What I learned from the book « Traction » and how it will transform my leadership

Over the summer, I picked up a book that had been sitting on my desk for a while: Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman. It wasn’t a random choice—it was a recommendation from Emmanuel, my mentor and coach for many years now.

As I’ve been building and expanding my company, Hirondo, I’ve often turned to Emmanuel to share my challenges. Challenges around people: how to attract the right talent, how to inspire others to join the journey, and how to scale the business without losing its soul. In one of our conversations, Emmanuel simply said: “You should read this book. It might help you see things more clearly.”

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Notre livre #TechMarketingLeaders “Quand les Startup & Licornes réinventent le marketing” dispo en pré-commande

Comment mettre en place une stratégie marketing efficace en utilisant tous les outils les plus à la pointe aujourd’hui ? Comment recruter une équipe de haut niveau pour la mettre en place ? Quelles sont les best practices dans les scale-up, licornes, start-up les plus à la pointe aujourd’hui ? Quel est l’avenir du marketing à l’ère de l’IA ?

C’est à toutes ces questions et beaucoup d’autres encore que Geoffrey Vion, VP Marketing de Contentsquare, Jordan Chenevier, CEO de Bulldozer, Aurélie Fliedel, CMO de la mutuelle Alan et moi-même répondons dans cet ouvrage qui aborde toutes les problématiques du marketing aujourd’hui. Un livre qu’on a écrit en quelques mois avec une trentaine de CMO de la tech française.

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Fractional CMO, Part-time CMO, Marketing Consultant or Advisor, what is the difference?

I used this image to announce my 2 most recent part-time / fractional CMO advisory gigs (Linkedin). There absolutely no other link with the article content 👇 😂

Today I work for 3 companies as an independent marketing leader (see my Linkedin). Two have rather brand & awareness-related priorities, one has a clear focus on growth & digital. I really enjoy this new way of independent, freelance working. In the last weeks, I have come across 2 French articles (this & this) that describe this new (is it new ?) trend.

I have engaged in a little discussion with ChatGPT to understand the main differences. Let me transcribe out chat below, and add a couple of comments (in italics).

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In January: WeWork’s Vision, Two Leadership Books & The Loop Initiative

loopzerowasteplatformaxerexonadoveTo those who haven’t read last month’s/year’s digest, where I already shared my wishes, let me all wish you a Happy New Year 2019 (in France, you can do so until January 31st)! Just back from a couple of days ⛷️ 🎿🏂 in the mountains ❄️🏔️, here are the 6 most interesting things to get out of this first month of 2019. The Loop initiative, pictured here, is a personal favorite… please don’t let it be just a marketing stunt. Continue reading →

My Favorites of September: Habit-forming companies, Feel-good capitalism & Airbnb’s marketing platform

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Just 5 articles for September, all about corporate and/or marketing strategy. The two former are generally about the role of marketing in tech companies, which is my job, and the three latter are (almost) case studies about GE, Unilever and Airbnb. These reads are great to take a step back and reflect on long-term vision rather than the daily stuff. It also gives a hint of others’ challenges, how they address(ed) them, which in turn helps you be committed to your own.

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