Seth Godin On The ShoeMoney Show

by Jeremy Schoemaker on March 28, 2009 · 59 comments

This Thursday on the ShoeMoney radio show will be my friend Seth Godin.

Seth has written many best selling marketing books and is widely regarded as the world’s best marketer.

I am taking questions you would like me to ask Seth.

Fire away ;)

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1 Bulbboy March 28, 2009 at 11:49 pm

Can you ask Seth what he would like do if he wasn’t in marketing, and what did he want to be when he was a kid?

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2 Faisal Anwar March 28, 2009 at 11:58 pm

What was the first thing that caught him up to marketing, whats that first motivation?

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3 Chris March 29, 2009 at 12:06 am

Who had the look first…. Steve Jobs or Seth Godin?

On a serious note… What percentage of a product’s success is attributed to branding?

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4 Mark Michuda March 29, 2009 at 12:50 am

Why doesnt Seth Godin use Twitter?!?

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5 Aman@BullsBattleBears March 29, 2009 at 1:04 am

What has been your biggest challenge thus far? and also, what was your biggest fail and how did change the way you tackled future projects?

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6 Giles Dawe March 29, 2009 at 1:48 am

Can face-to-face marketing ideas really be used for guys like me sat at home developing sites>

I see you release more book media rather than electronic media – how come?

What’s the one question you wouldn’t want to be asked?

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7 Luke March 29, 2009 at 1:51 am

Awesome! I will be there :D

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8 Kevin (strongandfit.net) March 29, 2009 at 3:51 am

Bald bloggers rock!

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9 Hoo Kang March 29, 2009 at 4:17 am

What would be the best way to instill or educate students in high school into creative entrepreneurship?

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10 Simon March 29, 2009 at 5:42 am

Would you post the interview in shoemoney?

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11 Ankur March 29, 2009 at 5:51 am

What resources or tips can u offer to first time entrepreneurs who dont have much experience behind them? (because im 17 and dont have much job experience so it would be really helpful)

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12 Cheap Parcel Deliveries March 29, 2009 at 8:08 am

Doesn’t the wide Mr Godin look like a cross between Ed Koch and Frank Purdue the chickenman in their younger days?

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13 Martin March 29, 2009 at 8:56 am

What are the three most influential books (in the sense of influencing his life/work style) he read?

How often does he read other books/blogs, how does he keep track of ideas he gets while reading them and when is he working on this ideas (if theres a certain procedure)?

Coffee or tea? :-)

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14 Harrisburg Web Design March 29, 2009 at 9:08 am

Multi-part Twitter question:

Do you plan on starting to use Twitter anytime soon? When/if you start using it, how would you go about it (from a marketer’s standpoint)? You said on your site a while back that you won’t start using it until you can “do it well” (or something like that). How do you envision doing it well? Are you referring to pure frequency (time management issue) or unique and new content?

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15 Acai Berries March 29, 2009 at 10:07 am

I liked him Star Trek.

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16 Jacky sltan March 29, 2009 at 10:13 am

Can i have a free skill from him ? Thank you

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17 Jacky sltan March 29, 2009 at 10:17 am

help me to ask him, how to attract more people knowing you through on line sufficient?

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18 watzabatza March 29, 2009 at 10:54 am

That’s great for him.. He’s very successful like you, Jer…

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19 Josh March 29, 2009 at 11:12 am

What comes first branding or the product?

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20 Rick Vaughn March 29, 2009 at 12:42 pm

Please of him explain the difference between a benefit and a feature? I heard some marketing guru talk about this and it was totally confusing please ask Seth to simply.

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21 David King March 29, 2009 at 2:16 pm

That’s awesome! He is one smart guy… Good Luck with it!

One question I would have for him…

What are some Key things that you need to master in order to have a highly successful website like squidoo?

Thanks shoemoney!

Dbk

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22 Make Money Online March 29, 2009 at 3:56 pm

I wanted to ask him, How did he think of starting squido? And why did he think of lenses?

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23 shamcore March 29, 2009 at 4:33 pm

Ask him what he’d do if he had to start from scratch again, with the knowledge he has now.

And what he thinks the most promising development on the internet is at this moment.

And kudos to you for getting an interview with him Jeremy!

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24 needmoney.com March 29, 2009 at 6:50 pm

That photograph makes me uncomfortable. I can’t explain it. It feels very confronting.

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25 Eric March 29, 2009 at 9:18 pm

Is he starving himself to death? I would be glad to send him food if he needs some….

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26 Stanley Tang March 29, 2009 at 9:21 pm

Is creating a QUALITY product the best way to trigger word of mouth?

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27 DeQuestion March 29, 2009 at 9:26 pm

Does Seth have AIM?

