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Best Books for Engaging Customers
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Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations OnlineRadically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online by Andy Beal
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $4.05
Build, manage, monitor, and repair your online reputation with this excellent and easy to follow book.
Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with CustomersNaked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers by Robert Scoble
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $6.60
A great book for learning why blogs are important to your business.
The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as UsualThe Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual by Christopher Locke
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.98
This great book helps you understand that customers are discussing your business every day. They have more control over your brand than you do.
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big DifferenceThe Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.65
Gladwell explains how messages spread. A great book for understanding why bloggers influence the spread of news about your company.
The Corporate Blogging Book: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know to Get It RightThe Corporate Blogging Book: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know to Get It Right by Debbie Weil
Buy new: $17.96 / Used from: $1.45
Once you realize that your company needs a blog, this book will help you get started.
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being RemarkablePurple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin
Buy new: $14.25 / Used from: $5.99
Consumers are tired of listening to advertising messages. Godin explains why you need to stand out from the crowd.
The Wisdom of CrowdsThe Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.00
Your customers are listening to each other, not you. This is a great book for understanding how your customers evaluate and judge your business.
The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of MoreThe Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $2.29
This book explains why you have to dig deeper to find more customers.
Waiting for Your Cat to Bark?: Persuading Customers When They Ignore MarketingWaiting for Your Cat to Bark?: Persuading Customers When They Ignore Marketing by Bryan Eisenberg
Buy new: $4.50 / Used from: $0.01
Your customers want you to adapt to them, not the other way round. This book explains how to engage and persuade your customers.