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Unleashing the Ideavirus
- Narrated by: Seth Godin
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Abridged Audiobook
- Release date: 03-11-01
- Language: English
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-31-05
Idea Virus
If you have a great product and you want to try a different approach to marketing it to the masses (well, your demographic) then you should get this book. O.K, so after you downloaded it you wil discover that the PDF written version is free (www.ideavirus.com) - you won't care though because to hear the book makes it all the more relevant. Seth inspires, educates and entertains and his book is like a good wine, it gets better each time you return to it.
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- Iain White
- Thai Beach
- 11-01-03
Not a bad idea - but not at Viral Stage Yet
A good "idea" but not at Viral stage, at least yet.
Why?
Examples are fairly shallow, limited to those which are primarily about e-buisness anyway, and the style of presentation fails to capture the excite that is likely to gnerate much word-of-mouth from listener/reader to anyone else.
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- Ninos Youkhana
- Skokie, IL, United States
- 12-19-12
It does not cover the entire book
What did you like about this audiobook?
I do not like audible books that does not cover the entire book.
Do you have any additional comments?
I do not like audible books that does not cover the entire book.
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- William L. Martin
- 01-16-16
I'm loving this book, and I'm gonna share.
Great idea's and motivation, something one can actually use. Thanks Seth I needed this. .
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- Scott
- Irvine, CA, United States
- 12-19-15
It was more basic than my expectation
I love many books written by Seth Godin. I got this audio-book to listen during my daily drive to work. The book disappointed me with very shallow talk. It didn't have in depth knowledge that I sought. Too basic, too short...
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Michael
- 11-17-15
Michael U.
This is my second Seth Godin book, and well, I wasn't as impressed on this go around. It struggled to maintain my attention and grasp of what was being said. The overuse of the phrase "idea virus" was exhausting and garbled the meaning of the phrase.
You can hear the passion in Seth's voice, which was refreshing. Overall the narration was great.
I did learn quite a bit from this book but I can't say I would go around spreading his idea on this one.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Brian
- Albuquerque, NM, USA
- 01-09-06
Horrible
Do not waist your time. This book sounds like a late night infomercial.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- William
- Bend, OR, USA
- 07-24-05
The future of marketing
I really enjoyed this book. Godin is right on the money when he says your product, your idea has to replicate itself. I think Godin is ahead of his time and those that follow (creating ideaviruses) will do well!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Gavin
- 10-24-09
Nice in theory hard to practice
Having read many of the books written by Seth Godin I have to say he does know his stuff. He writes in a manner that is easy to understand and he using examples both big and small to convey his points. In this book he talks about the "idea virus" which he compares to an influenza virus which is passes along by "sneezers". And if a sneezer is surrounded by influential people he can infect many more people who then in turn will infect others. Every company wants a marketing campaign like this but it certainly is difficult to obtain.
A good read with a lot of examples but as usual with this type of book the main themes are repeated heavily. A more practical marketing book which is also written by Seth Godin is called "Permission Marketing" I would suggest read them both but read "Permission Marketing" first.
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