Congratulations to the Quirk team who have just released the first edition of their eMarketing textbook. Just before it was published I was sent a digital copy to review, and I found it to be thorough, well written and full of good examples and explanations.
Furthermore, the book has been published under the Creative Commons. This means that if you download or buy the book, you can copy, remix and share it with as many other people as you like (as long as you don’t sell your copies). I believe will go a long way in increasing the knowledge and expertise of eMarketing in South Africa.
All delegates on the upcoming Nomadic Marketing programme in October will get a copy of this book, and I think that it will help re-enforce all the fundamentals of eMarketing which are necessary in order to create truly extrodinary campaigns.
Checkout the book website, where you can download a free .pdf version of the textbook, or order your print version.
Dave thanks for the post mate and thanks for your support and wisdom throughout the process. Look forward to seeing you at the launch!
Dave – this is an incredible initiative which deserves enormous praise. The local emarketing industry is still fledgling given the problems this country has had with access and the draconian advantage Telkom has had. With the telecoms revolution and huge investment in infrastructure for 2010 access and broadband will boom, as will all the industries associated with the internet. What Quirk have done is to share IP with everyone at a time that is pre-boom. While it’s a smart marketing act, it can also be seen as a give – a generosity in sharing knowledge. Something that should be strongly applauded.