The future of marketing, from Plato to Bill HIcks: Sean Dromgoole at TEDxZurich

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Credibility in most forms of marketing is at an all time low. Truth itself is being treated like false coin. Where marketing could raise expectation and enjoyment and assist choice, it currently just flummoxes, distracts and dissapoints. But this isn't a new problem. Socrates an Plato had almost exactly the same problem with a group they called the "Sophists". In their quest to pin down the fuzzy logic of the Sophists, they actually solved most of the key questions of Western Philosophy. So perhaps there is something we can do...

Sean Dromgoole is a consumer researcher based in London specialising in entertainment. He is the CEO of the largest group of companies specialising in this field and has been active in this field for 15 years. Prior to this he was active in writing, producing and funding television and film throughout the world. His original discipline was philosophy and he still keeps a copy of Plato on his desk.

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He had explained so beautifully this topic and his thought was very deep to understand. He did his job very well beauty, truth, courage and being a good person this idea was really great

AkmalHussain-sppd
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"Bill Hicks is my favorite comedian of all time. He died at the age of 34".

No, he was 32.

AMPofficial
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Waving a baton of power at anything I Like

TheGhodess
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I love this subject because if we (the world) don't figure out what works sooner or later than we may as well just get drunk & stay in the party. Knowing this I wish we'd either seriously try or start the party.

katrivers
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Quite a sophisticated subject. Reference to the giants of Thinkers enrich your arguments from the basis of knowledge, Herakleitos, Sokrates, Platon, and Aristoteles, among other things as the legendary Errol Flynn used to extrapolate.

alexandrosaiakides
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Here's a thinker. Truth works from the smallest to the biggest = that's true. And wisdom can be defined by its actions as wisdom only does what works. If an action doesn't work to achieve its purpose that's learning seeking what works = wisdom.

katrivers
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marketing strategies evolve with the times.

chuimedia
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I don't believe that people really want to have a conversation about a brand. In most cases consumers/ customers have a specific need or desire. It can be an immediate one which they need to feed right away or a planned one that needs a little bit more thought and elaboration. However, ultimately shoppers just want the best solution in terms of price and value and want to reduce their risks as much as possible. They usually don't care about brands at all. The only reason they tend to pick brands is because they are "top-of-mind" and more salient with a specific category. So I believe that the future of marketing isn't about bribing people into a conversation with some sort of gift. It is about increasing the strength of the brand in terms of salience and recognisability. 

sebinsing
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Worse Ted TALK ever - take your cue from Bill Hicks please and do the world a favour.

ibilly
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why isn't it in TED? I want to watch this lecture with Korean subtitle.

킹파라
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fed up as soon as he stopped talking about Bill and started talking about brands

markseed
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It was never good enough the "so and so said so." That's an argument from authority, and people have been dismissing them for so long the name for it is in a dead language.

restlessnameless
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"Where marketing could raise expectation and enjoyment and assist choice" - no, it can't.

Technodreamer
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Guy does entertainment/games marketing and he doesn't know that "shareware" has been around for 20 years?

Grengis
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mostly malarky. Socrates came to no conclusions, preferring careful argument over sound answers. Plato’s later writings become more didactic, but still you can hear the fun he’s having. This guy is just using them as fancy names. Terrible. Had he played Hick’s rant another 30 seconds, the audience would know what trickery they were jn for.

paulfrancis
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It went downhill after the bill hicks quote.

megharte
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there is no future of marketing . the iron age is coming to  an end . 

arastoomii
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i could say the same for all white men :D jk jk

BuzzZu
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#iisadoraf there is no future of marketing . the iron age is coming to  an end .  @Ylemonade

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