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Top 6 Marketing & Technology books to read in 2019

Written by Ella | 21 January, 2019

It's no secret we fine folks at the MarTech Alliance, like...nay - LOVE a good marketing and technology book.

Here's a list of must read books for you to devour in 2019...

This is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See 

by Seth Godin

Superstar of the marketing world, Seth Godin has written the quintessential handbook for anyone working within or around the industry. He has decades worth of marketing expertise and has put all this wisdom into his most recent book.


 

We caught up with Seth for 2019's first episode of our Marketing & Technology Book Club to chat about;

  • What the future looks like for marketers
  • The power of education and how this can be filtered into the marketing world
  • Seth's widely popular blog and what exciting projects he has lined up in 2019

 Listen to the podcast

 Read more about the book and its author

Digital Darwinism: Survival of the Fittest in the Age of Business Disruption 

by Tom Goodwin

Buzzwords and complex acronyms are being thrown around but no-one is really aware of what change means. Tom Goodwin cuts through all the convolutedness and helps marketers understand the future before they start preparing for it.

Stay tuned: we're chatting to Tom Goodwin in an upcoming Marketing & Technology Book Club episode.

Your Ad Ignored Here: Cartoons from 15 Years of Marketing, Business, and Doodling in Meetings 

by Tom Fishburne

Never-mind how many marketing concepts and innovations emerge, marketers still do plenty of dumb stuff. Tom Fishburne's marketoons not only make people laugh, but also highlight the real opportunities and challenges that are faced by marketers every day.

Stay tuned: we're chatting to Tom Fishburne in an upcoming Marketing & Technology Book Club episode.

The Infinite Game: How Great Businesses Achieve Long-lasting Success 

by Simon Sinek

10 years ago Simon Sinek urged businesses to Start With The Why. Why do we do what we do? Why do we exist?  Now in 2019, Simon wants his readers to play the long, or Infinite Game.  The business world is not finite, the rules are not fixed and the goal posts can be moved at any time.

Stay tuned: we're chatting to Simon Sinek in an upcoming Marketing & Technology Book Club episode.

Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley 

by Emily Chang

Emily Chang faces off against the Silicon Valley boys club in this powerful expose. Emily Chang fearlessly gives a voice to all the women who are struggling to break up the toxic culture of business. She storms through the doors of boardrooms and shines a spotlight on how much work still needs to be done.
 

Finding My Virginity: The Autobiography 

by Richard Branson

Richard Branson's new autobiography follows on from his 1998's Losing My Virginity. Most people would struggle to fill the pages of one autobiography with their life- let alone two. Richard Branson however, has a lifetime of triumphs and failures he is willing to share with fellow entrepreneurs, business leaders or just those who are willing to listen.  

Stay tuned: we're chatting to Richard Branson in an upcoming Marketing & Technology Book Club episode. 

Let's not forget last year...when we consumed marketing and technology books with rapid-fire speed and had the privilege of chatting to the amazing authors behind them! 

Lost & Founder by Rand Fishkin

 Have a listen to our interview with Rand Fishkin 

 

 

 

 

Crushing It by Gary Vaynerchuk

 Have a listen to our interview with Gary Vee 

 Watch a clip of our interview with Gary Vee below

  

 

 

Hacking Marketing by Scott Brinker

 Have a listen to our interview with Scott Brinker

The Four by Scott Galloway

 Watch our interview with Scott Galloway below

 

 

Killing Marketing by Robert Rose and Joe Pulizzi 

 Watch our interview with Robert Rose below

 Listen to the whole interview here

  

 

The Start Up Way by Eric Ries

 Have a listen to our interview with Eric Ries

  

 

  

The Agile Marketer by Roland Smart

 Have a listen to our interview with Roland Smart

 

 

 

Social Selling by Tim Hughes

  Have a listen to our interview with Tim Hughes

 

 

 

Digital Sense by Travis Wright and Chris J Snook

 Have a listen to our interview with Travis and Chris 

 

 

  

Geek Girl Rising by Heather Cabot and Samantha Walravens

 Read our interview with Heather

 

 

 

Story Driven by Bernadette Jiwa

  Read more about Bernadette

 

 

 

Would You Do That To Your Mother? by Jeanne Bliss

 Have a listen to our interview with Jeanne Bliss

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