According to FastCompany, Mari Smith is "a veritable engine of personal branding, a relationship marketing whiz, and the Pied Piper of the Online World." With a loyal following on Facebook and Twitter, as well as countless subscribers to her blog (MariSmith.com), Mari is a MUST FOLLOW social media leader. Her passion for social media is evident in all that she does, but more so you will discover a desire to educate others on the benefits of Relationship Marketing, thus the release of her new book in October 2011, The New Relationship Marketing.Host of Only3Degrees, Denai Vaughn, explores the various topics her book is based upon - large, loyal, profitable networks. In their chat, you will also discover Mari's side of the story regarding Guy Kawasaki's comments on Only3Degrees in June, as well as how many are "digging deeper" with their online connections after the passing of friend, Trey Pennington.Not following Mari yet? Here's how:* Facebook: MariSmith* Twitter: @MariSmith* MariSmith.com/Google+Connect with Denai on Twitter (@Denai) and Facebook (DenaiVaughn), or just Google The Networking Queen!