Seth Godin asked 70 people to choose a provocative word and riff. Seth compiled the short essays into an ebook titled, WHAT MATTERS NOW. You’ll recognize many of the contributors. Hopefully, you’ll be inspired by their contributions to make your best contribution in 2010.
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My contribution is titled, SACRIFCICE. It's on page 62. It's also below...
great contribution, john -- i couldn't agree with you more.
i fear, though, that many companies are too desperate and afraid to sacrifice these days -- i'm hoping to assemble some solid case studies (with $s to quote) of companies that have done particularly well in the downturn because of their sacrifices -- do american apparel and costco qualify? are there others you'd recommend?
Posted by: denise lee yohn | December 16, 2009 at 07:52 PM
Your page was the pick of the ebook for me. I've blogged on it today as it links back to a discussion I'd been having with others in an industry forum recently. Thanks!
Posted by: ModernEstateAgent | December 20, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Denise ... very few companies are thriving in this downturn. I would call it a success if companies survive to thrive again when the upswing comes back. Since Costco is public, we know they aren't reporting as good of sales as they had hoped. A bad sign for Costco is they are rumored to be raising their yearly membership fee as an easy revenue generator.
Martin ... thanks for blogging about my "sacrifice" essay, glad you found it worthwhile.
Posted by: john moore (from Brand Autopsy) | December 20, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Thank you John, this is a great contribution... keep up the good work. I also appreciate your response to denise, as I had a few of the some questions floating around in my head.
Posted by: P.P. | December 28, 2009 at 12:21 AM
John, I just re-read your sacrifice essay… great stuff. Your point on Costco going deep but shallow, gets into many conversations you and I have had about going deep into a brands experience with their employees and customers.
I think the interesting thing about Sacrifice is in the examination… to make that sacrifice.
Hope that makes sense.
Posted by: geno | December 29, 2009 at 11:07 AM
A very enlightening article!
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Posted by: Tracy | January 04, 2010 at 02:12 PM