New Releases by Seth Godin

You’re not stuck because the problem is too hard. You’re stuck because something invisible is holding it in place. Most persistent problems—at work, in organizations, and in our own lives—aren’t unsolvable. We’ve tried harder. We’ve optimized. We’ve worried about it. And nothing changes. This is the kind of stuckness that shows up for people who lead, create, and build—for professionals who care deeply, think clearly, and still find themselves going in circles. Some challenges are situations outside our control, best met with acceptance. But others are real problems, capable of being changed. The trouble is, we often can’t tell the difference. That’s because we’re entangled. An entanglement is a hidden commitment that creates conflict beneath the surface: wanting progress without risk, change without loss, or forward motion without letting go of who we were—or who we promised to become. When we want two incompatible things at the same time, effort doesn’t help. We stay stuck. In The Knot, Seth Godin offers a clear, practical framework: How to tell the difference between problems you can solve and situations you need to accept How to see systems, understand what people actually want, and create conditions for change rather than simply hoping for it A practical guide to entanglements—time-based (sunk costs, premature optimization), social (phantom audiences, borrowed scorecards), and identity-based (who we were, who we promised to become)—each named, examined, and shown to be removable The book leaves readers with a simple mantra for meaningful work: Name the baggage. Drop the baggage. Ship the work. If you’ve been pushing without progress, this book helps you see what’s really in the way—and finally remove it.

O clássico moderno que revolucionou o marketing. Imagine-se a atravessar uma paisagem bucólica, replete de campos verdejantes onde pastam centenas de vacas amorosas. A princípio, não consegue ignorar a sua beleza, mas alguns quilómetros depois tudo se torna incrivelmente enfadonho. A não ser, claro, que uma vaca púrpura se tivesse infiltrado no cenário. Isso, sim, seria difícil de deixar escapar. Ora, com o mundo do marketing passa-se algo semelhante: a avalanche de informação redundou no desinteresse por parte dos consumidores. Portanto, se é uma vaca púrpura que lhe está a faltar, Seth Godin ajuda-o a criá-la através de conselhos sólidos e de uma análise frontal e objetiva do mercado atual. Um livro que desvenda os segredos para ser simplesmente… extraordinário.

Un classico moderno da uno dei business thinker più influenti al mondo. Un approccio innovativo alla creazione di un cambiamento significativo, sia che stiate pensando di rivoluzionare un settore o di creare un movimento di pensiero, sia che vogliate iniziare una carriera da freelance. In questo sequel del suo bestseller ‘Questo è il marketing’, Seth Godin delinea un framework completo e utilissimo per creare una strategia efficace ed elegante, mettendo a disposizione gli elementi costitutivi essenziali per realizzare il cambiamento. Ci spinge a osservare lo scenario globale, per stabilire le priorità, pensare a lungo termine – senza privilegiare le soluzioni rapide – e fare scelte intelligenti e mirate per prepararci al futuro. ‘Questa è strategia’ è un vero “must-read” per chiunque cerchi di realizzare un cambiamento positivo: una vera e propria “call-to-action” che ci spinge a trasfondere significato nel nostro lavoro e una guida pratica per trasformare la nostra visione in realtà. “La strategia dà forza al nostro impegno.” Con la chiarezza e l’intuizione del “brand Godin”, questo libro è un prezioso strumento per aiutarci a pensare al futuro con coraggio e a fare la differenza.

An approach to creating meaningful change whether you're revolutionizing an industry, sparking a movement, or building a freelance career. Godin provides a framework for creating an effective and elegant strategy, offering essential building blocks to make change happen. He challenges you to see the bigger picture--prioritizing long-term thinking over quick fixes--and making smart, purposeful choices that shape a better tomorrow.

