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Seth beat me to it!

Michael Buckingham — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:02:20 +0000

Ok, so I was going to write a post about Seth Godin’s new book Tribes as it relates to the church and the “tribes” within the church. While you can take many things from Seth’s various books and apply them to the church, this one could have been published by Zondervan.

I was then going to impress you (or at least try) by telling you that I received an advanced copy from Seth.

Then I was going to bribe you with my extra copy of Tribes to help solicit comments (because you all read the blog, but seldom comment). You know, leave a comment and I’ll choose one randomly for their free copy.

And Seth beat me to it. Well, nearly.

While I was pre-ordering the book and receiving my advance copy from Seth Godin himself…he was giving the audio version away on iTunes for .98 cents! Sometimes the early bird does get the worm, but sometimes the bird that sleeps in gets the same worm for less. Hmmm…

Anyhow, do yourself a favor go download the book and listen to it and then come back here and let’s talk about the tribes within the church. And when you leave your comment, let me know if you’re interested in the relic version we call a book and I’ll give away one of my copies (or maybe even both since I also bought the iTunes version).

Excellent (vs. mediocre) resources

Michael Buckingham — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:11:10 +0000

Here are the resources from the Excellence vs. ~~Perfection~~ Mediocrity session at NRB.

Purple Cow

The Big Moo

Made to Stick

A Technique for Producing Ideas

Church Marketing Lab

Design.Alltop

FaveUp

Enjoy…and please, if you have resources that you can’t live without, let us know!

Ever had a Meatball Sundae?

Michael Buckingham — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:47:20 +0000

A meatball sundae is the unfortunate result of mixing two good ideas, and Meatball Sundae: Is Your Marketing out of Sync? is Seth Godin’s latest book.

I haven’t dug into it deeply yet, but I will be on January 23rd at a webcast Seth is giving for free.

Also be sure to check out Seth Godin’s Squidoo page all about these very undelicious things he calls a Meatball Sundae. Or better yet, get the full scope and buy the book.