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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
Does having a large social media presence translate into job opportunities? Not necessarily. A story of social media exploration and frustration.
Humble PowerPoint slides can go a long way if you use them creatively on the social web. Here are seven ideas to get the most out of your slides.
How can technology and social media platforms transform how children interact and learn? You might be surprised by what LinkedIn’s founder has to say.
Today’s social media cartoon takes aim at Google +. Join the growtoonists each Friday for a humorous take on marketing, social media, and current business events.
When I immersed myself in the social media world three years ago, one of the most remarkable things I noted was how freaking boring it was.
I want to call-out this villainous company who is distiliing our personal information and peddling it to companies as “influence” without our permission. This is what they
How many Twitter accounts should I have? I have been asked this question three times in 24 hours, most recently by Edwin Mysogland of Indiana
Back in college I had this hilarious geology professor who told me that “tsunami” was Japanese for “Where in the hell did all that water
I hesitate to be drawn into the Klout firing line again but I have had so many requests from the {grow} community to comment on
By Stanford Smith, Contributing {grow} Columnist I’m morbidly fascinated by failure. As of late, I’ve been scouring the web looking for failed social media programs.
You’re probably stressed. It’s likely that you (and your customer contacts) are doing the job that used to be done by three people. Â The information
One of the best things about my job is that I get to meet executives from many different companies, both big and small.  I was having a
With your kind support, {grow} has become a fairly popular blog. With this distinction, I’m deluged with requests to do sponsored posts (companies offering to pay for their promotional
For the past three years I have been teaching college or graduate level classes in social media marketing. Â Executives are clamoring for the next level
Klout just got sexy. And I called this one … Unfortunately. A year ago in the first article I wrote about Klout (Get Ready. Social Scoring
