Duckbilled Platypus vs. BeefSnakStik
- Thu, January 17 2008
- Filed under: Marketing essentials
Last night my older daughter read me this excellent and hilarious story from the fabulous Squids Will Be Squids : Fresh Morals/Beastly Tales by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith. It’s about the best (nonprofit) marketing metaphor I’ve heard in years. I suppose I should be disturbed that I find marketing meaning even in bedtime stories, but instead I’m going to tell you about the story.
Duckbilled Platypus vs. BeefSnakStik(R)
“I have a bill like a duck and a tail like a beaver,” bragged Duckbilled Platypus.
“So what?” said BeefSnakStik. “I have beef, soy protein concentrate, and dextrose.”
“I also have webbed feet and fur,” said Duckbilled Platypus.
“Who cares?” said BeefSnakStik. “I also have smoke flavoring, sodium erythorbate, and sodium nitrite.”
“I am one of only two mammals in the world that lays eggs,” said Duckbilled Platypus.
“Big deal,” said BeefSnakStik. “I have beef lips.”
Moral: Just because you have a lot of stuff, don’t think you’re special.
Exactly. If you’re bragging about all the nuances of your work as an outreach strategy, you’re probably sounding about as relevant (and convincing) to your audience as Duckbilled Platypus and BeefSnakStik.
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... and very marketing oriented!
Classic Seth Godin. Don’t try and Term Paper appeal to all donors, appeal to a subset where you can dominate.
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Man, that’s a great story. Good one to read to all kids.
Simple but wise story from the real life.
Very helpful information!
Thank you indeed!
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