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      • Designing Referral Systems
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  • Bringing It All Together
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    • Marketing Strategy Sample 02
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Marketing Mental Models

Collection of 38 key mental models from the book titled 'The Personal MBA' by Josh Kaufman.

Josh Kaufman

A bit of context: Early in my career, I had worked directly for Josh Kaufman. More details here.

19 Mental Models in Marketing

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A collection of mental models in marketing from the international bestseller The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman.
  1. Attention

  2. Receptivity

  3. Remarkability

  4. Probable Purchaser

  5. Preoccupation

  6. End Result

  7. Qualification

  8. Point of Market Entry

  9. Addressability

  10. Desire

  11. Visualization

  12. Framing

  13. Free

  14. Permission

  15. Hook

  16. Call-to-Action

  17. Narrative

  18. Controversy

  19. Reputation

19 Mental Models in Sales

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A collection of mental models in sales from the international bestseller The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman.
  1. Transaction

  2. Trust

  3. Common Ground

  4. Pricing Uncertainty Principle

  5. Four Pricing Methods

  6. Price Transition Shock

  7. Value-Based Selling

  8. Education-Based Selling

  9. Next Best Alternative

  10. Exclusivity

  11. Three Universal Currencies

  12. Three Dimensions of Negotiation

  13. Buffer

  14. Persuasion Resistance

  15. Reciprocation

  16. Damaging Admission

  17. Barriers to Purchase

  18. Risk Reversal

  19. Reactivation

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