Book of the Month for May 2008 | Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

02 Jun 2008 Jay (Jason Van Orden) 14 Comments

Made to StickThis month’s book of the month is a must read for any marketer, information publisher, teacher…anyone who has an important message to communicate. Made to Stick lays out solid advice for making your ideas…well, more sticky. A sticky idea is one that is received, integrated into practice and has true influence and impact on the recipient.

Marketing is the most important skill you can learn as a business owner. This book will take your marketing to a new level by telling you how to make your ideas more concrete and memorable.

The authors use their own advice by using numerous stories to make the message easy to remember and entertaining. This book is worth reading just for the advice on storytelling — and that’s just one chapter’s worth.

Buy the book here:

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

To win a copy of the book for June 2008, all you have to do is write a review for Internet Business Mastery in iTunes and then post it to our site. Here’s how you do it.

  1. Click here to go to our iTunes page
  2. Click on the Write a Review link to the right under the Podcast Description iTunes Reviews
  3. Write a review. Copy the text of the review. Then post your review as a comment with your name on this month’s book of the month blog post. If you have posted a review to iTunes in the past, you can just post it in the comments of this month’s post to qualify to win.

This contest end on June 30th.

Discuss

So, if you’ve already read the book (or once you’ve read it) let’s hear it! What did you like best? What didn’t you like? What is one way you will implement the the information in your own life and business?

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David Turnbull

“I subscribe to about 15 podcasts related to some aspect of marketing or small business and I would have to say Internet Business Mastery is the one I look forward to the most. Sterling and Jay have some very interesting discussions and go much further than other podcasts who just focus on basic techniques like simple SEO tricks etc. :)

Great podcast.”


I left this review for IBM on iTunes.

Internet Business Mastery is an invaluable resource!!!

It has really given me the direction to look into the areas that I’m really interested in and find ways to capitalize on them. I’ve registered 3 domains and am working on the content there and am gearing up to start my own podcast to talk about the things I’m really passionate about.

Jay and Sterling, thanks a ton!

I really appreciate the help you guys have given.

I’m also looking forward to checking out some of these books.


That book’s been sitting on my shelf for months, you’ve encouraged me to dust it off and read it!

So many things competing for my attention, and so little time…

Oh well…

Andrew


I am really glad you chose Made To Stick for the book of the month. I would have never discovered it on my own and I am thoroughly enjoying it. It is going to be one of those books I refer to frequently.

Thank you for your book recommendation and your informative podcasts. I truly look forward to them.


I was just looking for a new book to read. Thanks guys, I will check this one out.

Dean


I just finished “Made to stick” last month, excellent Choice for marketers. I’m almost finished with “Influencer: The Power to Change Anything” by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler. If you liked “Made to stick” this takes the story telling idea and breaks it down into the key psychological reasons why stories create change.

PS: Love the podcast!


@Bill,

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll definitely check “Influencer” out. I’m very fascinated with using stories to influence, market, teach, communicate, etc.


Some reason can’t copy and paste - but have left you a comment on itunes “better than yak milk” by checkin james

Cheers


I left this review on iTunes:

I look forward to this podcast every month and I immediately listen as soon as it becomes available. Sterling and Jay have some great advice and the quality of the production is top notch. Highly recommended if you are looking to build an online business and are looking to escape the 9-5 grind.


Sterling and Jay for President

These guys convey quality information in a conversational style that is easy to listen to and inspires confidence in me the leaderslog.com the leadership blog I’ve started will be successful.

[At the time of posting, my review was yet to be approved for display]


Here’s my iTunes review:

I discovered IBM a few months ago and it has changed my life. Jay and Sterling are two people I can relate to that are making money on the internet, and they are doing it the way I’d like to do it.

Each podcast has very interesting and useful information. Not just how to, but inspiration and mindset as well. I can’t wait for each episode to come out. I was depressed when I finished going through the archives and had to start waiting until new episodes came out.

If you have any interest in having your own business, choosing your lifestyle and making a difference, you need to subscribe to this podcast now.

Ron


Hopefully I can still get in on this contest guys! Here’s my review:

“This podcast is a must to someone wanting to get into the internet lifestyle. Not many people present such a down-to-earth, practical, and motivational message as these two guys do. Very recommended!”


Damn, wish I could have made the dead line!

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