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Mukbang is a new trend demonstrating gluttonous behavior on video. So why not? Gluttony and other trends on The Marketing Companion!

Fake news is in the news. But what does it have to do with your marketing department? Get ready.

Marketing research is in jeopardy. A WSJ report says that people won’t respond to polls any more. What are the implications for our businesses when we can’t count on marketing research?

In the 150th episode of The Marketing Companion, we learn how to monetize a Facebook Group with BossMom Dana Malstaff and Mark goes on a rant!

Advertisers are getting squeezed on all sides. Traditional ads are going away, digital ads are skyrocketing in price. What’s the solution?

The Marketing Rebellion is here, ushered in by a new book from Mark Schaefer. How do you succeed in an ad-free, loyalty-free, funnel-free world?

Slowly but inexorably we are entering a post advertising world, or at least one where power is being consolidated into three major players. How do you survive in that environment?

The popular video app TikTok overtook Facebook on the App Store and now Facebook has launched a competitor. Here’s what you should know.

Focusing on the Stories format could be the key to answering the tricky question of retaining the stagnant user base Facebook faces on social media.

A Marketing Companion episode explores the shifting nature of professionalism in the workplace as well as developments from Facebook, Amazon, and Walmart.

Industry leaders once predicted many niche social networks that eventually eat away at Facebook’s dominance Why did that never happen?

Another controvery from Facebook. This seems to be nothing surprising if you conclude that Facebook has no moral compass.
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