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Seth Godin on AI, Branding, and Attention

2025/6/21
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Seth Godin: 品牌不仅仅是一个标志,而是组织所做的承诺和人们的期望。我一直认为品牌价值体现在人们愿意为之支付额外费用,并给予信任和容错。AI公司在品牌建设上缺乏一致性和结构,他们需要发展软性的品牌价值,否则技术价值将商品化。我认为“真诚”是一个陷阱,专业人士应该保持一致性,AI也应该如此。我不关心AI是否真诚,但我希望它始终如一地履行承诺。营销的本质是讲述一个故事,做出承诺,并塑造人们对品牌的认知。 Seth Godin: 我个人选择不让AI代写,但我发现Claude在处理复杂文档和拓展思路方面很有帮助。AI的未来在于连接性,当AI能够连接不同的数据库和社区时,将极大地改变世界运作的方式。真正的专业人士不惧怕业余爱好者,因为他们提供的是非商品化的价值。如果你依赖于AI可以轻易复制的技能,那么你的工作将受到威胁;你需要超越常规,探索前沿领域。如果你只是按部就班地工作,AI会取代你;专业人士应该提供AI无法提供的价值。 Seth Godin: 许可营销的核心是,如果你的信息不出现,人们是否会想念你。由于人们为了短期利益而作弊,许可营销的效率大大降低。我们既需要追求利润的独立实体,也需要为了文化而组织的社区行动;资本主义的目的是为了促进文化发展。作为一名教师,我的目标是帮助学生改变他们看待世界的方式,并尽可能简洁明了地进行教学。我不出现在TikTok上,因为那对我没有任何帮助;我的目标不是让算法或社交媒体平台高兴,而是实现我的目标。我寻找的是那些准备好投入的人,简短的内容可以打开大门,但他们需要自学才能真正起作用。 Seth Godin: 你只有通过提供能给他人带来地位、归属感或价值的东西,才能赢得他人的关注。赢得关注的关键是创造人们愿意分享和谈论的产品或服务。卓越的公司通常只在一个方面非常出色,其他方面则相对普通,他们坚持一个原则。卓越的公司有一个指南针,指引他们不断改进和发展。卓越的公司会不断强化自己的核心优势,从而实现持续增长。你需要有自知之明,意识到你不可能满足所有人,但你必须满足一部分人。历史上,每一次技术进步都导致了更多的工作机会,而不是更少。一旦基本需求得到满足,人们只想要两样东西:地位和归属感。 Seth Godin: 如果你做的是平庸的工作,为的是平庸的报酬,服务的是平庸的客户,那么你就要做好被取代的准备。大多数人都在做假装的创造性工作,但现在机器可以完成那些重复性的任务,你必须做真正的创造性工作。战略是一种成为的哲学,是我们在努力工作之前所做的努力;优雅的战略会带来新的战术。《这就是策略》这本书是我写给那些陷入困境的朋友们的一封情书,因为我不收费辅导朋友,也不做咨询,所以我写了这本书来分享我对世界运作方式的看法。好的战略计划是显而易见的,而缺乏战略的公司则会给出不同的答案。谷歌曾经有一个战略,但当他们发明LLM和AI时,他们感到恐慌,因为这完全破坏了他们现有的战略。我反对“内卷”,因为你永远不应该为了获得关注而破坏信任;信任比关注更有价值。你想要的是一种最终能带你到另一边的“内卷”,而不是一个无休止的跑步机。为了避免成为“蜥蜴脑”,请阅读史蒂夫·普雷斯菲尔德的《艺术之战》和安妮·杜克的《对赌》,并理解他们所说的内容。

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This chapter explores the concept of branding, differentiating it from a logo. It then delves into whether AI currently has a strong brand and what challenges it faces in establishing a consistent and trustworthy brand identity.
  • A brand is a promise and expectation; a logo is just an image.
  • AI currently lacks a consistent brand; marketing efforts are inconsistent.
  • AI needs to build a "soft tissue brand" to establish long-term value beyond technological features.

Shownotes Transcript

Seth Godin is a bestselling author of “Purple Cow” and “This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans”. Godin is a member of the Marketing Hall of Fame and the Coordinator of The Carbon Almanac. Godin joined chief Rule Breaker David Gardner joined TMF CIO Andy Cross to discuss:

  • If AI has a branding problem.

  • How the needs for status and affiliation drive human behavior.

  • Alphabet’s strategy problem.

Companies mentioned: NKE, H, GOOG, GOOGL

Hosts: David Gardner, Andy Cross

Guest: Seth Godin

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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