marketing Book Summaries

Predictably Irrational explores the hidden forces that shape human behavior, revealing that we are not as rational as we think when making decisions. It’s a must-read if you want to better understand human nature and consumer behavior for marketing, or if you're looking to upgrade your own decision-making skills.

DotCom Secrets is a guide to building a successful online business using marketing funnels. Russel Brunson teaches how to grow an online audience with email marketing, multiply profits with "value ladders," and even provides exact scripts to create our own sales videos.

$100M Offers teaches business owners how to create offers that sell, while at the same time charging higher prices. Alex Hormozi says we can provide more value to our clients or customers, by making an offer that uniquely solves ALL the obstacles in the way of their true desire.

Blue Ocean Strategy is about how to escape competition and create breakthrough business strategies. Kim and Mauborgne say we should look outside our traditional industry boundaries so we can truly innovate for our customers. We can find entirely new market demand, rather than fighting over old market share.

Hooked shows how to create digital products that are engaging, compelling and habit-forming. Nir Eyal reveals how big tech companies like Google, Twitter and Facebook keep us coming back to their apps over and over again. His "Hooked Model" has 4 steps: trigger, action, variable reward and investment.

Influence is about six principles of persuasion useful for sales, marketing and negotiation. Professor Robert Cialdini says certain triggers can influence human decisions almost automatically. The six principles are: reciprocity, consistency, social proof, liking, authority and scarcity.

Contagious shows how we can make our content or products more viral and shareable. Jonah Berger simplified years of his social psychology research into 6 essential principles: social currency, triggers, emotion, public, practical value and stories.

Pre-Suasion shows a new side of influence. It's about everything that happens BEFORE you ask someone to say yes to your proposal. Professor Robert Cialdini has distilled hundreds of scientific studies to prove that how you FRAME a message from the beginning is crucial to its success.

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing was published in 1993. Some examples are outdated, but the laws are true as ever. The authors go against common sense which says products can win by being better. Instead, they say to be the leader, you must be first in a product category.