Inbound Marketing Summit Recap- Day 1- Favorite Quotes?

Just recovering returning from the Inbound Marketing Summit held the last two days here in Boston at Gillette Stadium.

For those of you who were unable to come or who aren’t familiar with it, think of it as a Super Bowl of really savvy marketers and thought leaders in social media.

(Aside from having a chance to watch Tom Brady and Randy Moss practice a few hundred yards away from us) There was terrific content from the first day. I could give a really detailed recap of the event, but what I thought might work best is a series of favorite quotes from Day 1.  Each quote really boils down the essence of each speaker and the message they were getting out.  What’s your favorite? And if you were there yesterday,  please add your own below…
(Day 2 quotes to follow on Monday)

Day 1

Tim Hayden, Founder and President of Game-Plan Marketing (@gameplanhayden)
“There are no social media “experts”, There are no viral marketing experts, Everyone’s a blogger”

Gary Vaynerchuk, VaynerMedia (@garyvee)
“Business is about reaction F– a 5 year plan – 5 years ago you didn’t know Twitter”

Chris Brogan, New Marketing Labs (@chrisbrogan)
“Listening is the new black”

Brian Halligan, CEO, Hubspot (@bhalligan)
“Next 50 years of marketing will not be about the thickness of your wallet, but rather the thickness of your brain. Wit and content win”.

Katie Delahaye Paine, CEO KD Paine & Partners (@kdpaine)
“PR People aren’t dead. They’re on Mars”

John Jantsch, Founder Duct Tape Marketing (@ducttape)
“Marketing = getting people to know, like and trust you”

Scott Kirsner, Author and Innovation Economy Columnist, Boston Globe (@scottkirsner)
“new creative marketing: bands are giving up control to their fans with homemade videos”

CC Chapman, Creative Director, Campfire  (@cc_chapman)
Stop trying to bucket. Look at people as people. look at them beyond the blog title. Don’t get hung up on the content.

Valerie Maltoni, President, Conversation Agent (@conversationage)
“What are you helping your customers do?”

David Meerman Scott, Marketing and Leadership Speaker (@dmscott)
“It’s no longer about pitching the Today show. It’s about creating content that will attract the Today Show”

Chris Brogan
“How to win over reluctant execs to social media marketing? Show them your competitors!”

Gary Vaynerchuk
“Content may be king, but marketing is queen and she runs the household!”

Jennifer Cisney, Chief Blogger and Social Media Manager, Eastman Kodak (@ljc)
“Kodak’s blog is not about the actual product, it’s about HOW we use our products”

Tim Street, CEO, APE Digital, Inc. (@1timstreet)
“How do you make your video go viral? First, spectacle, and then story

(For a quick Day 2 recap- click here)