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17 Best Marketing Books

We analyzed 5+ expert sources, curated book lists, and recommendations from successful people to find the 17 best marketing books according to the internet — not just one person's opinion. Each book on this list was mentioned by at least two independent sources, and the ranking is based on how frequently each title appears across all sources studied. This consensus-based approach ensures you get recommendations backed by multiple experts, not a single reviewer's bias.

Goal: Find the best Marketing books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best marketing books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

17 Best Marketing Books

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1

Made to Stick

Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

by Chip Heath

Also recommended by

5 people
2

Positioning

The Battle for Your Mind

by Al Ries

Also recommended by

3 people
3

Influence

The Psychology of Persuasion

by Robert Cialdini

Also recommended by

18 people
  • Tobi Lütke recommended this book
  • Scott Adams recommended this book
  • Naval Ravikant recommended this book
  • Charlie Munger recommended this book
  • Adam Robinson recommended this book
  • Ramit Sethi recommended this book
  • +12

    More recommendations

    • Alexis Ohanian
      "[Helps you] navigate the world with heightened awareness for how we're always being influenced/manipulated." - Alexis Ohanian
    • Guy Kawasaki
      "The guiding light for how I conduct business—and in many ways how I live my life." - Guy Kawasaki
    • Max Levchin
      One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
    • Noah Kagan
      "People can be influenced in their behaviors by many different tactics." - Noah Kagan
    • Samy Kamkar
      "I love it because it was a very systematic and analytical approach to the most common ways that human being have been known to be influenced and persuaded to do something." - Samy Kamkar
    • Andrew Wilkinson
      "[One of] my most recommended business books." - Andrew Wilkinson
    • Neil Strauss
      "Understanding these [principles] make all the difference in making the leap from interest to attraction." - Neil Strauss
    • Patrick O'Shaughnessy
      Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this book on a blog post.
    • Mark Manson
      Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
    • Alex Hormozi
      Alex Hormozi recommended this book on Instagram.
    • James Clear
      "[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear
    • Michael Hyatt
      Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
4

Permission Marketing

Turning Strangers into Friends and Friends into Customers

by Seth Godin

Also recommended by

2 people
  • Noah Kagan recommended this book
  • Michael Hyatt recommended this book
5

Originals

How Non-Conformists Move the World

by Adam Grant

Also recommended by

12 people
  • Peter Thiel recommended this book
  • Richard Branson recommended this book
  • Tim Urban recommended this book
  • Ray Dalio recommended this book
  • Seth Godin recommended this book
  • Arianna Huffington recommended this book
  • +6

    More recommendations

    • Tony Hsieh
      One of 4 books Tony Hsieh recommended in Inc.com
    • Whitney Wolfe Herd
      Whitney Wolfe Herd mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
    • Anthony Pompliano
      "[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano
    • Kat Cole
      "[One of] my two favorite books." - Kat Cole
    • Sheryl Sandberg
      "One of the most important and captivating books I have ever read." - Sheryl Sandberg
    • Jodie Cook
      "Gives you permission to be different." - Jodie Cook
6

Contagious

Why Things Catch On

by Jonah Berger

Also recommended by

1 person
  • Changpeng Zhao recommended this book
7

Top of Mind

Use Content to Unleash Your Influence and Engage Those Who Matter To You

by John Hall
8

Blue Ocean Strategy

How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant

by W. Chan Kim

Also recommended by

5 people
9

Don't Make Me Think

A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

by Steve Krug

Also recommended by

5 people
  • Ev Williams recommended this book
  • Brian Armstrong recommended this book
  • Jeff Atwood recommended this book
  • Nick Ganju recommended this book
  • Garry Tan recommended this book
10

Crushing It!

How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence-and How You Can, Too

by Gary Vaynerchuk

Also recommended by

2 people
11

Hooked

How to Build Habit-Forming Products

by Nir Eyal

Also recommended by

1 person
12

The Anatomy of Buzz

How to Create Word of Mouth Marketing

by Emanuel Rosen

Also recommended by

1 person
13

Buyology

Truth and Lies About Why We Buy

by Martin Lindstrom
14

Content Inc.

Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (With Little to No Money)

by Joe Pulizzi
15

Epic Content Marketing

How to Tell a Different Story, Break through the Clutter, and Win More Customers by Marketing Less

by Joe Pulizzi
16

Everybody Writes

Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content

by Ann Handley
17

Hacking Growth

How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success

by Sean Ellis

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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