
Since both my books, Momentum: How to Propel Your Marketing and Transform Your Brand in the Digital Age, and The Zen of Social Media Marketing (4th Edition), are on bookshelves now, I've finally turned towards curating my own reading list for the fall.
For the ideal reading recommendations, I turned to some leading CMOs. Here are what 19 CMOs are eager to read this season:
1. Meagan Eisenberg Meagen Eisenberg- CMO of MongoDB
Meagen brings more than 19 years of experience in the high-tech industry to her role at MongoDB. She has been recognized as one of the Top 50 most retweeted by mid-sized marketers according to AdWeek and one of the Top 25 B2B Marketing Influencers according to InsideView. In 2014, she won the Marketers that Matter award.
- Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Values by Fred Kofman
- Customer Success by Nick Mehta, Dan Steinman, and Lincoln Murphy
- Sprint by Jake Knapp
2. Lauren Crampsie - CMO of Ogilvy and Mather
As Ogilvy & Mather's chief brand champion, Lauren is responsible for the direction and reputation of one of the world's most recognized brands and award-winning creative agencies. She is responsible for overall brand strategy, global communications, social media, and corporate responsibility and leads new business on behalf the agency.
- Please Enjoy Your Happiness By Paul Brinkley-Rogers
The Long View by Brian Fetherstonhaugh
3. Linda Boff - CMO of GE
Boff is GE's Chief Marketing officer leading all global marketing, brand, sponsorship, and customer experience for the company. In her role, Boff is focused on GE's transformation to a digital industrial company, leading industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive.
- Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
- The Seventh Sense by Joshua Cooper Ramo
- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
- My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
- A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
4. Jascha Kaykas-Wolff - CMO at Mozilla
As Chief Marketing Officer, Jascha Kaykas-Wolff leads Mozilla's global marketing strategy and organization. Jascha believes in two key principles: Find opportunities where no one else is looking; And, never fail the same way twice.
Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
5. Maggie Chan Jones - CMO at SAP
As CMO of SAP, Maggie Chan Jones is responsible for leading SAP's global advertising and brand experience, customer audience marketing, and field and partner marketing functions across all markets. Her mission is to bring to life SAP's vision to help the world run better and improve people's lives through storytelling, and to accelerate company growth.
Onward by Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
6. John Kennedy - CMO at Xerox
John Kennedy is chief marketing officer for Xerox. He was named to this position and appointed a corporate vice president in July 2014. Kennedy is responsible for advertising, experiential marketing, public relations, internal communications, integrated campaigns, and interactive and social marketing.
Playing to the Edge by Michael Hayden
The Long View by Brian Fetherstonhaugh
Manufacturing Demand by David Lewis
7. Jeff Rohrs - CMO of Yext
Jeff serves as CMO for Yext, the company that puts business on the map with the award-winning Yext Location Cloud. Prior to joining Yext, Jeff served as Vice President of Marketing Insights for Salesforce and ExactTarget where he built the content marketing and thought-leadership teams.
- The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris
Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
8. Jennifer Marchetti - CMO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
Jennifer Marchetti is the Chief Marketing Officer for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and leads the teams responsible for brand marketing strategy, direct marketing, online marketing, franchise sales marketing, and communications.
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Jacob's War by Alex Perriello
Rufus Goes to School by Kim Griswell
9. Mark Galante - CMO of PURE Insurance
As Chief Marketing Officer of the PURE Group, Mark leads a team that is responsible for development of the PURE brand, marketing & communications, distribution strategy and effectiveness, and member engagement & advocacy.
Originals by Adam Grant
Invisible Influence by Jonah Berger
We the People by Juan Williams
10. Jim Trebilcock - CMO of Dr Pepper Snapple Group
James "Jim" Trebilcock is the executive vice president and chief commercial officer (CCO) for Dr Pepper Snapple Group. In this role, he leads and oversees all areas of commercial brand management and marketing, as well as national account sales, shopper marketing, category management, revenue margin management and integrated business planning.
