The Marketing Book Podcast

The New Rules of Marketing & PR: How to Use Content Marketing, AI, Social Media, Podcasting, Video, and Newsjacking to Reach Buyers Directly (9th Edition) by David Meerman Scott ABOUT THE BOOK: The updated ninth edition of the pioneering guide to generating attention for your idea or business, jam-packed with new AI techniques and fresh stories of success As the ways we communicate continue to evolve, keeping pace with the latest technology―including generative artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT―can seem an almost impossible task.  How can you keep your product or service from getting lost in the digital clutter? The ninth edition of The New Rules of Marketing and PR offers everything you need to speak directly to your audience, make a strong personal connection, and generate attention for your business. An international bestseller with half a million copies sold in twenty-nine languages, this revolutionary guide gives you a proven, step-by-step plan for deploying the power of social media, AI, and

Unsticking Deals: Why Deals Stall, How to Unstick Them, And How to Prevent Them From Sticking in the First Place by James Muir  ABOUT THE BOOK: Stuck deals are arguably the biggest problem in sales. Depending on the industry, between 40-60% of all sales are lost to no-decision. The implications are staggering. This fact means that the problem of stuck deals and "no-decision" effectively doubles the cost of every sale, and wastes somewhere around one-half of every sales professional's time. The good news is that if we can unstick our deals (or even better, prevent them from sticking in the first place) we can effectively double our sales, dramatically shorten our sales cycles, and double our commissions. What you will learn in Unsticking Deals: Surprisingly, stalled deals are caused by just three things. The Universal Root Cause Maxim explains the three reasons deals stall in a single sentence. The five common sales issues that cause sales professionals to stick their deals. The three things that cause custom

The Power of Instinct: The New Rules of Persuasion in Business and Life by Leslie Zane ABOUT THE BOOK: Award-winning Fortune 500 brand consultant and behavioral expert Leslie Zane shatters conventional marketing wisdom, showing readers how to tap into the hidden brain where instinct prevails, creating a powerful network of connections that drive people to buy your product, company, or vision.   People don't make decisions with their conscious mind, but on instinct.  In The Power of Instinct, marketing consultant and behavioral science expert Leslie Zane shows that to grow a brand, business, or even a social movement, traditional persuasion tactics fall short.  Instead, you must connect to the instinctive mind. And to do this, you need to understand the science of consumer choice and employ techniques that work with a person's brain, not against it.   Zane uncovers the hidden network of connections that dictates the snap decisions we make and cracks the code on how to influence it.  With a revolutionary set of

The Consumer Behaviour Book: Exploring The Reasons Why Emotions Are So Important In Decision Making by Anthony “Tas” Tasgal  ABOUT THE BOOK: Neoclassical economics assumes that most people have well-defined preferences and make well-informed, self-interested decisions based on those preferences.  But in the real world, this is often not the case.  The Consumer Behaviour Book combines elements of economics and psychology to help you understand how and why consumers behave the way they do. Using behavioral economics as the foundation, the author explains the anomalies in consumer choices and what influences human behavior, preferences, and decision-making.   Often the case, emotional as well as economic factors play a vital role in consumer behavior.  Therefore, behavioral economics can be an important aid to business and marketing strategies by understanding how consumer decisions can be influenced. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Anthony “Tas” Tasgal is a man of many lanyards: trainer, author, TEDx speaker, brand and commu

Buyer Personas – Revised and Expanded: Gain Deep Insight Into Your Customers' Buying Decisions and Win More Business by Jim Kraus and Adele Revella   ABOUT THE BOOK: A fresh look into understanding your prospective customer's buying decisions to influence them and win more business Building on the groundbreaking success of the first edition, this newly revised and updated version of Buyer Personas enables marketers to stop wasting time and resources on their best guesses and start drilling down to understand what buyers truly care about―then harness this newfound knowledge to create strategies and messages that break through the clutter and reach buyers on their level. In a world where buyers frequently struggle to get the information they need to evaluate competitive alternatives and feel confident in their choices, this book lays out a step-by-step approach used by hundreds of companies to understand what buyers want to know and experience as they search for a solution to meet their needs, weigh their optio

