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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

Sure, AI is everywhere. But the biggest marketing challenges might have nothing to do with the bots!
Mark Schaefer was quietly eating a meal in an Austin restaurant when an event occurred that changed his life and career. and it just might change yours, too.

Mark Schaefer and Dana Malstaff discuss non-obvious ways to infuse humanity into our work with AI, communities, and content.

Gated content is a popular way to create leads for a marketing strategy. This post describes why this popular tactic is working against you.

Mark Schaefer and Mathew Sweezey challenge each other to call-out the most interesting marketing megatrends of the new year.

2024 was insane and exhilarating. A group of global marketing experts help us understand what we learned about marketing in the era of AI and hyper-connected consumers.

The key to marketing insights come from consumer communities yet many companies are confused about how to proceed. Mark Schaefer provides some guidance based on his brand conversations.

Mara Singer shares new research showing that without authenticity, you cannot connect with any generation.

Universities play such an important role in our communities — far beyond just education. Yet these institutions are under severe threat from AI and new learning alternatives. A college educator has a bold new plan to reimagine universities.

Brand community is a foundational idea for the future of marketing so that’s why we need to learn why it was a good idea to burn one down!

Brand communities are a hot trend right now and seem to be everywhere. Mark Schaefer and Sara Wilson consider the state of the nation and what’s happening in politics, Gen Z, startups and more.

Is it a personal brand on TikTok, or is it something else? A few short observations from Mark Schaefer.
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