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Differentiate or Die
- Letto da: Patrick Cullen
- Durata: 6 ore e 18 min
- Versione integrale Audiolibro
- Data di pubblicazione: 26/04/2002
- Lingua: Inglese
- Editore: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Sintesi dell'editore
In today’s ultra-competitive world, the average supermarket has 40,000 brand items on its shelves. Car shoppers can visit the showrooms of over twenty auto makers. Differentiating products today is more challenging than at any time in history, yet it remains a key to a company’s survival.
In Differentiate or Die, best-selling author Jack Trout takes marketers to task for taking the easy route of high-tech razzle-dazzle and sleight of hand instead of marketing their product’s uniquely valuable qualities. He examines successful differentiation initiatives—from giants like Wal-Mart to tiny Trinity College—to determine why some succeed and some fail. The author outlines the many ways to achieve differentiation, while also warning of how difficult it is to achieve differentiation by being creative, cheap, customer oriented, or quality driven, things that your competitor can do as well.
Jack Trout is president of Trout & Partners, a marketing firm with offices in thirteen countries and a client list that includes AT&T, IBM, Sears, Merrill Lynch, and other Fortune 500 companies. He was the first to popularize the idea of “positioning” products in the minds of consumers. He is a sought-after speaker and the author of numerous marketing classics.
Steve Rivkin, the coauthor of The New Positioning and The Power of Simplicity, is head of his own communications consulting firm, whose clients include Kraft Foods, Olin Corporation, and Horizon Health System. He is based in Glen Rock, New Jersey.
"What I like about Differentiate or Die is the book’s emphasis on the power of logic, simplicity, and clarity—getting to the essence of a problem. In Silicon Valley, attributes like that can make the difference between having lunch and being lunch." (Scott McNealy, CEO, Sun Microsystems, Inc.)
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- George
- 06/01/2003
Well presented arguments
This book presents a strong, compelling argument for the need to differentiate your brand from others, with many examples to prove the author's points. Relevant to our modern business climate and engaging all the way to the end. The kind of thing you'll listen to more than once if you're involved in marketing, advertising, or brand building.
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- James
- 24/06/2009
Please re-record this book!
I'm sure the information is valuable but the narration is painful! I could not make it through the first 30 minutes as the narrator himself seemed to have no idea what he was reading. The voice was that of a bad robot, proving that ALL differentiation in not necessarily GOOD differentiation.
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- Christopher Brown
- 23/11/2008
hard to listen too
it is a great book but I cannot tell you how many times I had to back it up to hear what was said...the editor took ALL pauses out. there are no pauses in the reading and it is hard to listen too.....the sample does represent the reading
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- Amazon Customer
- 06/01/2019
Very relevant, crisp & well researched
I loved how the book clearly gives tools and outlines of what can create or dilute a differentiation advantage for a company. So relevant for todays times where we everyone has access of heaps of information and options at a click.. how do you stand out ?? Great grooming guide for what top strategy executives should keep in mind in their critical decision making process. A must read.
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- Stephen
- 26/02/2003
Great speaking voice, humor, knowledge on topic
Great book - gets kind of sloppy in the end chapters - not as thought provoking. Highly recommended
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- Chris Harden
- 21/12/2018
Great concept with entertaining examples
This was a great read. I found it just after listening to Jack's Positioning book. This goes into some wonderful tactical approaches that I used within a couple of weeks of listening to this book (twice for fun!) to help a fellow entrepreneur differentiate his brand right at the beginning stages of his new venture. I knew his brand was poor from the outset, not just the graphics, mainly because he had been wrapped up in other parts of his business that he had not considered this critical part of his venture. With Differentiate or Die in mind, I set about helping him tease out the brand elements for not only his particular customers to get clarity on the product, but also for potential franchise members looking for a company story they could get behind. This is a must read for anyone looking to position their offering in the market in a meaningful way and to tactically differentiate it from competition.
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- Lucio
- 18/10/2017
excelent book!!
I think it is a very good book, written by the father of positioning Jack Trout.
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- Rhett W Schildroth
- 02/05/2012
More great stuff from Jack Trout
Nothing earth shattering here, but many good stories and reminders of Jack Trout's differentiation message that he has been preaching for years.
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- Mohammed
- 30/06/2005
Wanna Be Successful?
Hiya! I listen this book, not once but twice, preparing for thrice, and this book is for ..Starting up a new business, improving your current on going business practices, put this book in any context of your Business and it will change the Business ! it will take u to the sky! but remember as Jack Trout said...evolve! like Nokia, Gillete etc. So fasten your seat belt mate and take a cool journey of how to improve the business by having the lessons from that book, and yes! this is my Business Bible and me & my friend are focusin on that book while doing the preparration for our Business!
Mudassir
San Jose, CA
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- John
- 25/01/2013
Excellent marketing book
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, it gives you with clear examples of everyday how marketing strategies succeed or not
Which scene was your favorite?
the last half of the book
Any additional comments?
at the beginning you feel the book is a bad book, but after the first quarter, you realize the book is a gem in marketing!
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- Mr. R. D. Cox
- London
- 23/03/2011
Obvious
This ties in with other books I have read on Lean, Communications and business - has given me the most important points of Marketing