The Smart Advertising Book: How To Deliver Advertising That Grows Your Brand by Dan White ABOUT THE BOOK: Brands today have a bewildering array of ways to communicate with their target audience. To succeed, brand owners need to know how to identify the best combination of media and how to create effective content.  Much advertising is ill-chosen and poorly executed; understanding how to harness its potential provides a strong competitive advantage. This book has guidance for company leaders, marketers, and entrepreneurs in delivering effective advertising.  It presents a summary of all the latest evidence and thinking about successful advertising in a clear, accessible way with inspiring examples and the author’s trademark frameworks, analogies, and hand-drawn illustrations.     ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dan White is a marketing insights innovator. His career includes a decade as an insights professional, another as a brand advisor, and a third as a Chief Marketing Officer. His other books include The Smart Marketing

Chaotic Change: Embracing Chaos to Drive Innovation and Growth by Nicholas Webb ABOUT THE BOOK: Chaotic Change is designed to be a comprehensive guide for leaders, innovators, and change-makers navigating the complexities of the modern business landscape.  Through personal anecdotes, case studies, and practical strategies, this book provides a roadmap for managing chaotic change—a process that drives and sustains innovation.  From grasping the dynamics of strategic excellence to fostering a culture of happiness and clarity within organizations, each section builds on the next, offering a holistic approach to change management.  Get started on this journey, equipped with the knowledge, tools, and mindset to thrive amidst chaotic change. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nicholas Webb is a best-selling author, a keynote speaker on innovation, healthcare, future trends, and customer experience, and the CEO of LeaderLogic a management consulting firm that works with some of the top brands in the world.   Nicholas began his caree

Brand Naming: The Complete Guide to Creating a Name for Your Company, Product, or Service by Rob Meyerson  ABOUT THE BOOK: You don't have a brand—whether it's for a company or a product—until you have a name. The name is one of the first, longest-lasting, and most important decisions in defining the identity of a company, product, or service. But set against a tidal wave of trademark applications, mortifying mistranslations, and disappearing dot-com availability, you won't find a good name by dumping out Scrabble tiles. Brand Naming details best-practice methodologies, tactics, and advice from the world of professional naming. You'll learn: What makes a good (and bad) name The step-by-step process professional namers use How to generate hundreds of name ideas The secrets of whittling the list down to a finalist The most complete and detailed book about naming your brand, Brand Naming includes insider anecdotes, tired trends, brand origin stories, and busted myths. Whether you need a great name for a new com

The Road To Hell: How Purposeful Business Leads To Bad Marketing And A Worse World And How Human Creativity Is The Way Out by Nick Asbury ABOUT THE BOOK: The road to hell is paved with good intentions, says the proverb. Never has that been truer than in the case of corporate purpose, the movement that took over the business and advertising world following the financial crisis of 2008. Guided by the mantra 'do well by doing good', businesses embraced a social purpose agenda that sought to align doing good for society with doing well in the marketplace. According to author Nick Asbury, the result has been a wave of humorless and hubristic advertising and a spiral of worse social outcomes, as businesses wade into issues beyond their remit while neglecting their real ethical responsibilities. Diving into examples including Bud Light, Patagonia, Cadbury, and Unilever, Nick Asbury builds a compelling case against purpose - covering what it is, where it came from, how it leads to worse marketing, and how it leads to

Blue Goldfish 2.0: 8 Ways to Leverage AI and Data for Customer Loyalty & Marketing Innovation by Stan Phelps and Chuck Gallagher ABOUT THE BOOK: In an era where AI transforms the landscape of customer engagement, Blue Goldfish 2.0 emerges as the essential guide for businesses aiming to lead through innovation.  This updated second edition shines a spotlight on the power of AI, data, and analytics, featuring over 400 case studies that exemplify how companies are elevating the customer experience. The New Frontier of Competitive Advantage As customer experience solidifies its position as the ultimate battleground for differentiation, the quest for a competitive edge becomes more challenging.  Echoing the wisdom of former GE CEO Jack Welch, the book emphasizes that true advantage lies in learning about customers more rapidly and effectively than competitors and translating these insights into swift, decisive action. Blue Goldfish 2.0 presents a compelling argument that the fusion of knowledge and agility is

