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Social Media Is Bullshit
by B.J. Mendelson • 2012
Viral success is mostly fake. The boring alternative costs less and actually works.
3.40
350
Social Media Is Bullshit Summary
Social Media Is Bullshit 91%
Viral success is mostly fake. The boring alternative costs less and actually works.
by B.J. Mendelson 2012
3.40
350 ratings
Predatory Thinking
by Dave Trott • 2013
89 percent of ads go unnoticed. The principles for being the 11 percent that actually connect.
4.24
2k+
Predatory Thinking Summary
Predatory Thinking 89%
89 percent of ads go unnoticed. The principles for being the 11 percent that actually connect.
by Dave Trott 2013
4.24
2k+ ratings
Frenemies
by Ken Auletta • 2018
Two platforms took most ad money, then a kickback scandal exposed what agencies were hiding.
3.42
592
Frenemies Summary
Frenemies 89%
Two platforms took most ad money, then a kickback scandal exposed what agencies were hiding.
by Ken Auletta 2018
3.42
592 ratings
The Certainty Illusion
by Timothy Caulfield • 2025
Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.
3.95
614
The Certainty Illusion Summary
The Certainty Illusion 89%
Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.
by Timothy Caulfield 2025
3.95
614 ratings
Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age
by Miles Young • 2019
Digital is a channel, not a discipline. The advertising laws that built Ogilvy still apply.
3.59
268
Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age Summary
Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age 88%
Digital is a channel, not a discipline. The advertising laws that built Ogilvy still apply.
by Miles Young 2019
3.59
268 ratings
No B.S. Trust Based Marketing
by Matt Zagula • 2012
Make customers trust you before they buy, using a system that removes risk and proves results.
4.29
149
No B.S. Trust Based Marketing Summary
No B.S. Trust Based Marketing 88%
Make customers trust you before they buy, using a system that removes risk and proves results.
by Matt Zagula 2012
4.29
149 ratings
Subprime Attention Crisis
by Tim Hwang • 2020
The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.
3.61
1k+
Subprime Attention Crisis Summary
Subprime Attention Crisis 88%
The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.
by Tim Hwang 2020
3.61
1k+ ratings
The Anatomy of Humbug
by Paul Feldwick • 2015
Advertising's founding fathers built a science of rational persuasion. They were half right at best.
4.21
376
The Anatomy of Humbug Summary
The Anatomy of Humbug 88%
Advertising's founding fathers built a science of rational persuasion. They were half right at best.
by Paul Feldwick 2015
4.21
376 ratings
The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR
by Al Ries • 2002
PR builds brands; advertising only maintains them. Why press coverage beats paid media every time.
3.72
876
The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR Summary
The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR 88%
PR builds brands; advertising only maintains them. Why press coverage beats paid media every time.
by Al Ries 2002
3.72
876 ratings
Rebel Sell
by Joseph Heath • 2004
The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.
3.84
2k+
Rebel Sell Summary
Rebel Sell 88%
The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.
by Joseph Heath 2004
3.84
2k+ ratings
Youtility
by Jay Baer • 2013
Turn your marketing into a free tool: replace ads with apps, and customers sell themselves.
3.99
1k+
Youtility Summary
Youtility 88%
Turn your marketing into a free tool: replace ads with apps, and customers sell themselves.
by Jay Baer 2013
3.99
1k+ ratings
Culture Jam
by Kalle Lasn • 1999
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
3.63
2k+
Culture Jam Summary
Culture Jam 88%
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
by Kalle Lasn 1999
3.63
2k+ ratings
Success Secrets of the Social Media Marketing Superstars
by Mitch Meyerson • 2010
Authenticity over promotion: how the first wave of social media marketers built audiences that buy.
3.00
1
Success Secrets of the Social Media Marketing Superstars Summary
Success Secrets of the Social Media Marketing Superstars 88%
Authenticity over promotion: how the first wave of social media marketers built audiences that buy.
by Mitch Meyerson 2010
3.00
1 ratings
Trust Me, I'm Lying
by Ryan Holiday • 2012
Blogs run on lies. A former insider shows who supplies them and why truth loses.
