. When you chase money, you're going to lose. You're just going to. Even if you get the money, you're not going to be happy. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I know I could be the host of 'SportsCenter' in two years if I changed my show today to sports. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I do not believe that people want to work hard enough and they want to find the quick Twitter, SEO. Anybody who's obsessed with SEO has lost already, period. I believe that firmly. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" The reason I was able to grow my business was that every day, after producing 30 minutes of wine television, I spent 15 hours a day replying to every single person's e-mail and every single person's Twitter @ reply. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" 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. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" Word of mouth works now, much more than ever. @-reply every single person. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" Stop doing things that waste time. Don't replace time with your family or things that you need to do. I needed to put together two fantasy teams this weekend because that's something I enjoy, but I did stop playing Nintendo Wii for hours on end. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I want to own the New York Jets, that's what I want. And I absolutely believe I am going to own the Jets. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I'm pretty good at sticking to what I know. You don't see me social commentating on health-care or presidential debates. I talk about what I know because I'm petrified of being wrong. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I'm a storyteller. I love to tell stories about brands. I love to tell stories, period. I like painting pictures through the words, and that's what I do. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" Eighty-five per cent of the crowd is going to fall in love with me - they're going to feel it, wow. But fifteen per cent are going to think, 'This guy is obnoxious.' I spend enormous time with them - every negative review of 'Crush It!' on Amazon has a response from me - and I can probably bring back ten of the fifteen. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I am wired like a CEO and care a great deal about the bottom line, but I care about my customers even more than that. That's always been my competitive advantage. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" Social media requires that business leaders start thinking like small-town shop owners. This means taking the long view and avoiding short-term benchmarks to gauge progress. It means allowing the personality, heart and soul of the people who run all levels of the business to show. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I am surprised by how not-adopted the video reply has been. What keeps other people from doing it, I think, is that they think a video comes across as 'I'm cool, look at how many e-mails I get.' That perception doesn't scare me, because I know who I am. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" I think what's happening for me, it's fun to see other things besides Facebook and Twitter take hold. The maturity of Tumblr as a real player is exciting. I think Pinterest has proved to be a major player. It's fun to see Instagram become a major player. It's fun to watch things like SnapChat, and Vine, try to vie to be the next thing. "

Gary Vaynerchuk