Gary Vaynerchuk Quotes

Legacy is greater than currency.

When the tech geeks talk, I pay close attention.

People are chasing cash, not happiness. When you chase money, you're going to lose. You're just going to. Even if you get the money, you're not going to be happy.

I always say that the real success of Wine Library wasn't due to the videos I posted, but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward, making connections and building relationships.

If people say you shouldn't pursue business around your passion they are haters. Don't believe them.

On Facebook, the definition of great content is not the content that makes the most sales, but the content that people most want to share with others.

We love displays and symbols and stuff that quickly and silently tells the world who we are. Better yet, we love visual reminders of who we want to be.

For business, our internet love affair was a gift from the gods.

There has never been a better time in the history of time than right now to start a business.

Content is king, but marketing is queen, and runs the household.

I love people, and the hustle.

If I could drink only one wine, it would be Champagne.

I find it fascinating that a lot of business books that do well are from people who've never made any money in business.

I think the acquisition of consumers might be on the verge of being mapped. The battlefield is going to be retention and lifetime value.

More contact means more sharing of information, gossiping, exchanging, engaging - in short, more word of mouth.

Stop crying... keep hustling.

Effort is grossly underrated.

What you do after you create your content is what truly counts.

What's the ROI of your mum? You can't put a value on a relationship.

Content is king, but context is God.

Storytelling is the game. It's what we all do.

I know if I stopped hosting 'Wine Library TV,' we'd probably lose 75 percent of our audience, but the remaining 25 percent is still a big number.

I am wired like a CEO and care a great deal about the bottom line, but I care about my customers even more than that. That's always been my competitive advantage.

Bordeaux would be naive not to recognize that Robert Parker was driving the brand equity. If the next generation doesn't care about Chateau Pichon-Lalande, then you have a problem.

I want people to know their palate is a snowflake. We all like different things. Why should we all have the same taste in wines?

VaynerMedia filters the world how humans interact. This is how people are going to make buying decisions.

When it call comes down to it, nothing trumps execution.

Whether you're 9 or 90, stop trying to fix the things you're bad at, and focus on the things you're good at.

Hustle is waking up the day before you die and realising you gave it your all.

I influence anybody who is able to get through the chaos of my first impression.

It's still so rare for anyone to be personally acknowledged by a brand that the impact of such a simple, polite gesture on a customer's buying habits could be huge.

When we launched the WineLibrary website in 1996, I didn't even own a computer yet. I just understood that there was an opportunity here to market in a different way.

Time - the one asset none of us are ever gonna get more of.

You cannot underestimate the sharpness of people’s BS radar. They can spot a soulless, bureaucratic tactic a million miles away.

Word of mouth works now, much more than ever. @-reply every single person.

The brands that can connect with client in a real way will win.

It (Twitter) closes the six degrees of separation to one degree of separation

Never ever waver. Be on record. Don't be on the wrong side of history.

The chef that grew up with the grandma who cooks tends to always beat the chef that went to the culinary institute. It's in the blood.

Market like the year you are in.

We're living in an era where word-of-mouth is on steroids.

I really chess-play culture shifts. I'm really good at understanding what worldwide cell-phone use means. That's what I do. I try to picture it three to four to five steps ahead.

I'm a storyteller. I love to tell stories about brands. I love to tell stories, period. I like painting pictures through the words, and that's what I do.

It scares the living crap out of me how good wine is at ten dollars.

Best wine if you're stranded on a deserted island? 1982 Salon Champagne.

Keep saying hello to people. They will be the differentiator for you for the rest of your life.

Social media is not a fad because it's human.

If you do not care about your end user immensely, especially in the next few years, your brand will die.

Your legacy is being written by yourself. Make the right decisions.

The truth is that finding happiness in what you do every day is so imperative.