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You’re in marketing for one reason: Grow. Grow your company, reputation, customers, impact, profits. Grow yourself. This is a community that will help. It will stretch your mind, connect you to fascinating people, and provide some fun along the way. I am so glad you’re here. -Mark Schaefer

Mark Schaefer hosted The Uprising Marketing Retreat and reflects on three days of inspiration and new connections with the help of Daniel Nestle.

On the fifteenth anniversary of his blog, Mark Schaefer describes five reasons that “blogging changed my life.” It may have even saved his life.

OpenAI Founder Sam Altman made a cataclysmic prediction about the future of marketing. Author Mark Schaefer claims that AI does not mean the doom of marketing.

Community-based marketing is a red-hot trend, and here are 10 ideas to quantify the value of a brand community.

Market dynamics are pushing creators and community to the forefront of marketing strategy. Influencers are wielding unprecedented power. Is it timwe to get onboard?

Each year, a small group of marketing leaders gather at a beautiful lodge in the woods to think big thoughts about the future of marketing.

The “whole self” movement is creating a lot of conversation and consternation in the workplace. Mark Schaefer and Keith Jennings examine this trend and explain how this is important to marketers.

As Discord and other secret communities flourish, companies reliant on social listening platforms will have to find new answers. This article exposes this trend through the story of an intelligence leak.


The five biggest mistakes I’ve made as an entrepreneur range from a lack of discipline to complacency in a crisis.

Social media marketing is popular and important, but most people don’t consider that it is just the beginning of the process to create emotional bonds and customer advocacy.

The advantage of having a job cannot be underestimated as preparation for an entrepreneurial career. Going to college will give you the skills to start a career. But working in a corporate environment can provide the experience and resources to start a business.
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