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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
By Mars Dorian, {grow} Contributing Columnist I did something crazy. I took my life offline (gasp!) and took a family trip to the East Sea
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The pros and cons of creating different marketing approaches and social media posts for international clients

In this new episode of The Marketing Companion, we dissect buyer personas, The Kardashians, and the Star Trek holocracy.

Most content marketing plans start with developing customer personas. That’s not enough to cut through the clutter of an information dense world.
Mars Dorian believes the economics of blogging seems to be sliding with the lowered attention span and new content options.
14 experts reveal their secrets to building an actionable audience. Highlights from Guy Kawasaki, David Meerman Scott, Anne Handley, Chris Brogan and more.
There are many unexplored business opportunities on the web. Here are five ideas to find your marketing niche.
Technology is changing everything in business and customer connections could be readically different in the next few years!
Mars Dorian’s advice on how to find customers in the “real” world.
How well do you know your online audience? According to this post, not at all.
Entrepreneur Mars Dorian offers his five best lessons of online business
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