The Marketing Book Podcast

The Brand Benefits Playbook: Why Customers Aren't Buying What You're Selling--And What to Do About It by Allen Weiss and Debbie MacInnis ABOUT THE BOOK: From two of the world's leading experts on branding, brand benefits, and positioning, this strategic guide reveals how focusing on brand benefits can transform organizations and help them win in the marketplace. Today's customers think less about...

Organic Social Media: How to Build Flourishing Online Communities by Jenny Li Fowler ABOUT THE BOOK: Organizations and institutions focused on community building have a built-in group of ambassadors who embrace their message and vision.  Social media managers have a unique opportunity to lean into this loyalty by creating a social presence informed by this digital engagement. In Organic Social Med...

Social Media Strategy: A Practical Guide to Social Media Marketing and Customer Engagement by Julie Atherton  ABOUT THE BOOK: Social media marketing is no longer optional. This book unpacks the winning formula for effective social media marketing complete with comprehensive updates and the latest developments. Integrated marketing and PR strategies are a requirement for all businesses. However, wi...

The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence, and Inspire by Karen Eber ABOUT THE BOOK: Learn how to take any story and make it perfect—from storytelling expert Karen Eber, whose popular TED Talk on the subject continues to be a source of inspiration for millions. What makes a story perfect? How do you tell the perfect story for any occasion? We live in a story world. Stories are...

Second Skin: Tales and Truths from the Mosh Pit of Life by Jason Miller  ABOUT THE BOOK: Second Skin is a raw and unfiltered memoir that thrusts you into the author's turbulent journey of self-discovery toward becoming a leading voice in B2B digital marketing.  Battling mental health demons, grappling with the "what the fuck am I gonna do?" dilemma, and narrowly avoiding getting swallowed by life'...

The AI Playbook: Mastering the Rare Art of Machine Learning Deployment by Eric Siegel  ABOUT THE BOOK: In his bestselling first book, Eric Siegel explained how machine learning works. Now, in The AI Playbook , he shows how to capitalize on it. The greatest tool is the hardest to use. Machine learning is the world's most important general-purpose technology—but it's notoriously difficult to launch....

The Sale Is In The Tale by John Livesay ABOUT THE BOOK: John Livesay, a keynote speaker and author of the business book Better Selling Through Storytelling , presents us with a business fable set in Austin, Texas. It is about a sales representative whose old ways of selling are not working anymore. With the help of his colleague, he learns how to use storytelling in his sales meetings, which wins...

Marketing 6.0: The Future Is Immersive by Philip Kotler, Hermawan Kartajaya, and Iwan Setiawan ABOUT THE BOOK: In Marketing 6.0 , the celebrated promoter of the "Four P's of Marketing," Philip Kotler, explains how marketers can use technology to address customers' needs and make a difference in the world.  In a new age of metamarketing, this book provides marketers with a way to integrate technolo...

Overdeliver: Build a Business for a Lifetime Playing the Long Game in Direct Response Marketing by Brian Kurtz ABOUT THE BOOK: Brian Kurtz is the bridge connecting the bedrock fundamentals of direct response marketing to today's state-of-the-art strategies, tactics, and channels.  Overdeliver distills his expertise from working in the trenches over almost four decades to help readers build a busin...

Standout Startup: The Founder's Guide to Irresistible Marketing That Fuels Growth by Allyson Letteri ABOUT THE BOOK: Discover the powerful process that top VC-backed startups use to create an effective marketing strategy with Standout Startup . This book is your ultimate marketing accelerator, giving you the tools to create strong messaging, fuel user growth, and accelerate revenue. Create Strong...

Any Insights Yet?: Connect the Dots. Create New Categories. Transform Your Business. by Chris Kocek ABOUT THE BOOK: Insights are like unicorns: mysterious and elusive, powerful yet elegant. They are the quintessential a-ha moment that all businesses are after, and yet very few people can agree on what an insight is or how they got one.  Any Insights Yet? demystifies the insight-building process in...

Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins (1923) with Jay Abraham ABOUT THE BOOK: Whether you are considering a career in advertising or trying to find the best way to market your product, start with Claude Hopkins (1866-1932) and then move on to the rest. In this interview, legendary marketer Jay Abraham talks about how Scientific Advertising changed the course of his career and life. In Scientifi...

