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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

The author’s life took a plunge by trying to follow a Gary Vaynerchuk always-on regime. Creative burnout led to a revelation.

Diving into many common social media problems reveals the problems might not be related to social media activities at all

For years corporate storytelling was all the rage. But with the failure of some of the industry’s most iconic successes, it’s time to re-visit the strategy.

We all want to create customer value. But do you know which of these 30 ways you are actually achieving that and how it impacts your success?

A social media campaign wore down and ultimately destroyed a 146-year-old institution. It can be a weapon of change because social media never forgets

Many people mistakenly believe that a large social media audience is the key to success, but there’s no shortcut to building an emotional connection

Do you look at generational nuances to help you perfect your content? We unpack new research to understand Generational Social Media Preferences

Mark Schaefer provides some personal highlights from SXSW 2017, including observations on chatbots, new media and angry artificial intelligence.

Stories of personal failure and how I screwed up my content efforts by overthinking things. Five tips to keep your content simple and improve productivity

The world’s most powerful tweeter is in the house. The White House, that is. What do you do if the president tweets you?

Sure, you can say whatever you want on social media. But are you aware of the long-term implications of politicizing your brand?

GE turned a boring product into a thing of beauty that made its customer shed tears of joy. Is this the greatest content marketing case study ever?
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