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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
Exclusive interview with Klout Founder traces his emotional journey with his start-up

I’m excited about content marketing and these are five reasons why!
Copyblogger is ending comments on their blog. But they didn’t really tell us why.
Mars Dorian has some advice to help improve your “internetiquette” when communicating online.
Attending a marketing conference represents a big commitment and time and money. What to look for in a marketing conference.
I have covered many angles of content creation, strategy, and marketing career issues. But there is one serious topic I have avoided until now.
Jill Rowley provides key ideas to turn your commercial efforts toward social selling
Pinterest is not just the playground for crafters and creatives any more.
Easy money from the influence marketing gravy train may jeopardize the core values that earn reader trust.
We are entering a world of increasing marketing complexity as information density explodes. Here are 10 strategies to break through.
Thinking about going to SXSW? Here are the plusses and minuses of SXSW Interactive
Sarah Evans is a well-known PR innovator and her latest career iteration into brand journalism may signal a shift in how brands communicate.
Here are some ways to invite a lawsuit if you’re engaging in mobile marketing.

With traditional media channels getting strangled, more brands are turning toward the power of influencers and advocates. Influence marketing is hot
Inspirational and thought-provoking social media quotes from SXSW