3.85
12k+
Trust Me, I'm Lying Summary
Trust Me, I'm Lying 88%
Blogs run on lies. A former insider shows who supplies them and why truth loses.
by Ryan Holiday 2012
3.85
12k+ ratings
Buy Now
by Rick Cesari • 2011
Solve a customer's problem on screen, close the sale, track every dollar. Direct response playbook.
4.00
25
Buy Now Summary
Buy Now 88%
Solve a customer's problem on screen, close the sale, track every dollar. Direct response playbook.
by Rick Cesari 2011
4.00
25 ratings
Paid Attention
by Faris Yakob • 2015
Brands used to buy attention. Now they must earn it with myth, emotion, and ideas people share.
3.86
224
Paid Attention Summary
Paid Attention 88%
Brands used to buy attention. Now they must earn it with myth, emotion, and ideas people share.
by Faris Yakob 2015
3.86
224 ratings
The New Positioning
by Jack Trout • 1995
A consumer's mind holds seven brands. If yours is eighth, it might as well not exist.
3.71
222
The New Positioning Summary
The New Positioning 88%
A consumer's mind holds seven brands. If yours is eighth, it might as well not exist.
by Jack Trout 1995
3.71
222 ratings
The Ultimate Marketing Plan
by Dan S. Kennedy • 1991
Stop shouting at strangers: the direct-response system for finding your buyers and multiplying them.
4.12
609
The Ultimate Marketing Plan Summary
The Ultimate Marketing Plan 88%
Stop shouting at strangers: the direct-response system for finding your buyers and multiplying them.
by Dan S. Kennedy 1991
4.12
609 ratings
The Brain Audit
by Sean D'Souza • 2009
Seven checks a customer's brain makes before buying, and the script for passing each.
4.46
604
The Brain Audit Summary
The Brain Audit 88%
Seven checks a customer's brain makes before buying, and the script for passing each.
by Sean D'Souza 2009
4.46
604 ratings
Verified
by Mike Caulfield • 2023
The fact-checker method: four moves that verify anything online in under a minute.
4.24
239
Verified Summary
Verified 88%
The fact-checker method: four moves that verify anything online in under a minute.
by Mike Caulfield 2023
4.24
239 ratings
Breakthrough Advertising
by Eugene M. Schwartz • 1966
Tap a mass desire and ad dollars multiply fifty-fold. Try to create one and break even.
4.54
1k+
Breakthrough Advertising Summary
Breakthrough Advertising 88%
Tap a mass desire and ad dollars multiply fifty-fold. Try to create one and break even.
by Eugene M. Schwartz 1966
4.54
1k+ ratings
Disruptive Marketing
by Geoffrey Colon • 2016
The old playbook is dead. What growth hackers and data punks know about navigating the new normal.
3.49
110
Disruptive Marketing Summary
Disruptive Marketing 88%
The old playbook is dead. What growth hackers and data punks know about navigating the new normal.
by Geoffrey Colon 2016
3.49
110 ratings
Positioning
by Al Ries • 1980
Better products lose. The marketing war is about owning a single, simple word in the brain.
4.04
19k+
Positioning Summary
Positioning 88%
Better products lose. The marketing war is about owning a single, simple word in the brain.
by Al Ries 1980
4.04
19k+ ratings
Social Media Marketing
by Emi E Moriuchi • 2016
Consumers now run your marketing. A cross-cultural guide for leveraging what they create.
4.5
2
Social Media Marketing Summary
Social Media Marketing 88%
Consumers now run your marketing. A cross-cultural guide for leveraging what they create.
by Emi E Moriuchi 2016
4.5
2 ratings
Merchants of Doubt
by Erik M Conway Naomi Oreskes • 2010
Tobacco, acid rain, ozone, climate change: one network fought the science on all of them.
4.17
8k+
Merchants of Doubt Summary
Merchants of Doubt 88%
Tobacco, acid rain, ozone, climate change: one network fought the science on all of them.
by Erik M Conway Naomi Oreskes 2010
4.17
8k+ ratings
Scientific Advertising
by Claude C. Hopkins • 1923
Why the best ads are not creative gambles but salesmanship measured to the penny.