Aprenda a criar produtos e serviços que valham a pena ser comercializados em primeiro lugar Em A vaca roxa, Seth Godin, o blogueiro de negócios mais influente do mundo e pioneiro nas discussões sobre ética no marketing direto on-line, exorta você a colocar uma vaca roxa em tudo que constrói, e em tudo que faz, para criar algo realmente notável. Imagine a seguinte situação: um dia, em uma manhã ensolarada, você está no seu carro fazendo uma viagem para o lugar que sempre quis visitar. Em dado instante, você olha para a paisagem, com grandes pastos verdes, e avista um rebanho de vacas. Pode ser que você fique maravilhado e ache agradável olhar todos aqueles animais juntos; só que, a uma certa altura, seguramente você se cansará da mesmice, e não lhe interessará mais assistir àquelas vacas sem graça e comuns fazendo o que se espera que façam. Mas e se houvesse algo nesta monotonia que fosse diferente? Que se destacasse? Uma vaca de outra cor — roxa, por exemplo? É com essa analogia que o empreendedor e agente de mudanças Seth Godin estabelece um novo olhar sobre o que as equipes de marketing precisam fazer para que produtos e marcas sejam mais bem-sucedidos em suas vendas. O autor demonstra que os métodos antigos de marketing — os Ps tradicionais, como preço, promoção, posição, publicidade, pacote, propagação e permissão — estão fadados ao fracasso por serem previsíveis. A regra, que antes era criar produtos comuns e seguros, associando-os a um ótimo plano de marketing, passou a ser criar produtos marcantes pelos quais as pessoas certas estejam procurando. A vaca roxa propõe, portanto, um novo modo de impactar o mercado, demonstrando que hoje as marcas ou são extraordinárias ou invisíveis. Seja na carreira profissional ou na venda e consolidação de uma marca ou produto, a segurança é algo arriscado. O caminho para o sucesso é se tornar notável.

Siamo tutti dei bugiardi. Ogni giorno raccontiamo e ci raccontiamo delle storie per far combaciare ciò che ci circonda con la nostra visione del mondo. La narrazione influenza la nostra esperienza, plasmando la nostra percezione e diventando, in sostanza, realtà. Così, un qualsiasi vino diventa più buono se sorseggiato in preziosi bicchieri, realizzati dal miglior artigiano del campo. È la chiave di volta del marketing: nessuno vuole sentire un freddo elenco delle caratteristiche di un prodotto, né tantomeno un elogio delle qualità e dei successi dell’azienda. Fare marketing vuol dire costruire delle storie, dei sogni che i clienti possano fare propri con entusiasmo. Ma attenzione: il confine fra storytelling e menzogna (a volte persino truffa) è labile e bisogna stare attenti a non varcarlo, pena la perdita totale di fiducia. In questo classico del marketing, Seth Godin condivide le sue riflessioni e tutti i consigli per creare storie affascinanti, ma ancorate nella realtà, che sappiano abbracciare la visione del mondo del cliente e lo facciano diventare spontaneamente un paladino del vostro brand.

Nie mehr Angst vor dem leeren Blatt! Ob bei der Entwicklung und Umsetzung einer Idee oder für den Auftritt in Social Media – alle sollen und wollen immer kreativ sein. Aber ist Kreativität nicht ein Talent, über das nur einige wenige verfügen? Der Marketingexperte und Erfolgsautor Seth Godin ist sich sicher: Das ist Unsinn! Schließlich macht auch Übung den Meister. Er räumt auf mit Mythen wie Schreibblockaden und hat die einzigartige Akimbo-Methode entwickelt, mit der jeder und jede kreative Arbeit leisten kann. Godin beschreibt in seinem Buch, wie sich die eigene Leidenschaft in einen produktiven Beitrag umwandeln lässt und teilt seine wichtigste Erkenntnis auf dem Weg zur dauerhaften Kreativität: Üben, üben, üben! »Dieses Buch wird Sie dazu inspirieren, Dinge zu erschaffen, Ihr Handwerk zu verfeinern und Arbeiten abzuliefern, auf die Sie stolz sein können. Unbedingt lesen! « – Tobi Lutke, CEO Spotify

La mucca viola è il successo internazionale che ha consacrato Seth Godin come uno degli autori business più amati e ha lanciato un movimento globale che ha ridefinito le basi del marketing. Il solito marketing e i grandi investimenti sui media tradizionali non funzionano più. Oggi il marketing comincia dall’idea del prodotto, che deve essere straordinario, diverso, innovativo per poter catturare l’attenzione dei clienti e far parlare spontaneamente di sé. È questo elemento di magia e unicità a far sì che realtà come Apple, Google, Ikea, Starbucks o la bottega del macellaio toscano Dario Cecchini continuino a macinare successi, mentre grandi industrie affermate arrancano e non riescono a stare al passo. A distanza di tempo dalla prima pubblicazione, questo classico si riconferma più che mai una lettura fondamentale, le cui idee troviamo ormai infuse nel mondo che ci circonda.

