In Purple Cow, Seth Godin wrote about the virtue of baking remarkability into how a business does business. According to Seth, “marketing done right” is when “the marketer changes the product, not the ads.”
The Purple Cow concept states it’s ultimately more meaningful (and less expensive) to bring a remarkably innovative product to market than it is to spend the advertising money necessary to successfully market a boring product.
GreenBox understands the Purple Cow concept. They developed an innovative pizza box that sells itself. This pizza box is not just reusable and recyclable ... it’s also remarkable. The GreenBox breaks down into four serving plates and into a nifty container for leftovers.
Have a look at marketing done right...
I worked on a Pizza campaign last year that had the creative idea of changing the inside of the box but this is brilliant! I loved it so much I shared it on Posterous.
Posted by: Karen Swim | April 06, 2010 at 10:10 AM
What a great product, and well marketed - presenting a common problem, and then providing a simple solution.
Love the creativity!
Posted by: Jessica Pyne | April 06, 2010 at 12:46 PM
A green pizza box? There’s no such a thing! It’s not recyclable if it’s greasy and full of tomato sauce! Can’t we use plastic containers for leftovers? Ok, I admit that the concept is kind of cool, but don’t play the Green factor to promote your product if it’s not really green.
Posted by: Mel | April 08, 2010 at 03:18 PM
We should believe it because a kid tells us.
So the box might be green (or not)
But I want a great and good pizza at the right price and not a box.
I'm not buying a box.
Posted by: Scott Donovan | April 08, 2010 at 03:26 PM