4.06
4k+
Scientific Advertising Summary
Scientific Advertising 88%
Why the best ads are not creative gambles but salesmanship measured to the penny.
by Claude C. Hopkins 1923
4.06
4k+ ratings
Brandwashed
by Martin Lindstrom • 2011
From before you were born, marketers have been shaping what you buy. The playbook, exposed.
3.81
4k+
Brandwashed Summary
Brandwashed 88%
From before you were born, marketers have been shaping what you buy. The playbook, exposed.
by Martin Lindstrom 2011
3.81
4k+ ratings
They Ask, You Answer
by Marcus Sheridan • 2019
Stop hiding from customer questions. Honest answers turn a 25 percent close rate into 80.
4.42
12
They Ask, You Answer Summary
They Ask, You Answer 88%
Stop hiding from customer questions. Honest answers turn a 25 percent close rate into 80.
by Marcus Sheridan 2019
4.42
12 ratings
Seducing the Subconscious
by Robert Heath • 2012
Looking away from an ad may make it work better: low attention bypasses your mental defenses.
3.98
181
Seducing the Subconscious Summary
Seducing the Subconscious 88%
Looking away from an ad may make it work better: low attention bypasses your mental defenses.
by Robert Heath 2012
3.98
181 ratings
Hype
by Gabrielle Bluestone • 2021
Fyre was not a glitch: the internet is built to reward hype and punish skepticism.
3.32
1k+
Hype Summary
Hype 88%
Fyre was not a glitch: the internet is built to reward hype and punish skepticism.
by Gabrielle Bluestone 2021
3.32
1k+ ratings
The Power of Visual Storytelling
by Ekaterina Walter • 2014
The brain reads pictures 60,000 times faster than words. How to make your marketing stick.
3.67
287
The Power of Visual Storytelling Summary
The Power of Visual Storytelling 87%
The brain reads pictures 60,000 times faster than words. How to make your marketing stick.
by Ekaterina Walter 2014
3.67
287 ratings
The Language of Trust
by Michael Maslansky • 2010
Why 'trust me' backfires and what to say instead: the language rules for selling to skeptics.
3.85
182
The Language of Trust Summary
The Language of Trust 87%
Why 'trust me' backfires and what to say instead: the language rules for selling to skeptics.
by Michael Maslansky 2010
3.85
182 ratings
Decoding the New Consumer Mind
by Kit Yarrow • 2014
The consumer brain after digital: distracted, mistrustful, novelty-obsessed. How to win sales now.
3.76
325
Decoding the New Consumer Mind Summary
Decoding the New Consumer Mind 87%
The consumer brain after digital: distracted, mistrustful, novelty-obsessed. How to win sales now.
by Kit Yarrow 2014
3.76
325 ratings
Email Persuasion
by Ian Brodie • 2013
Email's 41:1 return on investment: how to build the list, earn the trust, and convert.
3.76
258
Email Persuasion Summary
Email Persuasion 87%
Email's 41:1 return on investment: how to build the list, earn the trust, and convert.
by Ian Brodie 2013
3.76
258 ratings
Optimize
by Lee Odden • 2012
Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.
3.78
264
Optimize Summary
Optimize 87%
Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.
by Lee Odden 2012
3.78
264 ratings
Go Mobile
by Jeanne Hopkins • 2011
Mobile marketing without a big budget: how to adapt Fortune 500 tactics to your business.
3.55
60
Go Mobile Summary
Go Mobile 87%
Mobile marketing without a big budget: how to adapt Fortune 500 tactics to your business.
by Jeanne Hopkins 2011
3.55
60 ratings
Journalism and PR
by John Lloyd • 2014
PR is bypassing the newsroom and speaking directly to you. Journalism hasn't caught up.
3.78
9
Journalism and PR Summary
Journalism and PR 87%
PR is bypassing the newsroom and speaking directly to you. Journalism hasn't caught up.
by John Lloyd 2014
3.78
9 ratings
Post-Truth
by Matthew d'Ancona • 2017
Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.
