Book marketing takes energy. It takes effort. It takes knowledge.<\/p>\n

And sometimes, to get things rolling, it takes a little inspiration, too.<\/p>\n

Here are some of my favorite marketing quotes to inspire and motivate you to push forward and make things happen.<\/p>\n

Which of these marketing quotes speaks to you?<\/h2>\n

Do a few of these messages resonate with you? Turn them into quote graphics<\/a> to share on social media. I used the smartphone app WordSwag<\/a> to create the three I created here.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough.”<\/strong> \u2014 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf<\/p>\n

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“By definition, remarkable things get remarked upon.”<\/strong> \u2014 Seth Godin<\/p>\n

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“Behind every tweet, share and purchase, there is a person. Care more about the person and less about the share.”<\/strong> \u2014 Shafqat Islam<\/p>\n

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\u201cContent, in all its forms, is the single most critical element of any marketing campaign.\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 Rebecca Lieb<\/p>\n

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“Don’t build links. Build relationships.”<\/strong> \u2014 Rand Fishkin<\/p>\n

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“It’s hard to target a message to a generic 35-year-old middle-class working mother of two. It’s much easier to target a message to Jennifer, who has two children under four, works as a paralegal, and is always looking for quick but healthy dinners and ways to spend more time with her kids and less time on housework.”<\/strong> \u2014 Elizabeth Gardner<\/p>\n

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“Speak to your audience in their language about what’s in their heart.”<\/strong> \u2014 Jonathan Lister<\/p>\n

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“Spending energy to understand the audience and carefully crafting a message that resonates with them means making a commitment of time and discipline to the process.”<\/strong> \u2014 Nancy Duarte<\/p>\n

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“A year from now, you’ll wish you had started today.”<\/strong> \u2014 Karen Lamb<\/p>\n

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\u201cMarketing\u2019s job is never done. It\u2019s about perpetual motion. We must continue to innovate every day.\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 Beth Comstock<\/p>\n

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\u201cYour talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 Lou Holtz<\/p>\n

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“If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.”<\/strong> \u2014 Zig Ziglar<\/p>\n

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“Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small.”<\/strong> \u2014 Tim Ferriss<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt’s important to be where your audience of potential customers is today, and where they might be tomorrow.\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 Andrew Delaney<\/p>\n

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“Do one thing every day that scares you.”<\/strong> \u2014 Eleanor Roosevelt<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur head of social media is the customer.\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 McDonald\u2019s<\/p>\n

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\u201cDon’t use social media to impress people; use it to impact people.\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 Dave Willis<\/p>\n

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There’s a lot of marketing wisdom here that can be useful to your book marketing plan. What? You don’t have one? Download my free Book Marketing Plan Template<\/strong>, read the instructions and examples, and start working on yours now.<\/p>\n

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Did any of these quotes make you see book marketing a little differently? Tell us about it in a comment.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Book marketing takes energy. It takes effort. It takes knowledge.<\/p>\n

And sometimes, to get things rolling, it takes a little inspiration, too.<\/p>\n

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