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28 Diabetes Testing March 29, 2009 at 9:49 pm

Seth godin is very popular man…. productive and success blogger

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29 Ari Lestariono March 29, 2009 at 11:15 pm

Can you ask Seth, what kind of ways to be innovative and creative ?

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30 Makai Bikes March 30, 2009 at 1:42 am

Does Seth think buying bikes online is a good idea? ;)

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31 Tom - Home Business Marketing Tips March 30, 2009 at 4:22 am

Can you ask him how he comes up with new ideas, how he does research for new blog posts?

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32 Ad Hustler March 30, 2009 at 5:25 am

I like Godins books, but THAT is a scary looking man.

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33 Ari Lestariono March 30, 2009 at 5:50 am

yes he does.but very innovative man

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34 quadszilla March 30, 2009 at 7:30 am

“widely regarded as the worlds best marketer.”

oh come on.

How about this for a question:

“Why would anyone actually want a purple cow? What are the added benefits to the consumer? What is the sustainable competitive advantage to having a cow that is purple?”

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35 ZK@WebTrafficROI.com April 5, 2009 at 2:48 am

Seems to me that you have seen his latest videos published in TED,

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36 Ships March 30, 2009 at 2:27 pm

Congratiolations for the good guest really. He is really too slim, but still have a lot of fans all around the world.

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37 Paul March 30, 2009 at 7:57 pm

For Seth:

If you had one lesson,your learnt, that you think could value someone starting a business online, what would it be?

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38 Ryan McLean March 30, 2009 at 10:33 pm

What a funny looking man
Genius…but still funny looking
I love that he has turned his looks into a marketing brand

For Seth:
What is the quickest way to earn a full time income online.

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39 ZK@WebTrafficROI.com April 5, 2009 at 2:47 am

I do not know why people want to earn quick money when they are mature enough to understand that short cut is always land you in trouble.

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40 designsdelight.com March 31, 2009 at 6:42 am

I think this an April fools day prank.

Am I write Shoemoney?

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41 Bulbboy April 4, 2009 at 4:18 pm

You did write, you wrote, but you the post was too early to be right.
;)

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42 Ze March 31, 2009 at 7:20 am

Were you ever offered a role in Star Trek and why did you turn it down?

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43 MyInternetBusiness March 31, 2009 at 9:22 am

seth’s a very very smart man, looks kinda funny though.

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44 Ari Lestariono March 31, 2009 at 9:47 am

It is April fool….lol

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45 Jason March 31, 2009 at 1:16 pm

Trekky says, buy books now!

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46 VlogHog March 31, 2009 at 6:22 pm

Really?

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47 Dustin April 1, 2009 at 12:19 am

I’m a huge Seth Godin fan – I listen to a lot of his books on my evening jogs. Tell him thanks for the interesting books because I sometimes run an extra mile just to hear the rest of a topic!

Anyway-here’s the question:

You talk a great deal about the success of other companies and people but very little about your own success. What is one thing that you believe has contributed greatly to your own success?

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48 ZK@WebTrafficROI.com April 3, 2009 at 5:45 am

Ask Seth … who is best marketing expert according to him and why …

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49 Ari Lestariono April 3, 2009 at 9:51 am

Ask Seth, what does he think about Gary Vaynerchuk

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50 Karlstadunix April 4, 2009 at 5:17 am

does he have twitter ?

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51 ZK@WebTrafficROI.com April 5, 2009 at 2:43 am

Yes he is

http://twitter.com/sethgodin

But I think he is not active at there and twitter is showing this message for him –

“Seth is not active on Twitter. This is a placeholder.”

‘This person has protected their updates.’

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52 Accident Injury Claim April 4, 2009 at 2:19 pm

Seth Godin is a marketer. He is a permission-based marketing guru. He has one of the most popular, if not the most popular, blogs on the topic of marketing. It is one of the best ranked blogs in the entire blogosphere.

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53 Googlemon April 15, 2009 at 11:17 am

What say you?

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54 Blog Tips For Beginners April 19, 2009 at 6:07 am

What a treat, and the video is great! Good stuff Jeremy

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55 Michel Gieser July 22, 2010 at 12:41 pm

For awhile,I was concerned Star Trek was a perishing franchise. Then JJ Abrams came along. Nice touch. The scene with kid Kirk was too quirky in the movie, however it was hot in the movie trailer. Star Trek XI breathed new life into this precious Roddenberry world. I’d like to see all of this Enterprise cast recurrence for further outings. I grew up with the authentic series. Heck, my dad got us a color Television just so we could enjoy Star Trek each and every Friday evening. Currently, I’m stuck on these new famous actors. In MHO, they have breathed life to their characters and made them their very own. I, personally, am looking towards more.

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