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Purple Cow, New Edition Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

Seth Godin

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 millio...

Podcasts 8
Quotes 25
How I Built This with Guy Raz

The hosts referenced the book while discussing how a standout brand can be built, using Slutty Vegan as a vivid example of the concept. Guy Raz explained the idea of a "purple cow" as something that forces people to stop and take notice, and Pinky Cole echoed her enthusiasm for the theory. The discussion highlighted the book’s relevance for entrepreneurs seeking to create memorable, attention‑grabbing businesses.

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Episode: Sharing the 2023 HIBT Lab Highlight Reel

The purple cow theory was mentioned in the context of starting a business and creating a memorable brand. It was suggested that Pinky Cole's Slutty Vegan restaurant was a perfect example of a 'purple cow' business due to its provocative name.

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There's this famous book by Seth Godin where he talks about the purple cow.

The purple cow theory is like, if you're going to start a business, you want to think about a purple cow business. Cause like if you're driving through, you know, the countryside and you just see a cow on a field, you're just going to keep driving.

But if it was a purple cow in the field, you would jump out of your car and hop in front of that cow and take a selfie with that cow. And then put on Instagram and say, look, I found a purple cow.

That was Slutty Vegan. Yes. It was a purple cow because people are going to say, what a weird name. I have to know more about this thing. It's so weird. Yes. And guess what it did? I love the purple cow theory, by the way. Purple is my favorite color.

So it just works all the way around. I got to grab that book.

Episode: HIBT Lab! Slutty Vegan: Pinky Cole

Pinky described how Slutty Vegan exemplifies Seth Godin's concept of the Purple Cow, a business that is unique and attention-grabbing, similar to a purple cow standing out in a field.

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There's this famous book by Seth Godin where he talks about the purple cow.

The purple cow theory is like, if you're going to start a business, you want to think about a purple cow business. Cause like, if you're driving through, you know, the countryside and you just see a cow on a field, you're just going to keep driving. But if it was a purple cow in the field, you would jump out of your car and hop in front of that cow and take a selfie with that cow. And then put on Instagram and say, look, I found a purple cow. That was Slutty Vegan.

I love the purple cow theory, by the way, purple is my favorite color.

Episode: Advice Line with Jeni Britton of Jeni's Splendid I...

The host referenced the concept of a "purple cow product," noting that the unusual, standout nature of the treat fit Seth Godin's definition from his book.

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And so because you've got this sort of literally, like, what Seth Godin would call a purple cow product, right? It's unusual. It stands out.

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

Hala recalled that reading Purple Cow had a big impact on her career and described the book as focused on creating remarkable products.

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This book made a big difference in my career, Purple Cow. And Purple Cow is about remarkable.

— Episode: Seth Godin: How to Build a Business Stra...

Episode: Seth Godin: How to Build a Business Strategy That...

Hala recalled that reading Purple Cow had a big impact on her career and described the book as focused on creating remarkable products.

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This book made a big difference in my career, Purple Cow. And Purple Cow is about remarkable.

Purple Cow is about remarkable. Remarkable doesn't mean a gimmick. Remarkable means worth making a remark about.

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

Seth's breakthrough book was mentioned as one of the core concepts many people fail to grasp, highlighting its importance in marketing and wordofmouth strategy.

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A lot of people don't understand the core concept of Purple Cow and it's this.

— Episode: 605: Seth Godin - How To Be Remarkable,...

Episode: 605: Seth Godin - How To Be Remarkable, Create a S...

Seth's breakthrough book was mentioned as one of the core concepts many people fail to grasp, highlighting its importance in marketing and wordofmouth strategy.

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A lot of people don't understand the core concept of Purple Cow and it's this.

His breakthrough books include Purple Cow, Tribes, The Dip, Linchpin, and his latest is called This Is Strategy.

Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

This book was mentioned as one of Seth Godin's previous works that shaped how people think about communication, branding, and creative work.

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His books include Purple Cow, Lynchpin, and this is marketing.

— Episode: 164. Building Your Personal Brand Makes...

Episode: 164. Building Your Personal Brand Makes a Promise:...

This book was mentioned as one of Seth Godin's previous works that shaped how people think about communication, branding, and creative work.

