Walker Sands Hosts Fifth Annual "Just A Book" with Jonah Berger
The 2019 Book Club for Marketers Centered on Jonah Berger's "Contagious" -- Sharing Marketing Tips for Creating Viral Content
CHICAGO, Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Walker Sands, a full-service B2B marketing agency, hosted its fifth annual Just a Book Club for Marketers on November 6, 2019, at the American Writers Museum in Chicago. Walker Sands invited Dr. Jonah Berger, New York Times and the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of "Contagious" to conduct a discussion around creating viral content for Chicago-area marketers.
Following an introduction by Mike Santoro, President of Walker Sands, Berger discussed the value of contagious content. Using "Contagious," as a starting point, Berger discussed the secret science behind word-of-mouth and social transmission, and shared the six basic principles for sparking popularity, gleaned from his 15 years researching behavioral science and how ideas diffuse.
"Contagious" reveals how to strategically create infectious content. Breaking down the process into actionable techniques, Berger leaves marketers with tools to consistently produce messages that offer value to their target audiences, and better yet, are worth sharing.
"As marketers, generating impactful content is one of the most powerful things we can do, but getting it right is often the biggest challenge," said Courtney Beasley, VP of Marketing at Walker Sands. "'Contagious' focuses on generating viral content in the modern marketing world. We were elated to host Dr. Berger this year for our Just a Book series, as his methodology provides actionable takeaways for content programs in 2020 and beyond."
Jonah Berger joins the ranks of past Just a Book Club for Marketers authors including Joe Pulizzi, Ann Handley and more. Learn more about Walker Sands' "Just A Book" at https://www.walkersands.com/justabook.
About Jonah Berger
Best-selling author Dr. Jonah Berger has spent over 15 years studying and teaching how social influence works and ignites action. Receiving his Ph.D. in marketing from Stanford, Jonah has dedicated his research to examining the behavioral science underlying how people make decisions, how ideas diffuse and how social influence shapes behavior. He's a professor for Wharton's top ranked online course, consults for a variety of Fortune 500 companies and is published in dozens of top-tier academic journals and outlets like the New York Times and Harvard Business Review.
About Walker Sands
Walker Sands is a full-service B2B marketing agency with core capabilities in public relations, demand generation, branding, creative, marketing strategy and web. The firm's integrated approach to marketing drives awareness, credibility and conversions for 100+ clients around the world. A seven-time Inc. 5000 honoree, Walker Sands is one of the fastest-growing B2B marketing agencies in the world, with offices in Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle. Learn more at walkersands.com.
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