ABSTRACT

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 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.

Marketing in the Boardroom 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. 

part one|49 pages

The importance of marketing in the boardroom

chapter 1|12 pages

The marketing issue

chapter 2|17 pages

The ideal marketer

chapter 3|16 pages

Creating the ideal marketing team

part two|104 pages

Creating marketing strategies that the Board will buy into

chapter 4|20 pages

Choosing ‘who’ to target

chapter 5|23 pages

Choosing ‘what’ to support

chapter 6|20 pages

Choosing ‘why’ to be in business

chapter 7|17 pages

Choosing ‘where’ to market

chapter 8|20 pages

Choosing ‘when’ to engage people

part three|59 pages

Getting the Board on-board

chapter 9|23 pages

Winning the Board members’ minds

chapter 10|13 pages

Winning the Board members’ hearts

chapter 11|19 pages

Winning the Board members’ confidence