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His books include Purple Cow, Lynchpin, and this is marketing.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan

Purple Cow was listed as another of Godin's classic bestsellers on marketing and differentiation.

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He's an author, an entrepreneur, and most of all, a teacher. He's a bestselling author and a speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he's written 19 bestselling b...

— Episode: Confidence Classic: Seth Godin on The Pr...

Episode: Confidence Classic: Seth Godin on The Practice: Ho...

Purple Cow was listed as another of Godin's classic bestsellers on marketing and differentiation.

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He's an author, an entrepreneur, and most of all, a teacher. He's a bestselling author and a speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he's written 19 bestselling books, including The Dip, Lynchpin, Purple Cow.

The Jordan Harbinger Show

It was mentioned as an influence on Brian Scudamore's thinking, particularly regarding the concept of standing out from the crowd and creating a memorable brand or business that people would talk about, like a 'purple cow'.

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Seth Godin, one of my favourite authors, the book Purple Cow, it made me think...

— Episode: 175: Brian Scudamore | How Failure Can B...

Episode: 175: Brian Scudamore | How Failure Can Be Your Key...

It was mentioned as an influence on Brian Scudamore's thinking, particularly regarding the concept of standing out from the crowd and creating a memorable brand or business that people would talk about, like a 'purple cow'.

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Seth Godin, one of my favourite authors, the book Purple Cow, it made me think...

Episode: 175: Brian Scudamore | How Failure Can Be Your Key...

The book's main idea, that businesses should strive to be remarkable and stand out from the crowd, was mentioned as a source of inspiration for Brian's marketing approach and business philosophy.

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Seth Godin, one of my favorite authors, the book Purple Cow, it made me think...

Episode: 175: Brian Scudamore | How Failure Can Be Your Key...

The book was referenced to explain the concept of standing out from the crowd and being memorable, akin to spotting a purple cow in a field of black and white cows.

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Seth Godin one of my favorite authors the book purple cow it made me think when you are out in France and you're on a train and you're seeing black and white cow after black and white cow they blend in you don't notice but if you saw purple cow you'd remark about it you'd talk about it and share it.

REAL AF with Andy Frisella

It was suggested that anyone starting a business should read every single Seth Godin book; this book was specifically recommended as a good starting point.

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anything by Seth Godin, if you're a business person, like literally if I was in business, uh, and I was just starting, I would go on Amazon. I would order every fucking single Seth Godin book written...

— Episode: 141. Q&AF: Sharks & Spoons

Episode: 141. Q&AF: Sharks & Spoons

It was suggested that anyone starting a business should read every single Seth Godin book; this book was specifically recommended as a good starting point.

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anything by Seth Godin, if you're a business person, like literally if I was in business, uh, and I was just starting, I would go on Amazon. I would order every fucking single Seth Godin book written and read all of them before I even started.

I would start with the purple cow.

Episode: Don't Discount Yourself, with Andy Frisella - MFCE...

The podcast host highly recommends this book, emphasizing its impact on his understanding of being remarkable and exceeding customer expectations. It was described as one of the most influential books he ever read.

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every single one of you should go on amazon right now and order the purple cow

the whole book is based around the concept of being remarkable which means literally remarkable that means that you do something that makes people say wow whoa that's cool

it's one of the best books i ever read that book changed my life no bullshit

Episode: The Secret All Great Companies Know That You Don't...

It was mentioned as a book about making remarkable products that people have to talk about. The podcast host recommended it as being on the badass book list on the MFCEO website.

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And there's a book about this guys. I believe it's on the badass book list on the MFCO website It's called the purple cow okay

Episode: How To Manage Money To Get and Stay Rich, with And...

This book was cited as the first by Seth Godin that the speaker read, and it's credited with getting him hooked on Godin's other works. It was described as teaching different ways of thinking.

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Something by Seth Godin is relevant it really teaches you how to think differently. I can't really name one book the Purple Cow was the first book I read by him and that's what got me hooked on all of his stuff. The guy's a fucking genius sometimes he can be hard to read because the guy's so smart and you know he's gonna be smarter than you if you're listening to this and just is.

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