Good to Great by James C. Collins
The Maxwell Leadership Bible by John C. Maxwell
Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
11. Jackie Yeaney - CMO of Red Hat
Jackie Yeaney is responsible for orchestrating Red Hat's strategy formulation and planning, Brand, Global Programs, Global Partner Marketing, Marketing Communications, Marketing Operations, and Global Field Marketing.
12. Lisa Petrilli - CMO of TheThread.Life
Lisa Petrilli is Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer of Vanda Inc. and previously led a $750 million global medication delivery business at Baxter International. She is author of The Introvert's Guide to Success in Business and Leadership eBook, and may be found on Twitter @LisaPetrilli.
The Only Sales Guide You'll Ever Need by Anthony Iannarino
X: The Experience When Business Meets Design by Brian Solis
The Spy by Paulo Coelho (available in November)
13. Ian Gertler - CMO of Symplegades Inc.
Ian Gertler is an experienced marketing, communications, editorial and digital strategy executive that has focused on connecting the dots between people, processes and technology. He has garnered many accolades including the Forbes Top 50 CMOs by Social Influence and Top 100 Digital Transformation Influencers lists. Twitter: @iangertler
The Digital Transformation Playbook: Rethink Your Business for the Digital Age by David Rogers
Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers by Geoffrey A. Moore
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
The Martian by Andy Weir
Shareology: How Sharing is Powering the Human Economy by Bryan Kramer
14. Alan See - CMO of CMO Temps
Alan See is Principal and Chief Marketing Officer at CMO Temps, LLC. He is recognized as a "Top 50 Most Influential CMO on Social Media" by Forbes, and "Content Marketer of the Year" by the American Marketing Association.
Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
You, Inc. by Harry Beckwith and Christine Clifford Beckwith
The Midnight Assassin by Skip Hollandsworth
15. Tim Peters - CMO of Canadian Hero Fund
Tim Peters is the CMO of Canadian Hero Fund where he leads all marketing and fundraising initiatives, and also the VP Marketing and Revenue Operations at ScribbleLive. Prior to this Tim was the VP of Marketing at Ideal.com a leading HRTech startup.
Digital Influencer, A Guide to Achieving Influencer Status Online by John E Lincoln
The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage by Daymond John
#AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness by Gary Vaynerchuk
16. Mike Spadier - CMO of Onnit
Mike Spadier is Chief Marketing Officer at Onnit and has over 15 years of experience in Online Marketing. Since joining Onnit in 2013, he has helped it go from a small supplement producer to one of the fastest growing private companies (Inc 5000 in 2015) and most respected health/fitness lifestyle brands in the world.
- Rework by Jason Fried
Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
World War Z by Max Brooks
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
17. Katherine Dillon - CMO of L2 Inc.
Katherine Dillon is the Creative Director at L2, where she oversees the Design, Marketing, Editorial and Event teams. She is also a Professor at NYU ITP, where she teaches Visual Language, User Experience Design and Persuasion Design.
- Nudge by Richard Thayer
- The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman
- Hooked by Nir Eyal
18. Agathe Blanchon-Ehrsam - CMO of Vivaldi
Agathe Blanchon-Ehrsam is the Chief Marketing Officer of Vivaldi. She brings over 15 years of strategic consulting experience.
- The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly
- Exponential Organizations: Why new organizations are ten times better, faster, and cheaper than yours (and what to do about it) by Salim Ismail
- Writing Without Bullshit: Boost Your Career by Saying What You Mean by Josh Bernoff
19. Dayle Rodriguez, CMO of Sentab
Dayle Rodriguez Chief Marketing Officer of Sentab has several years of experience working specifically with third sector start-ups in a wide variety of vocations.
- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
- Parable of the Pipeline by Burke Hedges
- Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
Fall of Light by Steven Erikson/Ian Esslemont
There you have it!
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