All 4 Wells Fargo cashiers were immersed in a group conversation about Facebook and the weekend’s party when I walked in. And they continued with their group chat while I was standing at the window, looking directly at one of the cashiers, explaining that I wanted to withdraw some cash.

Nobody said hello. Nobody acknowledged I was at the window explaining what I wanted. So I just kept explaining what I wanted, out loud, to the cashier – who wasn’t paying attention to me at all. “I’m sorry, what?” asked the distracted Wells Fargo cashier. During our entire transaction she had her head turned toward her co-worker’s, engaged in “their” conversation and didn’t engage me at all. It was nuts. I guess she doesn’t need her job. I guess Wells Fargo doesn’t give a damn.

Gary Vaynerchuk recently mentioned in his Inc 500 Conference keynote that “We are at the dawn of doing 1-on-1 marketing!” I was definitely second-place with this Wells Fargo cashier.

Wells Fargo’s 1-on-1 marketing sucks!

–Gary Vaynerchuk

Gary Vaynerchuk at SAG Foundation

“I wear an eyepatch because (insert 3 things you hate about presenters or presentations that have made you stab yourself in the eye, either literally or figuratively, so that you would only have to see half of the presentation). That’s why I wear an eyepatch, and that’s why I’m hooked. Are you?”

Hook: The Presentation Conference is just what the doctor ordered for everyone who has ever faced the self- blinding misery of a poor presentation.

Keynote speakers: Gary Vaynerchuk, Scott Stratten of UnMarketing and Michael Hyatt.

On March 25th and 26th, 2011, a group of extraordinary individuals will descend upon Nashville, Tennessee. Their stage presence will be daunting. Their words will be as burning arrows. Their presentations will echo in the halls of eternity. When the doors slam shut and the cleanup crew wanders the conference rooms sweeping up cellophane wrappers, a miracle will have occurred: the Presentation Revolution will have begun.

30 million presentations are delivered each and every day. The vast majority are about to be exposed. Hook: The Presentation Conference will set loose an army of innovating rogues upon every sector in every corner of the world. You want to be on their side, because the new standard for presentations will be simple: did it make my cheeks flap like a bulldog hanging out of a fighter jet, or was I bored? A lot of presentations are going to fall short. Stand up, or be counted among the masses.

Your success, no matter what you want, depends on presentations. You won’t always have PowerPoint handy; you won’t always have a cup of herbal tea to calm you down. Hook brings together the brightest lights in the presentation world because no matter the circumstances, you have to perform. There’s no other gathering in the world that puts you in the cockpit with these experts. If you’re ready to see more results more often, you need to attend Hook.

The revolution is coming. The bar will be raised. On March 25th and 26th, 2011, find a way to get to Nashville, Tennessee. Get savvy with tomorrow’s world changers; make an investment in yourself. When the lights go down and the projector whirs, you’ll relish the moment as you crack your knuckles, lock eyes with the masses, and blow them all away.

Hook: The Presentation Conference.

The revolution awaits. Are you in?

“If you know what you’re naturally good at, execute harder against that. That’s your biggest advantage at being successful, because it’s naturally already in you!”

- Gary Vaynerchuk, LeWeb 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3SdiqtAMp0

From Gary Vaynerchuk, the author of The New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best Seller, Crush It!

The world of business is coming full circle. The rise of the Internet and the empowerment of the common
consumer has created a fundamental shift in how businesses are expected to behave. To take advantage of
this opportunity, businesses will need to look backwards and scale the caring their grandparents’
businesses exhibited towards their customers or watch their competition pass them by.

http://thankyoueconomybook.com/

[iframe: src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9401903?portrait=0" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0"]Sunny Bates on Linchpins, Passion and Fear from Seth Godin on Vimeo.

[iframe: src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9185295?portrait=0" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0"]Linchpin: GaryVee [Gary Vaynerchuk] from Seth Godin on Vimeo.

“We have no choices in life when money is our motivational force. Our motivational force ought to be passion, but this is lost from the moment we step into an [educational] system that trains us rather than inspires us!” ~Valedictorian 2010

What’s the ROI (return on investment) of having “manners” and [employees] “smiling” at the register? It’s HUGE! http://garyvaynerchuk.com/post/894991073/the-word-media-is-wrong-i-really-think-much-like

This is exactly the crazy kinda stuff that could allow you to not have to work a job you hate. There are a bunch of business development opportunities that the owner has already turned down. Cats, especially cats like http://twitter.com/sockington (1.5 million followers as of June 22, 2010), are a fantastic niche market.

Read full article written by Nicole LaPorte: http://bit.ly/dDzwmE

This is exactly what Gary Vaynerchuk is talking about in his book “Crush It! – Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion.” Follow your friggin passion!

Smurf it up! http://garyvaynerchuk.com/post/712229312/smurf-it-up-and-why-it-can-work.
Make sure u pass this on to anyone that says their passion or idea for a biz is too small ;)

~ Gary Vaynerchuk