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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

Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster discuss remarkable business trends that eerily point to a Big Brother technology monitoring personal lives and politics.

A Marketing Companion podcast episode with asks if one country should govern the internet, explores Apple’s “third wave,” and looks at CEO branding.

Marketing lessons from KISS, a brush with Paula Abdul, and an unfortunate incident with holograms are just part of the fun on The Marketing Companion.

Podcasting’s next big moment may rely on lower standards, quirkier programming, and reality shows. Opportunities for growth from an industry insider

The Facebook news stream is a profoundly ineffective place to change somebody’s mind. Is this any way to create social change?

Retailing is in a cataclysmic shift. But a new California shop may portend the future of retailing. Oh yes. It has nothing on its shelves.

Customer engagement has always been a driver of social media strategy. But maybe customers don’t want to engage with your brand after all.

Mark Schaefer reflects on what it takes to create a podcast, the ups and downs, and how to keep it running successfully for five years.

One of our favorite case studies of all time is the story of how Nike used epic content to win the World Cup buzz. Here is the inside story of how some of the biggest names in sports came together to launch a massive marketing victory.

Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster review some of their favorite recent marketing books on the latest Marketing Companion episode.

Facebook is facing down controversy after controversy but none of it seems to matter. Their profitability and user growth continues to rise. Will Facebook be a permanent fixture in our lives?

The business news has been dominated about companies pivoting to take s stand on social issues, and even political issues. Is it time for you to take a brand stand?
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