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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
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By Trent Dyrsmid, {grow} Community Member Most people are really poor at follow up … and as a result, they don’t win nearly as much
There are so many ways to connect, network and grow for college students today. Why aren’t they taking advantage of it?
In an honest to goodness research study, a major university thinks we will consume so much content that we will have to stop most other life activities.
You might be losing 25% or more of your online ad budget to fake sites. Here are some steps to fight back.
Join the growtoonists each Friday for a humorous take on marketing, social media, and current business events.
In a time crunch? Here are eight great apps to the rescue!
New research from IBM shows strong executive desire for a social enterprise but results may be elusive
Want to be the next social media billionaire? Follow these seven clues to discover then next big thing on the web
Hazing is a trial by fire in some cultures but on Facebook, it takes on a new dimension

A Klout score has attracted it share of critics but it is also an undoubtedly useful tool for businesses trying to achieve a culture of content creation
For video to be truly social we need to think about the technology in a new way
Sometimes the best business lessons can be learned by just watching the world around us through the eyes of a child
Subtle but important change going on in the world of research with profound implications for what we can see and believe on the social web.
A case study in social media ethics