Fred Wilson Quotes

Today you can start a blog, build an audience, and give the advertising slots to AdBrite or Google AdSense.

You really can't spend money on social media unless you really try. Social media is really more about effort than expense.

As an industry, YouTube and digital content have a huge upside to creation and virally reach fans, and there's a multi-billion dollar business of advertising attached to that.

If you game Facebook and Google in the right way, then you can achieve a mass audience.

The social marketing teams of big companies will always figure out a way to advertise on Snapchat. I'd like to create a space for people who have a lot of talent but not a lot of reach.

Any business that is looking for new customers needs to understand the Internet and how to market their goods or services through it.

Advertisers now have a highly targeted opportunity for aligning their brands alongside the entertainment experience people are enjoying on YouTube.

The future of advertising is the Internet.

I think Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are the cornerstones of any social media strategy.

The Internet and Yahoo are firmly established as 'must buys' for brand advertising.

I think social media is so important; the young bands have certainly embraced that and used that to their advantage.

Word of mouth and the Internet are the only press we have left.

I had a blog for many years. Once you develop your readership on your blog, and you can put something out there or direct traffic or get attention - it's like a super power.

I think video advertising is a hugely compelling medium.

A large social-media presence is important because it's one of the last ways to conduct cost-effective marketing. Everything else involves buying eyeballs and ears. Social media enables a small business to earn eyeballs and ears.

Let's be honest here: Twitter, for me, is 90 per cent a marketing tool.

At their core, an influencer creates an empowering human connection.

Brands, musicians, and public figures were among the first to embrace video on 'Instagram', and we've been impressed with how brands have extended their reach with video ads.

It's a huge mistake not to embrace social media. We need to stay in touch and stay relevant to young people.

I've definitely pitched some viral ideas and do have a pretty good understanding of the Web.

To effectively reach consumers in the new social environment, brand managers need to learn how to translate their budgets into the digital realm, which also means understanding the advantages that digital can provide over television advertising.

I started my blog back in 2009 because every Internet business and marketing seminar I watched at the time told me I had to. I had been trying to get a business started selling dating and life advice and was struggling.

I spend three hours a day working on my social network profiles. I think about the right people to tag, the ones who might generate new leads. It's my work, my self-promotion.

Blogging can generate a great deal of traffic to your online business.

The biggest companies in the world and brands have come to me to help sell their product to the younger generation. And I speak the language of millennials, and they respond to my content.