From the bestselling author of Linchpin, Tribes, and The Dip comes an elegant little book that will inspire artists, writers, and entrepreneurs to stretch and commit to putting their best work out into the world. Creative work doesn't come with a guarantee. But there is a pattern to who succeeds and who doesn't. And engaging in the consistent practice of its pursuit is the best way forward. Based on the breakthrough Akimbo workshop pioneered by legendary author Seth Godin, The Practice will help you get unstuck and find the courage to make and share creative work. Godin insists that writer's block is a myth, that consistency is far more important than authenticity, and that experiencing the imposter syndrome is a sign that you're a well-adjusted human. Most of all, he shows you what it takes to turn your passion from a private distraction to a productive contribution, the one you've been seeking to share all along. With this book as your guide, you'll learn to dance with your fear. To take the risks worth taking. And to embrace the empathy required to make work that contributes with authenticity and joy.

Seth Godin telah mengajar dan menginspirasi jutaan pengusaha, pemasar, pemimpin, dan penggemar dari segala bidang kehidupan lewat blog, kursus online, kuliah, dan buku terlaris yang ditulisnya. Dia adalah penemu dari tak terhitung banyaknya gagasan yang telah menjadi bagian dari kosakata bisnis, mulai dari Permission Marketing, Purple Cow, Tribes, sampai The Dip. Untuk pertama kalinya, Godin menawarkan inti dari kebijaksanaan pemasarannya dalam satu kemasan yang menyeluruh, mudah dipahami, dan akan menjadi karya klasik. This Is Marketing menunjukkan cara melakukan pekerjaan yang Anda banggakan, entah Anda pendiri usaha rintisan di bidang teknologi, pemilik usaha kecil, atau bagian dari suatu korporasi raksasa. Pemasar yang hebat tidak menggunakan konsumen untuk memecahkan masalah perusahaan mereka. Mereka menggunakan pemasaran untuk memecahkan masalah orang lain. Strategi mereka didasarkan pada empati, koneksi, dan kerja emosional, bukannya iklan yang mencuri perhatian dan e-mail yang mengganggu. Tak peduli apa produk atau jasa Anda, buku ini akan membantu Anda menyusun ulang kerangka tentang bagaimana hal itu ditunjukkan pada dunia, agar bisa terhubung secara penuh makna dengan orang yang menginginkannya. Godin menggabungkan wawasan, pengamatan, dan contoh kasusnya yang khas untuk mengajari Anda tentang:

On ne vous verra pas tant que vous n'aurez pas appris à voir Cela fait un quart de siècle que Seth Godin inspire des millions d'entrepreneurs, de leaders et de fans. Dans ce livre, pour la première fois, il propose l'essentiel de son savoir marketing sous une forme accessible et atemporelle. Au coeur de son approche, il y a une grande idée : les bons marketeurs n'utilisent pas les consommateurs pour résoudre le problème de leur entreprise . ils se servent du marketing pour résoudre les problèmes des êtres humains. Ils ne se contentent pas de faire du bruit . ils veulent améliorer le monde. Un marketing authentiquement puissant trouve sa source dans la générosité, l'empathie et l'émotion. Découvrez comment identifier le plus petit public viable.Créez la confiance sur votre marché et obtenez la permission de vous connecter avec lui.Adoptez le langage de vos fans.Trouvez le courage de créer et relâcher la tension.Et surtout, donnez à votre public les outils et les histoires qui lui permettent d'atteindre ses objectifs.

