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Retailing is in a cataclysmic shift. But a new California shop may portend the future of retailing. Oh yes. It has nothing on its shelves.

Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster review some of their favorite recent marketing books on the latest Marketing Companion episode.

Facebook is facing down controversy after controversy but none of it seems to matter. Their profitability and user growth continues to rise. Will Facebook be a permanent fixture in our lives?

The social media world obsesses over influencer lists that try to bestow power on a chosen few. Here’s why most of them very flawed and unfair.

Data, big data and bigger data. If the data don’t show that the creative is going to work, throw it out the window. Play it safe, do what the data says. But for how much longer? There’s a need for balancing data and emotion.

Mark Schaefer provides an outlook of ten big ideas that will be driving the future of social media marketing in the next few years. He stresses the need to embrace the chaos!

Mirum President Mitch Joel explains why the future of a digital marketing agency is reliant on navigating martech, hustling through new competition, and cozying up to Amazon.

A Ford Motor analyst provides her take on some of the biggest consumer trends on earth. Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster look at consumer cocooning and other ideas

Tony Dowling of Novo Consultancy shares steps your business needs to take to be compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations.

The world is changing rapidly. Here is your guide to profound digital marketing trends to follow and help you remain relevant in the next few years.

New personalization technology will determine the future of marketing. Will we use it to embrace chaos and build brand love, or creep people out?

Hacking is on the rise because it’s so easy to access many computers. Is it time for some sort of minimum cyber security regulation?
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