内容简介
NewYorkTimesbestseller
Whatmakesthingspopular?
Ifyousaidadvertising,thinkagain.Peopledon’tlistentoadvertisements,theylistentotheirpeers.Butwhydopeopletalkaboutcertainproductsandideasmorethanothers?Whyaresomestoriesandrumorsmoreinfectious?Andwhatmakesonlinecontentgoviral?
WhartonmarketingprofessorJonahBergerhasspentthelastdecadeansweringthesequestions.He’sstudiedwhyNewYorkTimesarticlesmakethepaper’sownMostE-mailedList,whyproductsgetwordofmouth,andhowsocialinfluenceshapeseverythingfromthecarswebuytotheclothesweweartothenameswegiveourchildren.Inthisbook,Bergerrevealsthesecretsciencebehindword-of-mouthandsocialtransmission.Discoverhowsixbasicprinciplesdriveallsortsofthingstobecomecontagious,fromconsumerproductsandpolicyinitiativestoworkplacerumorsandYouTubevideos.
Contagiouscombinesgroundbreakingresearchwithpowerfulstories.Learnhowaluxurysteakhousefoundpopularitythroughthelowlycheese-steak,whyanti-drugcommercialsmighthaveactuallyincreaseddruguse,andwhymorethan200millionconsumerssharedavideoaboutoneoftheseeminglymostboringproductsthereis:ablender.Ifyou’vewonderedwhycertainstoriesgetshared,e-mailsgetforwarded,orvideosgoviral,Contagiousexplainswhy,andshowshowtoleveragetheseconceptstocraftcontagiouscontent.Thisbookprovidesasetofspecific,actionabletechniquesforhelpinginformationspread—fordesigningmessages,advertisements,andinformationthatpeoplewillshare.Whetheryou’reamanageratabigcompany,asmallbusinessownertryingtoboostawareness,apoliticianrunningforoffice,orahealthofficialtryingtogetthewordout,Contagiouswillshowyouhowtomakeyourproductorideacatchon.,
作者简介
JonahBergerisAssociateProfessorofMarketingattheWhartonSchoolattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Hisresearchhasbeenpublishedintop-tieracademicjournals,andpopularaccountsofhisworkhaveappearedinTheNewYorkTimes,TheWallStreetJournal,Science,HarvardBusinessReview,andmore.HisresearchhasalsobeenfeaturedintheNewYorkTimesMagazine’s“YearinIdeas.”Bergerhasbeenrecognizedwithanumberofawardsforbothscholarshipandteaching.HelivesinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.,