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Getting people “addicted” to a product seems like an aspirational marketing goal but now it’s actually happening in some cases. Is marketing addiction the solution or the problem?

On this retro look at marketing over the past five years — Google Glass, Klout, Twitter and others — the Marketing Companion episode shows the pace of marketing is fast and getting faster!

This annual research into new media trends is chock-full of insights and curiosities. Learn why you might need an audio strategy, the fastest tech segment right now, social media usage trends, wy YouTube means music, and more!

Social media marketing has been the hottest marketing concept for the last 10 years. Is it losing steam, or just taking off? Is social media marketing still a thing?

There is a consumer revolution afoot, perhaps enabled by Amazon. Does experiential marketing matter as much as it used to?

Social media is getting dangerous, manipulating and monopolistc. The techlash: Are people ready to fight back against Big Tech?

Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster peel back the curtains on their worklives and discuss their ideas on how to have a meaningful and relevant marketing career.

Mirum President Mitch Joel explains why the future of a digital marketing agency is reliant on navigating martech, hustling through new competition, and cozying up to Amazon.

A Ford Motor analyst provides her take on some of the biggest consumer trends on earth. Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster look at consumer cocooning and other ideas

Books and marketing seem to go together like a hand in a glove as more executives get in on the publishing bandwagon. Should you write a book?

Is Facebook evil? A Facebook insider called foul on the company’s efforts to use neuroscience to manipulate emotions and even our addictions.

Algorithms that hurt kids, marketing strategies that don’t work and “outing” on social media are three very touchy subjects covered in this discussion
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