En esta obra revolucionaria, que sigue ocupando los primeros puestos en las listas de ventas de Estados Unidos, Gladwell analiza la trayectoria de varios productos y tendencias de gran éxito hasta descubrir cómo y por qué se alcanza el punto de inflexión a partir del cual algo se convierte en un fenómeno de masas: la clave del éxito. Gladwell nos presenta a personas responsables de difundir nuevas ideas y tendencias -los creadores naturales del boca a oreja- y examina la moda, los programas infantiles de televisión, la conducta de los fumadores y hasta la publicidad directa, con el fin de dilucidar el proceso del contagio de ideas.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
In this widely acclaimed bestseller, Malcolm Gladwell analyzes that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire: the keys to success. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This revolutionary work explores and brilliantly illuminates the "tipping point" phenomenon, introducing the people responsible for creating fads--the never surpassed word-of-mouth. Gladwell studies fashion, kids TV shows, the behavior of smokers, and even direct marketing, in a work that is already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas.
Malcolm Timothy Gladwell is an English-born Canadian journalist, bestselling author, and speaker. He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996.
En esta obra revolucionaria, que sigue ocupando los primeros puestos en las listas de ventas de Estados Unidos, Gladwell analiza la trayectoria de varios productos y tendencias de gran éxito hasta descubrir cómo y por qué se alcanza el punto de inflexión a partir del cual algo se convierte en un fenómeno de masas: la clave del éxito. Gladwell nos presenta a personas responsables de difundir nuevas ideas y tendencias -los creadores naturales del boca a oreja- y examina la moda, los programas infantiles de televisión, la conducta de los fumadores y hasta la publicidad directa, con el fin de dilucidar el proceso del contagio de ideas.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
In this widely acclaimed bestseller, Malcolm Gladwell analyzes that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire: the keys to success. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This revolutionary work explores and brilliantly illuminates the "tipping point" phenomenon, introducing the people responsible for creating fads--the never surpassed word-of-mouth. Gladwell studies fashion, kids TV shows, the behavior of smokers, and even direct marketing, in a work that is already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas.
Malcolm Timothy Gladwell is an English-born Canadian journalist, bestselling author, and speaker. He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996.