Seth Godin's Startup School

Appealing to Consumers

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Oct 22, 2012
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INSIGHT

Google’s Auction Model Explained

  • Google's ad auction maximizes profit by matching ad bids with the value of captured customers through a sales funnel.
  • Small efficiency improvements in the funnel translate directly into greater ability to outbid competitors and win customers.
ADVICE

Use Your Business as Its Own Ad

  • Improve your business funnel by integrating marketing into the customer experience itself.
  • Use live demonstrations or product features as organic advertising to naturally attract customers.
INSIGHT

Chasm Between Early Adopters and Masses

  • Product appeal differs starkly between early adopters who want coolness and the masses who want functionality.
  • Crossing from early adopters to the mainstream is a chasm many businesses fail to bridge.
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