The price is the story

by on January 16, 2009 in Marketing

The $64,000 turntable from Angelis Labor

The $64,000 turntable from Angelis Labor

Seeing CNN’s report on “The best turntable $64,000 can buy?” made me think of Seth Godin’s recent book, All Marketers Are Liars – The Power of Telling Authentic Stories In A Low-Trust World.

Seth points out that most consumers these days are motivated by irrational wants rather than objective needs. Presenting factual information about a product is no longer effective.

What works is to tell a great story about your product – and what could be a greater story than the most expensive turntable in the world?

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