3.75
921
Post-Truth Summary
Post-Truth 87%
Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.
by Matthew d'Ancona 2017
3.75
921 ratings
Making Them Believe
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2010
A goat-gland transplant doctor was a fraud, but his marketing methods built modern advertising.
3.95
94
Making Them Believe Summary
Making Them Believe 87%
A goat-gland transplant doctor was a fraud, but his marketing methods built modern advertising.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2010
3.95
94 ratings
Endless Customers
by Marcus Sheridan • 2025
The search box is dying. A playbook for winning with transparency when clicks stop coming.
4.21
114
Endless Customers Summary
Endless Customers 87%
The search box is dying. A playbook for winning with transparency when clicks stop coming.
by Marcus Sheridan 2025
4.21
114 ratings
Generating Business Referrals Without Asking
by Stacey Brown Randall • 2018
Stop asking for referrals. A relationship-first system that turns clients into your sales engine.
3.78
102
Generating Business Referrals Without Asking Summary
Generating Business Referrals Without Asking 87%
Stop asking for referrals. A relationship-first system that turns clients into your sales engine.
by Stacey Brown Randall 2018
3.78
102 ratings
Captains Of Consciousness
by Stuart Ewen • 1977
Your desires were not your own. They were manufactured to pacify a restless industrial workforce.
4.10
229
Captains Of Consciousness Summary
Captains Of Consciousness 87%
Your desires were not your own. They were manufactured to pacify a restless industrial workforce.
by Stuart Ewen 1977
4.10
229 ratings
Permission Marketing
by Seth Godin • 2014
Interruption is broken. Earn consent, build trust, and turn one-time buyers into lifetime revenue.
3.91
15k+
Permission Marketing Summary
Permission Marketing 87%
Interruption is broken. Earn consent, build trust, and turn one-time buyers into lifetime revenue.
by Seth Godin 2014
3.91
15k+ ratings
Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre • 2008
From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.
4.06
45k+
Bad Science Summary
Bad Science 87%
From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.
by Ben Goldacre 2008
4.06
45k+ ratings
Killer Facebook Ads
by Marty Weintraub • 2011
Turn Facebook's social data into a precision ad pipeline that costs less and converts more.
3.63
65
Killer Facebook Ads Summary
Killer Facebook Ads 87%
Turn Facebook's social data into a precision ad pipeline that costs less and converts more.
by Marty Weintraub 2011
3.63
65 ratings
Ogilvy on Advertising
by David Ogilvy • 1983
Your headline is 90% of your budget. A master adman's craft rules for making every word sell.
4.15
12k+
Ogilvy on Advertising Summary
Ogilvy on Advertising 87%
Your headline is 90% of your budget. A master adman's craft rules for making every word sell.
by David Ogilvy 1983
4.15
12k+ ratings
Talk Triggers
by Jay Baer • 2018
Most word of mouth is accidental. The formula for engineering it on purpose.
4.02
434
Talk Triggers Summary
Talk Triggers 87%
Most word of mouth is accidental. The formula for engineering it on purpose.
by Jay Baer 2018
4.02
434 ratings
Seducing Strangers
by Josh Weltman • 2015
Advertising's real job isn't selling. It's making people happy. A Mad Man shows you how.
3.84
317
Seducing Strangers Summary
Seducing Strangers 87%
Advertising's real job isn't selling. It's making people happy. A Mad Man shows you how.
by Josh Weltman 2015
3.84
317 ratings
The Image
by Daniel J. Boorstin • 1961
Most news is manufactured. We know it. And we still prefer the show over the real.
4.07
1k+
The Image Summary
The Image 87%
Most news is manufactured. We know it. And we still prefer the show over the real.
by Daniel J. Boorstin 1961
4.07
1k+ ratings
Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain
by David Gerard • 2017
Blockchain was meant to kill banks. It gave us hacks, bubbles, and seven transactions a second.
3.95
1k+
Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain Summary
Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain 87%
Blockchain was meant to kill banks. It gave us hacks, bubbles, and seven transactions a second.
by David Gerard 2017
3.95
1k+ ratings
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