Books that influenced me

Sarah Stratford, executive strategy director at ais London, shared the six books that have influenced her the most.

Books that influenced me

Sarah Stratford

Sarah Stratford is the executive strategy director at ais London. She has worked at the agency for nine years and has been instrumental in helping client O2 establish digital as a central platform to engage customers. She won an IPA Effectiveness Award for her work on O2 Priority Moments. She was also elected to the board of the Marketing Agencies Association (MAA) in 2013 as planning representative.

1. The real Mad Men: The remarkable true story of Madison Avenue's golden age

By Andrew Cracknell, published by Quercus, 2011

An actual 'mad man' lent me...

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