Marketing in the Boardroom : Winning the Hearts and Minds of the Board

It''s no secret: marketing punches below its weight in the Boardroom. CEOs and other board members perceive that marketers lack commercial credibility when compared to their peers. Marketing in the Boardroom is an important book for any aspiring marketers who are moving up the career ladder. It is also an important book for their organizations; particularly those that struggle to understand and give the requisite support and emphasis to the role of marketing in developing the new products, new markets and new strategies that lie at the heart of business renewal.

It’s no secret: marketing punches below its weight in the Boardroom. CEOs and other board members perceive that marketers lack commercial credibility when compared to their peers.

helps marketers to be more commercially credible and thereby more successful in the Boardroom.

Ruth Saunders explains the importance of marketing in the Boardroom, and why marketers often struggle to engage the Board. She then shows how to develop compelling marketing strategies that the Board will buy into, offering a mix of practical solutions and varied case studies drawn from her years of industry experience. In the final section, she helps marketers better understand the Board mindset and language, demonstrating how to win over the Board members’ hearts, minds and confidence.

is an important book for any aspiring marketers who are moving up the career ladder, particularly those who are writing or giving presentations to the Board. It is also an important book for their organizations, particularly those that struggle to give marketing the support it needs to create customer-led strategies that will drive business growth.