Key Takeaways from INBOUND 2014

in review 2014

INBOUND 2014 brought us togethe! and inspired* us.

INBOUND 2014 brought us togethe! and inspired* us.

*Especially the speakers.

Here are a few takeaways from our INBOUND keynotes (and beyond) that are

sure to help us all become even more remarkable thinkers.

GUY KAWASAKI @guykawasaki

“Changing your mind is a sign of intelligence, not a mistake.”

“Have a standard that you hire better than you in your functional area - A players hire A+ players.”

SIMON SINEK @simonsinek

“Great leaders would sacrifice the numbers to save the people. When push come to shove, numbers

never come to your rescue — people do.”

“When we look out for each other, those we look out for will look out for us.”

MARTHA STEWART @marthastewart

“Successful people have pa"ion and a curiosity to learn.”

"I think of the brand as an insertion of value, to give it substance

and meaning."

MALCOLM GLADWELL @gladwell

“When you look at successful attempts at transformation you will see an act of reframing the problem that makes the revolution possible.”

“What set Steve Jobs apart over and over and over in his career is that burning desire to get something done.”

SHIZA SHAHID @shiza

“Look within yourself, find what’s holding you back, and remind yourself that you are stronger than anything you are afraid of.”

“There are no superheroes. There’s just us.”

“Instead of selling, you educate and inform.”

David Meerman Scott @dmscott

Stacey Bishop, Scale Venture Partners @StaceyCurry

"Products are no longer sold, they are actually bought."

“We need to stop thinking about retaining clients for the sake of keeping them, and instead think about providing them with services that transform their business.” Peter Caputa VP Sales, HubSpot @pc4media

David Berkowitz CMO, MRY

“Be more human and make everything we do about relationships. Let’s stop the storytelling

and start the storymaking.”

Brooke Hammerling Founder, Brew Media Relations

@brooke

“It’s hard to get anything across unless you d# something bold.”

"Now, more than ever, it's imperative that CMOs stay externally focused and know what your competition is doing."

Lorrie Norrington Executive Board, Lead Edge Capital

"The amount of information marketers can take advantage of and use — much less like a

creative occupation and much more like an engineering occupation."

Larry Bohn General Catalyst Partners

"Our goal isn't to shove content into inboxes, it's

providing something worth reading.”

Anum Hussain, HubSpot

Tell us at #INBOUND14 and don’t forget to mark your calendar for 2015!

What was your favorite takeaway from INBOUND?

Sept. 8-11, 2015