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Tag: Seth Godin quotes

  • Lot of effective solutions fail to get implemented , this is why

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book All Marketers Are Liars

    The reason so many effective solutions take forever to get implemented is that the fear of change is greater than the cost of sticking with what you’ve got. In other words, people wait until they have a heart attack or get diabetes before they go on a diet.”

  • A key insight that can illuminate modern day marketers

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book All Marketers Are Liars

    In 2003 pharmaceutical companies spent more on marketing and sales than they did on research and development. When it comes time to invest, it’s pretty clear that spreading the ideas behind the medicine is more important than inventing the medicine itself.”

  • Service recovery is a hard task for a marketer , this is why

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book All Marketers Are Liars

    When we recognize the fraud for what it is, we feel incredibly stupid. Something more than our bank accounts is damaged—our egos are damaged. As a result, it’s almost impossible for the marketer to regain our trust.”

  • Linchpins have mastered the art of saying NO , this is how

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    There are two ways the linchpin can use “No.” The first is to never use it. Amazingly there is a second kind of linchpin. This person says “no” all the time.”

  • This is the wisdom behind EXPERTISE

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    Expertise gives you enough insight to reinvent what everyone else assumes is the truth.”

  • This is when employees challenge the status quo

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    When people realize that they are not a cog in a machine, an easily replaceable commodity, they take the challenge and grow”

  • This is how a LINCHPIN views a marketplace

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    You can see your marketplace as being limited, a zero sum game, a place in order for one win person to win, another must lose. Or you can see it as unlimited.”

  • This is why a LINCHPIN carefully chooses a profession

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    If you want a job where it is okay to follow the rules, don’t be surprised if you get a job where following the rules is all you get to do”

  • This is the ONLY way to be indispensable

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    You become indispensable merely because you are different, but the only way to be indispensable is to be different. That’s because if you’re the same, so are plenty of other people

  • This is why LINCHPINs stand out

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    Now the only way to stand out is to create something worth talking about, to treat people with respect and to have them spread the word”