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Seth Godin

This is Marketing

See the smallest viable audience - and make them notice.
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What's You Learn?
Great marketing means making change happen for specific people – This is Marketing by Seth Godin redefines marketing as generous service, not manipulation.

This comprehensive This is Marketing summary and key takeaways reveal:

  • Minimum Viable Audience - Delight the smallest group that sustains your business
  • Permission Marketing - Earn attention by delivering anticipated, personal, and relevant messages
  • Tension and Forward Motion - Help people become who they're trying to become
  • "People like us do things like this" - Understand and speak to specific worldviews


What most summaries miss: Godin's "Status Roles" framework explains why features don't sell but stories do.

Your Click.Apply.Grow™ path: Define ten dream customers by name. Create something remarkable just for them. Show up consistently with empathy. B2B companies using this approach see 10x higher engagement than mass marketing.

For the right people, you're the only choice.

About the Author

Seth Godin is a marketing revolutionary and bestselling author of 21 books who transformed how businesses think about connection and tribe-building.

Founder of two successful companies (Yoyodyne sold to Yahoo, Squidoo valued at $40M), inducted into both Direct Marketing and Marketing Hall of Fame. His daily blog reaches over 1 million readers. Purple Cow sold 500,000+ copies. Named "Ultimate Entrepreneur for the Information Age" by BusinessWeek.

Beyond the books: Godin's altMBA program has trained 25,000+ leaders across 90 countries with a 97% completion rate versus 4% industry average.

Marketing teams implementing Godin's permission-based tribal approach report 3x higher customer lifetime value. His concepts like "purple cow" and "tribes" reshape modern marketing strategy.

The entrepreneur's philosopher making marketing human again.

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