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Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger

acousticdefacto's review against another edition

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informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

jacqren's review against another edition

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Had to return book to the library.

jurgenappelo's review against another edition

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5.0

Great overview of viral marketing, good stories, credible research, engaging style.

troyc's review against another edition

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4.0

A solid read, I really enjoyed this book and have learned a few powerful concepts about crafting contagious content, and no, alliteration wasn't one of them!

h3dakota's review against another edition

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3.0

Several of the stories in this book were fascinating to read about - how one thing or another became viral in today's world. In some ways, this book reminded me of Freakonomics - where you learn things are the way they are for reasons you just wouldn't expect. It was a light & fun listen.

skylarkochava's review against another edition

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5.0

An excellent book. It was a pleasure to read, as well as being very informative. It's user-friendly, right down to the chart at the end of the book. I can't think of anything I didn't like about it! I feel very prepared to market a product, and I can now see how products haven't marketed themselves as well as they could have.

sakritamaharjan's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

linneacolleenann's review against another edition

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3.0

The intro & conclusion were great, but the middle 6 chapters were not that compelling. The author talks about studies and data but doesn’t provide any insight into either one. It felt long-winded. I was hoping that it would have interesting examples like Freakonomics but it never did. Middle section 2.5, rounded up to 3 because of the intro/conclusion.

kristenremenar's review against another edition

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4.0

Interesting ideas about what makes certain things go "viral" - some good things for our library to consider.

adambongobooks's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved it. Seriously had so many amazing ideas. Anyone who wants to sell something, read Jonah Berger's book!