"El marketing lleva tanto tiempo entre nosotros que lo damos por hecho. Como el pez que no entiende el agua en el que vive, no vemos lo que realmente está pasando y no nos damos cuenta de cómo nos está cambiando. Ha llegado la hora de hacer algo más. De mejorar las cosas. De provocar el cambio que te gustaría ver en el mundo. Gracias a estas páginas aprenderás a construir lazos de confianza con tu mercado objetivo; a posicionarte -decidir no sólo para quién es tu producto, sino para quién no es-; a alcanzar tus metas mientras ayudas a otros; a desterrar los viejos enfoques de publicidad y marca que ya no funcionan; y, entre muchas otras cosas, a dominar e impulsar cualquier decisión de compra. No importa cuál sea el producto o servicio con el que trabajes: este libro te ayudará a replantearte cómo presentarlo al mundo, cómo conectar realmente con las personas que deseas y cómo conseguir no sólo que quieran comprarlo sino que estén orgullosas de haberlo hecho." --Descripción del editor.

#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller Instant New York Times Bestseller A game-changing approach to marketing, sales, and advertising. Seth Godin has taught and inspired millions of entrepreneurs, marketers, leaders, and fans from all walks of life, via his blog, online courses, lectures, and bestselling books. He is the inventor of countless ideas that have made their way into mainstream business language, from Permission Marketing to Purple Cow to Tribes to The Dip. Now, for the first time, Godin offers the core of his marketing wisdom in one compact, accessible, timeless package. This is Marketing shows you how to do work you're proud of, whether you're a tech startup founder, a small business owner, or part of a large corporation. Great marketers don't use consumers to solve their company's problem; they use marketing to solve other people's problems. Their tactics rely on empathy, connection, and emotional labor instead of attention-stealing ads and spammy email funnels. No matter what your product or service, this book will help you reframe how it's presented to the world, in order to meaningfully connect with people who want it. Seth employs his signature blend of insight, observation, and memorable examples to teach you: * How to build trust and permission with your target market. * The art of positioning--deciding not only who it's for, but who it's not for. * Why the best way to achieve your goals is to help others become who they want to be. * Why the old approaches to advertising and branding no longer work. * The surprising role of tension in any decision to buy (or not). * How marketing is at its core about the stories we tell ourselves about our social status. You can do work that matters for people who care. This book shows you the way.

"¡Hazlo! constituye un manifiesto sobre la producción de algo que escasea y es, por lo tanto, valioso. Ha llegado el momento de que dejes de esperar a que alguien te proporcione un mapa del camino y empieces a dibujarlo tú mismo. Este libro quizá te haga sentir incómodo. Es una llamada de atención sobre las iniciativas que estás tomando, en el trabajo y en cuanto te concierne. Pero también puede ser el puntapié que necesitas para introducir un cambio en tu vida"--Back cover.

Explains how to launch big concepts that become very popular across large audiences, emphasizing the power of Internet marketing.

Made for dipping into again and again, Whatcha Gonna Do with That Duck? brings together the very best of Seth Godin's acclaimed blog and is a classic for fans both old and new. Getting your ducks in a row is a fine thing to do. But deciding what you are going to do with that duck is a far more important issue' Seth Godin is famous for bestselling books such as Purple Cow and cool entrepreneurial ventures such as Squidoo and the Domino Project. But to millions of loyal readers, he's best known for the daily burst of insight he provides every morning, rain or shine, via Seth's Blog. Since he started blogging in the early 1990s, he has written more than two million words and shaped the way we think about marketing, leadership, careers, inno­vation, creativity, and more. Much of his writing is inspirational and some is incendiary. Collected here are six years of his best, most entertaining, and most poignant blog posts, plus a few bonus ebooks. From thoughts on how to treat your customers to telling stories and spreading ideas, Godin pushes us to think smarter, dream bigger, write better, and speak more honestly. Highlights include: -A marketing lesson from the Apocalypse -No, everything is not going to be okay -Organized bravery -Choose your customers, choose your future -Paying attention to the attention economy -Bandits and philanthropists Godin writes to get under our skin. He wants us to stand up and do something remarkable, outside the standards of the industrial system that raised us. Seth Godin is the author of thirteen international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about marketing, the ways ideas spread, leadership and change including Permission Marketing, Purple Cow, All Marketers are Liars, The Dip and Tribes. He is the CEO of Squidoo and a very popular lecturer. His blog is the most influential business blog in the world and consistently one of the 100 most popular blogs on any subject.

