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The Tipping Point Is Toast, But Watts Didn’t Burn It
posted by Jason Falls in January 29th, 2008
in Doe Anderson, Philosophy
Tags: brand ambassadors, brand evangelists, branding, influencers, influentials, Marketing, mass media, Social Media
Clive Thompson’s Fast Company story about Duncan Watts and his stance that books like Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point and The Influentials by Ed Keller and Jon Berry are basically bunk – that influencers play only a minor part in trend setting and producing the viral effect so many brands and marketers are in search [...]
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