Mark Schaefer beat the odds by hosting a podcast continuously for 13 years. In his final show as host, Mark tells the inside story of the The Marketing Companion — the world’s most entertaining business podcast.
It’s hard to keep up with the best writing on the web but here’s one view of the Top Blog Posts of 2025.
In this episode of The Marketing Companion, Mark Schaefer and Mathew Sweezey discuss the foundational role of relationships in business and successful marketing. They make a distinction between human marketing and humane marketing.
A series of short observations on personal branding, AI, creativity, and modern marketing—why showing up matters, why efficiency can be overrated, and where real advantage is emerging.
Target was lined up to create a great customer success but turned it into a word-of-mouth marketing fail, according to expert Sarah Neely.
While most content success has been determined by audience size and engagement, a new “attention equation” looks at consumer focus and commitment to drive marketing value.
Mark Schaefer has often said that your personal brand is your last line of defense AI. But a sustainable personal brand isn’t a project. It’s a lifestyle and he discusses his secrets with Jay Acunzo in this podcast episode.
Marketing is a wonderful career that changes the world in positive ways. But indirectly, it is contributing to some of the world’s biggest problems. It’s time to start a conversation about ethically-sourced marketing.
The highlight of a career prompted dark new emotions and lessons on what it means to follow your curiosity.
In this special show, Mark Schaefer makes an announcement about the future of The Marketing Companion podcast. Co-host Sandy Carter reveals three big ideas marketers should be leaning into.
AI is re-wiring our psychology and personalities in real time. But there is one soft skill that will overcome the AI crush.
Guest post by Linda Rolf There’s never been a website chatbot I’ve been willing to waste my time on. You know those perky non-humans that are here to answer all […]
A round-up post of thoughts on marketing and beyond, including why text matters so much to AI platforms.
It seems like every marketing conversation swirls around the latest AI tool, the newest social channel, or some fresh “growth hack” promising overnight results. But let’s not overlook some of the “OG” marketing fundamentals!
LinkedIn engagement has been a key strategy to building credibility, authority, and visibility. But an algorithm overhaul just turned the social media marketing world upside down.
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