Presentation Ready: Improve Your Sales Presentation Outcomes and Avoid the Twelve Most Common Mistakes by Terri Sjodin  ABOUT THE BOOK: When it comes down to a pivotal business or sales presentation, if it doesn’t move you forward, you have got to figure out why and change it. How do you sell, persuade, or move people to action? A vital element in creating influence in today’s market is the ability to build and deliver a thought-provoking presentation. From elevator speeches to formal sales presentations, you can craft a more compelling message. Most people want to improve their presentations but don’t know where to start―and that can be costly. That is where this book can help.  Terri Sjodin has done the heavy lifting and eliminated the guesswork by providing specific solutions to guide you through the process of crafting an improved presentation to use at your very next meeting (in-person, virtually, or in a hybrid environment).  She shares the results of her multi-year research project―which identified twe

Lean Marketing: More leads. More profit. Less marketing. by Allan Dib ABOUT THE BOOK: Bigger Results with Less Marketing You keep being told to do more marketing — more complex, more aggressive, and more expensive marketing. Chasing the latest bright, shiny object is exhausting. Increased efforts keep leading to disappointment. The overwhelm for entrepreneurs, marketers, and business leaders is real.  There’s a better way.   The lean movement has transformed manufacturing and is now revolutionizing marketing. Small, medium, and large businesses are getting bigger and better results with less marketing. In this book, you’ll discover: Why many existing marketing techniques have stopped working and what to do instead. The exact tools and tactics you need to build a devastatingly effective marketing system. How to win with a simple, structured, and systemized approach rather than failing with random acts of marketing. How to pivot from bloated, ineffective, and wasteful marketing activities to ones that compel p

Inside the Black Box: How Marketers Waste Billions in Online Advertising by Bob Hoffman  ABOUT THE BOOK: In 2024, marketers will spend over $650 billion on online advertising. A substantial proportion of this - perhaps in the hundreds of billions - will be completely wasted. Not for the usual reason - their advertising stinks - but for another, darker reason. They have been cheated, conned, and robbed. It has been clear for about a decade that a great deal of online advertising is crooked. It is a black box. Money goes in and nobody knows what comes out. Between ad fraud, made for advertising sites, hidden middleman fees, crooked publishers, unreliable data, unreliable reports, viewability issues, click fraud, false attribution, consumer inattention, and the utter lack of transparency, advertisers are being fucked blind. The book should be of particular value to executives (like CEOs and CFOs) who cross their fingers and hope their marketing people know what they're talking about (Spoiler alert: They don't.)

Dear listeners, all good things must come to an end so I’m making this short announcement to let you know that I’m going to stop producing The Marketing Book Podcast and happily fade away from the world of marketing and sales. Have a listen to why I'm bowing out from what has been a lot of fun for me and what's next!

The Content Entrepreneur: Critical Strategies to Accelerate Your Success As a Content Creator by Joe Pulizzi and Friends ABOUT THE BOOK: From “The Godfather of Content Marketing” comes business-changing insights from 33 experts on the proven way to build a content business. In this comprehensive guide for serious content creators, you’ll find critical strategies to accelerate your success as you move from content creator to content entrepreneur. The Content Entrepreneur walks you through the entire content creation process, showing you how to: Start and set up your content business How to choose your content niche and platform Which technology to choose (including leveraging AI) Strategies to build and keep a loyal audience How to repurpose your content Create a marketing plan for the long run Generate multiple forms of revenue Plan for long-term growth Set the right goals for your business and family situation This comprehensive guide includes over 40 chapters from 33 of the leading content experts on the

