--- {"type":"list","title":"Best Books About Sales & Marketing","listId":2649,"canonicalUrl":"https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing","visibleItemTotal":29,"creator":{"id":"scottc","name":"Scott Clement","url":"https://listium.com/@scottc"},"stats":{"views":790,"likes":2},"category":"books & literature","publishedAt":"2016-04-12T01:23:59.445Z","updatedAt":"2016-04-12T01:23:59.445Z","fields":[{"id":0,"name":"Item","type":"PrimaryText"},{"id":1,"name":"Name","type":"Text","format":"short"},{"id":2,"name":"Read","type":"Symbols","format":"tick_cross"},{"id":3,"name":"Amazon.com","type":"Calculated","format":"shop_link"},{"id":4,"name":"Google","type":"Calculated","format":"search_link"},{"id":5,"name":"Image","type":"Image"}]} --- # Best Books About Sales & Marketing By [Scott Clement (@scottc)](https://listium.com/@scottc) 790 views · 2 likes Published 12 April 2016 · Updated 12 April 2016 Category: books & literature Up your marketing/sales game with this selection of books ## Items ### 1. [To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/0/to-sell-is-human-the-surprising-truth-about-moving-others) Item ID: `0` - Name: Daniel H. Pink - Read: Yes - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=To+Sell+Is+Human+The+Surprising+Truth+About+Moving+Others&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20To+Sell+Is+Human+The+Surprising+Truth+About+Moving+Others+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ausdgsaiffouwqjtmtu6.jpg) ### 2. [80/20 Sales and Marketing](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/1/8020-sales-and-marketing) Item ID: `1` - Name: Perry Marshall - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=80+20+Sales+and+Marketing&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%2080+20+Sales+and+Marketing+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/hvrqfoeewtf0xcmsgmdx.jpg) ### 3. [Branding For Dummies](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/2/branding-for-dummies) Item ID: `2` - Name: Bill Chiaravalle, Barbara Findlay Schenck - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Branding+For+Dummies&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Branding+For+Dummies+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/cp9i9ggcmdgoi9yfphoj.jpg) ### 4. [Get Slightly Famous: Become a Celebrity in Your Field and Attract More Business with Less Effort](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/3/get-slightly-famous-become-a-celebrity-in-your-field-and-attract-more-business-with-less-effort) Item ID: `3` - Name: Steven Van Yoder - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Get+Slightly+Famous+Become+a+Celebrity+in+Your+Field+and+Attract+More+Business+with+Less+Effort&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Get+Slightly+Famous+Become+a+Celebrity+in+Your+Field+and+Attract+More+Business+with+Less+Effort+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/qg3dk4vfom24s2ernino.jpg) ### 5. [Getting Business to Come to You: A Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Attracting All the Business You Can Enjoy](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/4/getting-business-to-come-to-you-a-complete-do-it-yourself-guide-to-attracting-all-the-business-you-can-enjoy) Item ID: `4` - Name: C.J. Hayden - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Getting+Business+to+Come+to+You+A+Complete+Do+It+Yourself+Guide+to+Attracting+All+the+Business+You+Can+Enjoy&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Getting+Business+to+Come+to+You+A+Complete+Do+It+Yourself+Guide+to+Attracting+All+the+Business+You+Can+Enjoy+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wjljuqbkfaj7fgzrbnjv.jpg) ### 6. [How Customers Think: Essential Insights into the Mind of the Market](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/5/how-customers-think-essential-insights-into-the-mind-of-the-market) Item ID: `5` - Name: Gerald Zaltman - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=How+Customers+Think+Essential+Insights+into+the+Mind+of+the+Market&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20How+Customers+Think+Essential+Insights+into+the+Mind+of+the+Market+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/vkmzzo8grzb9qiyy4cmc.jpg) ### 7. [How to Become a Rainmaker: The Rules for Getting and Keeping Customers and Clients](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/6/how-to-become-a-rainmaker-the-rules-for-getting-and-keeping-customers-and-clients) Item ID: `6` - Name: Jeffrey J. 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[How to Master the Art of Selling](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/7/how-to-master-the-art-of-selling) Item ID: `7` - Name: Tom Hopkins - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=How+to+Master+the+Art+of+Selling&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20How+to+Master+the+Art+of+Selling+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/mldcwltkaur6v4xpw78d.jpg) ### 9. [Influence: Science and Practice](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/8/influence-science-and-practice) Item ID: `8` - Name: Robert B. Cialdini - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Influence+Science+and+Practice&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Influence+Science+and+Practice+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ocsnbqtjprxrqco6kyvr.jpg) ### 10. [Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Red Book of Selling](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/9/jeffrey-gitomers-little-red-book-of-selling) Item ID: `9` - Name: Jeffrey Gitomer - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Jeffrey+Gitomer+s+Little+Red+Book+of+Selling&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Jeffrey+Gitomer+s+Little+Red+Book+of+Selling+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/hyrlyt49d520affhfuid.jpg) ### 11. [Kellogg on Branding: The Marketing Faculty of The Kellogg School of Management](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/10/kellogg-on-branding-the-marketing-faculty-of-the-kellogg-school-of-management) Item ID: `10` - Name: Philip Kotler and Alice Tybout - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Kellogg+on+Branding+The+Marketing+Faculty+of+The+Kellogg+School+of+Management&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Kellogg+on+Branding+The+Marketing+Faculty+of+The+Kellogg+School+of+Management+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/l55mirq5w1gqinmsaltz.jpg) ### 12. [Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play: Transforming the Buyer/Seller Relationship](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/11/lets-get-real-or-lets-not-play-transforming-the-buyerseller-relationship) Item ID: `11` - Name: Mahan Khalsa,Randy Illig - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Let+s+Get+Real+or+Let+s+Not+Play+Transforming+the+Buyer+Seller+Relationship&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Let+s+Get+Real+or+Let+s+Not+Play+Transforming+the+Buyer+Seller+Relationship+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/qsoq2d6iwkpr7vu8hukj.jpg) ### 13. [Mastering the Complex Sale](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/12/mastering-the-complex-sale) Item ID: `12` - Name: Jeff Thull - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Mastering+the+Complex+Sale&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Mastering+the+Complex+Sale+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/xrnxffp0ypltxnnfwqyt.jpg) ### 14. [New Sales. Simplified.: The Essential Handbook for Prospecting and New Business Development](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/13/new-sales-simplified-the-essential-handbook-for-prospecting-and-new-business-development) Item ID: `13` - Name: MIKE WEINBERG, S. Anthony Iannarino - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=New+Sales+Simplified+The+Essential+Handbook+for+Prospecting+and+New+Business+Development&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20New+Sales+Simplified+The+Essential+Handbook+for+Prospecting+and+New+Business+Development+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/yqhmuscf5gejz7ujjq9w.jpg) ### 15. [Perfect Selling](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/14/perfect-selling) Item ID: `14` - Name: Linda Richardson - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Perfect+Selling&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Perfect+Selling+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/erujfsmegbnfdltint8m.jpg) ### 16. [Permission Marketing](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/15/permission-marketing) Item ID: `15` - Name: Seth Godin - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Permission+Marketing&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Permission+Marketing+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/a96wphw0o5ddylmjlwgr.jpg) ### 17. [Secrets of Closing the Sale](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/16/secrets-of-closing-the-sale) Item ID: `16` - Name: Zig Ziglar - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Secrets+of+Closing+the+Sale&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Secrets+of+Closing+the+Sale+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/mfxjxx27ksawcvvspjfr.jpg) ### 18. [Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/17/selling-the-invisible-a-field-guide-to-modern-marketing) Item ID: `17` - Name: Harry Bedwith - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Selling+the+Invisible+A+Field+Guide+to+Modern+Marketing&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Selling+the+Invisible+A+Field+Guide+to+Modern+Marketing+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/rcxxvhkza7co1iwsdxff.jpg) ### 19. [Selling to Big Companies](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/18/selling-to-big-companies) Item ID: `18` - Name: Jill Konrath - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Selling+to+Big+Companies&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Selling+to+Big+Companies+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ctclw4afqe1vzcv2zbrw.jpg) ### 20. [SNAP Selling: Speed Up Sales and Win More Business with Today's Frazzled Customers](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/19/snap-selling-speed-up-sales-and-win-more-business-with-todays-frazzled-customers) Item ID: `19` - Name: Jill Konrath - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=SNAP+Selling+Speed+Up+Sales+and+Win+More+Business+with+Today+s+Frazzled+Customers&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20SNAP+Selling+Speed+Up+Sales+and+Win+More+Business+with+Today+s+Frazzled+Customers+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/w0m2pza6r4mcvpphr04r.jpg) ### 21. [Spin Selling](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/20/spin-selling) Item ID: `20` - Name: Neil Rackham - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Spin+Selling&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Spin+Selling+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/sepyxlifmffhwartztmg.jpg) ### 22. [Strategic Selling](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/21/strategic-selling) Item ID: `21` - Name: Robert Miller and Stephen Heiman - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Strategic+Selling&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Strategic+Selling+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/sjk9z4idqseqgffdmszp.jpg) ### 23. [The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/22/the-22-immutable-laws-of-branding) Item ID: `22` - Name: Al Ries, Laura Ries - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+22+Immutable+Laws+of+Branding&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20The+22+Immutable+Laws+of+Branding+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/dujr3m0z69vgjwqf6rth.jpg) ### 24. [The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/23/the-challenger-sale-taking-control-of-the-customer-conversation) Item ID: `23` - Name: Matthew Dixon - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Challenger+Sale+Taking+Control+of+the+Customer+Conversation&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20The+Challenger+Sale+Taking+Control+of+the+Customer+Conversation+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/hhvkgnikvxdsc9dfoywk.jpg) ### 25. [The Greatest Salesman in the World](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/24/the-greatest-salesman-in-the-world) Item ID: `24` - Name: Og Mandino - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Greatest+Salesman+in+the+World&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20The+Greatest+Salesman+in+the+World+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/smlcsjnchhfnxpaizxoh.jpg) ### 26. [The Little Red Book of Selling](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/25/the-little-red-book-of-selling) Item ID: `25` - Name: Jeff Gitomer - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Little+Red+Book+of+Selling&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20The+Little+Red+Book+of+Selling+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/qtraelm3co0dczrqvx64.jpg) ### 27. [The psychology Influence of Persuasion](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/26/the-psychology-influence-of-persuasion) Item ID: `26` - Name: Robert B. Cialdini PhD - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+psychology+Influence+of+Persuasion&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20The+psychology+Influence+of+Persuasion+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/zjn8qxvrykxx0gcp2koi.jpg) ### 28. [The Psychology of Selling](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/27/the-psychology-of-selling) Item ID: `27` - Name: Brian Tracy - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Psychology+of+Selling&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20The+Psychology+of+Selling+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/kapkvw9tdpfocnhiv0vy.jpg) ### 29. [The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference](https://listium.com/@scottc/2649/best-books-about-sales--marketing/28/the-tipping-point-how-little-things-can-make-a-big-difference) Item ID: `28` - Name: Malcolm Gladwell - Read: - - Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Tipping+Point+How+Little+Things+Can+Make+a+Big+Difference&tag=listium03-20) - Google: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20The+Tipping+Point+How+Little+Things+Can+Make+a+Big+Difference+Public+Books+About+Sales+Marketing) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/kati0sm4wkxjbocvd7kx.jpg)