Whether it is the TV commercial that breaks into our favourite programme or the telemarketing phone call that disrupts a family meal, traditional advertising is based on the hope of snaring our attention away from whatever we are doing. Seth Godin calls this Interruption Marketing, and, as companies are discovering, it no longer works. Instead of annoying potential customers by interrupting their most coveted commodity, time, Permission Marketing offers consumers incentives to voluntarily accept advertising. Now the Internet pioneer who has dramatically improved marketing effectiveness in media introduces a fundamentally different way of thinking about advertising products and services. By reaching out to only those individuals who have expressed an interest in learning more about a product, Permission Marketing enables companies to develop long-term relationships with customers, create trust, build brand awareness, and greatly improve the chances of making a sale.

The indispensable classic on marketing by the bestselling author of Tribes and Purple Cow. Legendary business writer Seth Godin has three essential questions for every marketer: “What’s your story?” “Will the people who need to hear this story believe it?” “Is it true?” All marketers tell stories. And if they do it right, we believe them. We believe that wine tastes better in a $20 glass than a $1 glass. We believe that an $80,000 Porsche is vastly superior to a $36,000 Volkswagen that’s virtually the same car. We believe that $225 sneakers make our feet feel better—and look cooler—than a $25 brand. And believing it makes it true. As Seth Godin has taught hundreds of thousands of marketers and students around the world, great marketers don’t talk about features or even benefits. Instead, they tell a story—a story we want to believe, whether it’s factual or not. In a world where most people have an infinite number of choices and no time to make them, every organization is a marketer, and all marketing is about telling stories. Marketers succeed when they tell us a story that fits our worldview, a story that we intuitively embrace and then share with our friends. Think of the Dyson vacuum cleaner, or Fiji water, or the iPod. But beware: If your stories are inauthentic, you cross the line from fib to fraud. Marketers fail when they are selfish and scurrilous, when they abuse the tools of their trade and make the world worse. That’s a lesson learned the hard way by telemarketers, cigarette companies, and sleazy politicians. But for the rest of us, it’s time to embrace the power of the story. As Godin writes, “Stories make it easier to understand the world. Stories are the only way we know to spread an idea. Marketers didn’t invent storytelling. They just perfected it.”

E' finita l'era del "prodotto unico", buono per tutti. Oggi siamo diventati tutti... strambi, non ci resta che prenderne atto e inventarci il marketing su misura.

Svět se změnil a stal se jednou velkou supersoutěží. Pokud v ní chceme obstát, nemůžeme být snadno nahraditelným ozubeným kolečkem v soukolí firmy. Musíme být jejím nepostradatelným pilířem. Jen takoví lidé dostávají nejlepší práci, plat, uznání i největší svobodu. Nepostradatelní jsou základními stavebními kameny prosperující firmy. Tak jako může na pár skrytých pilířích stát dům nebo most, stejně tak ani oni nemusejí být vidět, ale jsou tu a jsou skutečně nepostradatelní. A v dnešním světě dostávají právě ta nejlepší pracovní místa a s nimi i nejvíc svobody. # V knize se dozvíte - kdy a jak se změnil svět práce a proč si to mnozí lidé stále neuvědomují - že každý má možnost zvolit, zda se stane nepostradatelným, nebo zda se zařadí mezi průměrné a postradatelné - jak se stát pilířem firmy, co všechno to obnáší a co naopak poskytuje - jaké jsou hlavní dovednosti nepostradatelných a jak se dají rozvíjet - jak nepostradatelní pracují s emocemi, jak vytvářejí vztahy s lidmi kolem sebe - proč pro nepostradatelné neplatí žádná pracovní příručka, žádný itinerář - jakými mýty jsme obklopeni a proč brání správným rozhodnutím # O autorovi SETH GODIN je autorem řady mezinárodních bestsellerů, které změnily způsob, jímž manažeři myslí a jednají. Je jedním z nejvlivnějších bloggerů v oblasti podnikání na světě a trvale patří k jednadvaceti nejčtenějším bloggerům v angličtině. Současně je i zakladatelem a generálním ředitelem Squidoo.com a velmi oblíbeným řečníkem. Žije ve Westchesteru, New York. Navštivte www.SethGodin.com a pro přečtení blogu klikněte na jeho hlavu. # Více o knize http://www.melvil.cz/kniha-nepostradatelni-linchpin

Argues for the value of individualism and offering people more choices and opportunities to act in ways that reflect their own unique values.