Social Media Explained 3.0: Marketing Success in the AI Era by Mark Schaefer  ABOUT THE BOOK: In this third and completely revised edition of his classic book, bestselling author and college educator Mark Schaefer explains why many marketers are "sleepwalking" through the social media world because they haven't kept up with new consumer trends.  Schaefer untangles the world's least understood business practices in his easy-to-understand personal style. Social Media Explained 3.0 is perfect for the busy executive, business owner, entrepreneur, or student who needs a quick and simple explanation of "what to do."  The book provides insights into how social media fits into the modern marketing eco-system, including: How social media strategy has dramatically changed. In fact, it's not a strategy at all! Unique insights into the role of content, engagement, and timing Practical ideas to initiate and measure a paid strategy The growing impact of AI on social media effectiveness Insights into measuring results Case

The ABM Effect: How to Win, Retain, and Grow Valuable Clients for Market-Beating Growth by Alisha Lyndon ABOUT THE BOOK: Conventional sales and marketing strategies typically involve pitching to broad markets to establish brand recognition and stimulate demand, ultimately leading to revenue generation.  However, a more efficient and impactful approach is to acknowledge and treat each client as a distinct market in its own right. Account-Based Marketing (ABM), pioneered by Alisha Lyndon, is quickly emerging as the number one growth strategy for firms selling high-value solutions to large and complex clients.  Packed with real-life stories and insights, this book reveals how-to approaches for: Enabling clients to make purchase decisions by meeting them on their terms and overcoming buyer caution Removing friction from the buying processes through the alignment of selling and marketing efforts Navigating the dynamics of buying teams, fostering genuine connections, and cultivating trust-based relationships The

They Ask You Answer: Ein Revolutionär Simpler Ansatz Für Mehr Erfolg In Vertrieb Und Marketing, Angepasst An Die Digitalen Konsumenten Von Heute ABOUT THE BOOK This is the German-language edition of the bestseller "They Ask, You Answer: A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing, and Today's Digital Consumer" by Marcus Sheridan, featured on episode 258 of The Marketing Book Podcast in 2019. This interview starts in English and then is in German. ABOUT THE AUTHOR René Neubach is the founder of Content Glory. Born and raised in Vienna René has spent the last 25 years in different areas of digital marketing before joining the pharmaceutical industry in various marketing positions both in Europe and globally.  For the last ten years, René has worked as a consultant and business coach, focusing on developing content strategies for his clients and coaching marketing and salespeople to implement these strategies and tactics in their companies successfully.    ABOUT THE GUEST HOST Torsten Herrmann

Public Speaking with Confidence: How to Overcome Anxiety and Deliver Unforgettable Presentations by Philipp Humm ABOUT THE BOOK: You’ve probably tried to speak in public a few times before. Maybe your heart started racing, you had difficulty breathing, or you forgot what you wanted to say. You've tried a few different strategies, but nothing has worked. It sucks, right? Philipp Humm knows the struggle you’re going through right now. For years, speaking in public was the single thing he was most afraid of. Until he discovered the techniques you’re about to learn. In this book, you’ll master the techniques that have helped him overcome his fear of public speaking and feel excited to speak in public. They are the same techniques he used to prepare for his TEDx talk, which he’s taught in his workshops with companies including Google, Oracle, ASICS, Visa, Salesforce, Metlife, and EON. Some of the exercises are a bit unconventional. Some are weird. But they’re also the most effective in helping you feel confident a

The Customer Copernicus: How to be Customer-Led by Charlie Dawson and Seán Meehan ABOUT THE BOOK: Some companies are great for customers – they care and change whole markets to work better for the customers they serve. Think of Amazon, easyJet and Sky. They make things easier and improve what matters – obvious, surely? They have also enjoyed huge business success, growing and making plenty of money. The Customer Copernicus answers the following question: if it’s obvious and attractive, why is it so rare? And then it answers a second question because Tesco, O2, and Wells Fargo were like this once. Why, having mastered it, would you ever stop? Because all three did, and two ended up in court. The Customer Copernicus explains how to become and how to stay customer-led. Essential reading for leaders and teams who want their organizations to stay competitive by developing a more purposeful and innovative culture. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Charlie Dawson is the founder of The Foundation, a London-based consultancy establi