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

"Products are no longer sold,
they are actually bought." Stacey Bishop, Scale Venture Partners @StaceyCurry

“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

“Be more human and make
everything we do about relationships. Let’s stop the storytelling and start the storymaking.” David Berkowitz CMO, MRY

“It’s hard to get anything
across unless you d# something bold.” Brooke Hammerling Founder, Brew Media Relations @brooke

"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

What was your favorite takeaway
from INBOUND? Tell us at #INBOUND14 and don’t forget to mark your calendar for 2015! Sept. 8-11, 2015