This life-changing manifesto shows how you have the potential to make a huge difference wherever you are. Few authors have had the kind of lasting impact and global reach that Seth Godin has had. In a series of now-classic books that have been translated into 36 languages and reached millions of readers around the world, he has taught generations of readers how to make remarkable products and spread powerful ideas. In Linchpin, he turns his attention to the individual, and explains how anyone can make a significant impact within their organization. There used to be two teams in every workplace: management and labor. Now there's a third team, the linchpins. These people figure out what to do when there's no rule book. They delight and challenge their customers and peers. They love their work, pour their best selves into it, and turn each day into a kind of art. Have you ever found a shortcut that others missed? Seen a new way to resolve a conflict? Made a connection with someone others couldn't reach? Even once? Then you have what it takes to become indispensable, by overcoming the resistance that holds people back. Linchpin will show you how to join the likes of... · Keith Johnson, who scours flea markets across the country to fill Anthropologie stores with unique pieces. · Jason Zimdars, a graphic designer who got his dream job at 37signals without a résumé. · David, who works at Dean and Deluca coffee shop in New York. He sees every customer interaction as a chance to give a gift and is cherished in return. As Godin writes, "Every day I meet people who have so much to give but have been bullied enough or frightened enough to hold it back. It's time to stop complying with the system and draw your own map. You have brilliance in you, your contribution is essential, and the art you create is precious. Only you can do it, and you must."

The cult classic that revolutionized marketing by teaching businesses that you’re either remarkable or invisible. Few authors have had the kind of lasting impact and global reach that Seth Godin has had. In a series of now-classic books that have been translated into 36 languages and reached millions of readers around the world, he has taught generations of readers how to make remarkable products and spread powerful ideas. In Purple Cow, first published in 2003 and revised and expanded in 2009, Godin launched a movement to make truly remarkable products that are worth marketing in the first place. Through stories about companies like Starbucks, JetBlue, Krispy Kreme, and Apple, coupled with his signature provocative style, he inspires readers to rethink what their marketing is really saying about their product. In a world that grows noisier by the day, Godin's challenge has never been more relevant to writers, marketers, advertisers, entrepreneurs, makers, product managers, and anyone else who has something to share with the world.

The New York Times, BusinessWeek, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller that redefined what it means to be a leader. Since it was first published almost a decade ago, Seth Godin's visionary book has helped tens of thousands of leaders turn a scattering of followers into a loyal tribe. If you need to rally fellow employees, customers, investors, believers, hobbyists, or readers around an idea, this book will demystify the process. It's human nature to seek out tribes, be they religious, ethnic, economic, political, or even musical (think of the Deadheads). Now the Internet has eliminated the barriers of geography, cost, and time. Social media gives anyone who wants to make a difference the tools to do so. With his signature wit and storytelling flair, Godin presents the three steps to building a tribe: the desire to change things, the ability to connect a tribe, and the willingness to lead. If you think leadership is for other people, think again—leaders come in surprising packages. Consider Joel Spolsky and his international tribe of scary-smart software engineers. Or Gary Vaynerhuck, a wine expert with a devoted following of enthusiasts. Chris Sharma led a tribe of rock climbers up impossible cliff faces, while Mich Mathews, a VP at Microsoft, ran her internal tribe of marketers from her cube in Seattle. Tribes will make you think—really think—about the opportunities to mobilize an audience that are already at your fingertips. It's not easy, but it's easier than you think.

Describes when to support and when to fight corporate systems, explaining how to recognize and drop defunct practices to protect profits, job security, and professional satisfaction.