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24 alternatives to Purple Cow

Create something truly noticeable

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Purple Cow launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Meaningful▲69

   The story of ideas that fly

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Collecting Words▲60

   (Very) short (visual) stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Purple Cow (New Edition)▲2

   Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

   2019 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Prosper!▲55

   How to create a world worth inheriting

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   As We Speak▲64

   How to Make Your Point and Have It Stick

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Crucial Conversations▲69

   Tools for Talking When The Stakes Are High

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Grinding It Out▲72

   The Making Of McDonald's

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Brief▲69

   Make a bigger impact by saying less

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Art Before Breakfast ▲72

   A zillion ways to be more creative

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Crucial Conversations▲56

    Tools for talking when stakes are high

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Inspired▲83

    How to create products customers love

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Impossible to Ignore▲62

    Creating memorable content to influence decisions

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Art of Plain Talk▲67

    A tool for the writer who wants his work read

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hidden in Plain Sight▲74

    How to Create Extraordinary Products for Tomorrow's Customer

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hustle▲71

    A new book about hustling

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Thug Kitchen▲73

    Eat like you give a f*ck

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Wonderbook▲78

    The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Envisioning Information▲87

    A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    On Writing Well▲67

    A classic piece on how to write better

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Making Ideas Happen▲75

    Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Make Space▲71

    A book on creating the space for collaboration

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Shitty Notebook▲61

    Shitty notebooks for all your shitty ideas.

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Nonsense▲59

    The power of not knowing

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →