John Jantsch is a marketing and digital technology coach, award winning social media publisher and author of Duct Tape Marketing - The World's Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide , published by Thomas Nelson. He is the creator of the Duct Tape Marketing small business marketing system and Duct Tape Marketing Authorized Coach Network. His Duct Tape Marketing Blog was chosen as a Forbes favorite for small business and marketing, it was named "Best Small Business Marketing Blog" in 2004, 2005 and 2006 by the readers of Marketing Sherpa, and it is a Harvard Business School featured marketing site. His "Hype" column can be found monthly in Entrepreneur magazine along with his podcast on Entrepreneur.com. He is a presenter of popular marketing workshops for organizations such as the Small Business Administration, American Marketing Association, and the National Association of Tax Professionals.