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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
In our engagement on the web, every interaction is an opportunity to lift people up or put them down. There are no neutral corners.

Going through the darkest of times had unexpected benefits for content and creativity. This is how blogging saved my life.

An unexpected vist from the past made me realize all was not as it seemed in my life.
I have covered many angles of content creation, strategy, and marketing career issues. But there is one serious topic I have avoided until now.
When you are feeling your worst, you need to still find a way to bring out your best or your brand is at risk.
To stand out on the web you need to be original, and to be original you need to be courageous, Is this the “special something” of blogging?
A look back at 20 blog posts that moved the needle with a social media audience
For years, my blog posts sucked.Could it have been avoided? Here are my lessons so that you will not suffer my fate!

We are part of a dying species — humans with a paper record of their lives. Now, what do we do with it?
I run my business from a leather chair. Surprised? Read on about the naked business

Here’s to the unremarkable. Endless “manifestos” about dreaming your way to success and adventure are creating a culture that believes you’re worthless.
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