Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

Seth Godin says that the key to success is to find a way to stand out—to be the purple cow in the field of monochrome holsteins. Godin himself may be the best example of how this theory works: The marketing expert is a demigod on the Web, a best-selling author, a highly sought-after lecturer, a successful entrepreneur, a respected pundit, and high-profile blogger. He is uniquely respected for his understanding of the Internet, and his essays and opinions are widely read and quoted online and offline.

This book is a huge wake-up call for most marketers who read it.  The book title is a perfect metaphor for understanding and remembering the concept.

[su_quote]If every cow was purple, nobody would get excited about seeing one.[/su_quote]

The fact is, most businesses and people are just copies and replicas of everyone else.  The common thought has always been, do what everyone else does because that’s how it’s done or that’s what works.  In reality, when the choices are all so similar the default differentiating factor becomes price which only a few (such as Wal-Mart) can compete on and survive.

Seth Godin says, “A purple cow is a remarkable cow.”  Being remarkable is doing what is unique, interesting, and worthy of being talked about.  Being a purple cow is what sets you apart from the competition in a way that is memorable AND adds value to the customer.  Simple gimmickry can get you noticed, but a true purple cow is one that is based on generating value for the client/customer – not jumping around in a clown suit begging for customers.  Seth Godin shows you what it takes to make it happen.