Martin Kihn is an American writer and digital marketer.[1]
Martin Kihn | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | B.A. (Theater Studies) M.B.A |
| Alma mater | Yale University Columbia Business School |
| Occupation | Author |
| Website | martykihn.com |
Early life and education
editMartin Kihn was born in Zambia, where his parents met while working in a hospital. His South African-born father is a doctor, and his Scottish mother, a former actress, is now a drama teacher.[2] He grew up in Michigan. He has earned a BA in Theater Studies from Yale and an MBA from Columbia Business School.[3] Kihn subsequently worked as a consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton and a digital marketing analyst for the advertising agency Digitas. In 2013, he became a digital marketing and advertising technology analyst for Gartner.[4]
Personal life
editKihn is married to the musician Julia Douglass,[2] and they reside in Katonah, New York.[5] He is the basis for the character Marty Kaan, played by Don Cheadle in the Showtime series, House of Lies.
Works
editAfter working as a researcher and writer for Forbes and New York, among others, Kihn was head writer for the MTV Networks series, Pop-Up Video, from 1997 to 1999. His memoir, House of Lies, based on his experience as a consultant, was published in 2005. Writing in Salon, Farhad Manjoo said, "Kihn's breezy, Jay McInerney-inspired writing renders [management consulting] precisely, often hilariously."[6] Kihn published two subsequent memoirs: A$$hole (2008) and Bad Dog: A Love Story (2011). Warner Bros. paid $500,000 for the rights to A$$hole,[7] a parody of a business self-help book. Bad Dog: A Love Story relates how Kihn overcame personal problems by training his unruly Bernese Mountain Dog, Hola.[8]
- House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time, Grand Central, 2005
- Asshole: How I Got Rich and Happy by Not Giving a Shit About You, Broadway Books, 2008
- Bad Dog: A Love Story, Pantheon, 2011
- Customer Data Platforms: Use People Data to Transform the Future of Marketing Engagement, 2020 (with Christopher B. O'Hara)
References
edit- ^ "Amazon profile of Martin Kihn". Amazon. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ a b "WEDDINGS; Julia Douglass, Martin Kihn". NY Times. 27 December 1992. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Bio | Marty Kihn". Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Gartner for Marketing Leaders".
- ^ "IMdb profile of Martin Kihn". IMdb. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Scam I am". 12 April 2005.
- ^ "Scribe talks dirty to WB". 19 July 2006.
- ^ Kihn, Martin (21 January 2010). "The secrets of Petra Ford and Tyler, the world's greatest canine obedience champions". Slate.