Stop Starvation Marketing: 23 Power Growth Moves For Health Tech, IT, Biotech Companies by Christine Slocumb ABOUT THE BOOK: Get ready to embark on a journey through 23 power moves that will help you grow a successful healthcare, biotech, or IT company.  With practical tips and real-world success stories, Stop Starvation Marketing is a must-read for tech leaders looking to take their marketing to...

Forget the Funnel: A Customer-Led Approach for Driving Predictable, Recurring Revenue by Georgiana Laudi and Claire Suellentrop ABOUT THE BOOK: Your product is great. So why is marketing it so hard? Many SaaS companies struggle with marketing.  Teams try everything they can to drive more traffic, leads, and signups.  Yet revenue growth remains…lumpy. Slow. Frustratingly inconsistent. If this sound...

The Growth Leader: Strategies to Drive the Top and Bottom Lines by Scott K. Edinger ABOUT THE BOOK: Growth is a leadership issue, not a sales issue. However you define business growth--total revenue, net income, margin expansion, number of products and services, or customer loyalty--sustained and strategic growth requires an organization to do more than sell by simply communicating the value of it...

DISCOVER Questions® for Connections, Clarity & Control: The 10th Anniversary Edition by Deb Calvert ABOUT THE BOOK: Field research, interviews, and practical application + updates for communicating effectively in these turbulent times. DISCOVER Questions ® is a framework to make your questions more purposeful.  This is the book that will help you appreciate questions, be more deliberate in what yo...

Ship it. 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar: A Year Of Doing Work That Matters by Seth Godin  About the Calendar: Start your day with a motivating message from entrepreneur, bestselling author, and popular speaker Seth Godin.  Be informed, inspired, and challenged with this new daily calendar. The 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar features over 300 of Seth's specially selected and edited entries distilled from his p...

The StorySelling Method: Master the Art of Storytelling to Build Trust, Stand Out, and Boost Sales by Philipp Humm ABOUT THE BOOK: Do you struggle to connect with your customers on a personal level? Do you want to stand out in a very competitive market? Or do you want to accelerate your sales career? The StorySelling Method will teach you how to tell powerful stories that actually work in sales! N...

The Negativity Fast: Proven Techniques to Increase Positivity, Reduce Fear, and Boost Success by Anthony Iannarino   About the Book: Learn to transform your perspective and lead with positivity  In The Negativity Fast: Proven Techniques to Increase Positivity, Reduce Fear, and Boost Success , sales leader and strategist Anthony Iannarino delivers an exciting and effective new take on creating and...

Content Marketing Strategy: Harness the Power of Your Brand's Voice by Robert Rose About the Book: Do you know how to turn the attention your content receives into profit? With a meaningful content marketing strategy, you can. An organization's content communicates everything to consumers. Content marketing is one of the most important pieces of the marketing plan, but many businesses do not appro...

Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win―and How to Design Them by Ben Guttmann About the Book: How do you break through the noise? Why do some messages work when others don't?  Why do some ideas break through, why do some slogans stick in your brain, and why do some leaders inspire change - when others don't? The answer is simple. Literally. The most effective communicators in the world all structure t...

Unforgettable: The Art and Science of Creating Memorable Experiences by Phil Mershon About the Book: Are you struggling to create memorable and valuable experiences for your customers?  Look no further than Unforgettable: The Science of Creating Memorable Experiences by Phil Mershon.  In today's attention economy, event organizers face the challenge of keeping attendees engaged amidst an abundance...

Inspire Your Buyers: Go to Market with a Story That Sizzles by Bruce Scheer About the Book: Inspire Your Buyers provides a proven, tested model to develop a compelling go-to-market narrative that will accelerate your revenue growth while rapidly bringing your product, marketing, and sales teams into alignment. Bruce Scheer developed this revolutionary go-to-market narrative model over the course o...

High-Impact Content Marketing: Strategies to Make Your Content Intentional, Engaging and Effective by Purna Virji About the Book: Create meaningful engagement, drive conversion rates and boost customer retention with this crucial resource to unlocking the true potential of your content marketing strategy. In an era of user-generated, human-generated and machine-generated content, mistakes are incr...

The Point: How to Win with Clarity-Fueled Communications by Steve Woodruff About the Book: Is it possible to grab an audience's attention in this noisy, confusing world?  According to Steven Woodruff, the solution can be summed up in a word: clarity. Clarity-fueled communication is the practice of using the fewest words to make the biggest impact.  The Point unveils how the overloaded human brain...