Want to know what Google CEO Eric Schmidt's best advice was? Read this blog.

Ever wonder what the best advice today’s top execs’ ever received? And, if it really was as great advice as it was, what was that advice?

We found out what Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt’s best advice ever was when it came to Google.

It was…to hire a business coach.

A simple piece of advice that was dismissed at first, actually, turned out to be the best advice Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO of Google ever got.

When Fortune Magazine interviewed 22 business leaders asking for the best advice they ever received for their feature story, Schmidt said the best advice he ever got was to hire a coach. This came from John Doerr and was instantly discarded by Schmidt who wondered how a coach will counsel him -an experienced CEO, on how to work better at his craft.  After all, he was successful and wasn’t doing anything wrong.

Most business owners fall into this trap and fail to reach their full potential owing to this false notion about what a coach really does.

As Schmidt realized later, “the coach doesn’t have to play the sport as well as you do. They have to watch you and get you to be your best,” he told Fortune magazine.

He further adds how a coach in the business context is not a “repetitious” coach and simply looks at the business problem with a fresh pair of eyes, describes it and then discusses how to approach it.

By dispelling the common misconception and realizing what a coach really does, Schmidt brought Bill Campbell in as a coach.

Campbell has since helped Schmidt take the long view in many complex business situations – so much so that Schmidt today views Doerr’s advice as the best he ever got.

So what’s the best advice you ever got for your business?

Does your business need a fresh, outside perspective?

Check out these real success stories from business owners around the world who have worked with Brad Sugars’ incredible team of certified Business Coaches to achieve the results  they wanted…

The "Will it Blend?" series is entertaining and promotes BlendTec.

…when it comes to social media marketing.

Debate might still be going on as to whether CEOs should be fluent in social media or not, but there’s a new platform CEOs might be taking advantage of now: web video.

Video is a great tool to leverage to promote business — it’s engaging, it gives the chance for CEOs to talk and sell their business, and besides being informative, the most successful web videos are fun and entertaining. For example, Tom Dickson, founder and CEO of BlendTec, has a popular YouTube series, “Will it Blend?” where he puts any imaginable product, including an iPhone 4 and vuvuzela, into a BlendTec blender to see if…you guessed it: if it blends.

See more CEOs who are leveraging web videos here.

According to an article in the Marketing Watchdog Journal, with social media marketing picking up the pace, marketing and PR will converge, measuring and ROI will increase in importance, and CEOs are paying more attention to what’s being said about their brand to ensure their marketing efforts and customer service efforts are both promoting the company.

Read the full article here, and see what changes you might need to make at your own company’s marketing department.

It’s easier said than done, especially for those who are the faces of a brand (CEOs or ambassadors of companies). There are certain topics that, if talked about, might cause more trouble than you’re looking for.

But hey – some people love controversy. If that’s you, check out the top 10 hot-button topics you should never discuss online.