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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
What is the most-debated question in social media today? One candidate is, “Should my company have a Facebook page?” The tension comes from several angles. It could be due
A guest post by {grow} community member Leslie Lewis Leslie Lewis is not my real name. You don’t need to know my real name, and you may
It takes a lot of work to have a company blog and your approach is not a decision to be taken lightly. Your blogging strategy will have a powerful impact
By Stanford Smith, Contributing {grow} Columnist Many passionate and hardworking social business operatives are making a business-killing mistake. Proud of their impressive Twitter followings, Facebook
In a blog post almost two years ago about the best business idea for social media marketing, I made a prediction that I think stands up.Â
I’ve spent some time this week attending a few online webinars and catching up on my blog reader and I noticed an interesting trend. The

Writing an effective bio in 160 characters or less may be the world’s most sublime art form. These bios stand alone for their creativity and humor.
I woke up Thursday morning to a shocking development. My ego had been knocked down 60 pegs. On the right hand column of this blog
Brian Rudolph is leading the social media charge for some of the world’s biggest brands and in this short video interview, he provides insights on
If you hate Klout … and you probably do … try to take a deep breath and read ahead with an open mind. Nothing
It is almost too much to bear to report that another dear friend, and social media marketing titan, has passed away. Â Imad Naffa, a consistently
A guest post from {grow} community member Taryn Erickson A perpetual ‘go-getter’ by nature, when I jumped into the Social Media scene it was a
It’s all about the conversation. Have you heard that a thousand times? It’s a ubiquitous mantra of the social web to the point where sometimes I think

The death of Trey Pennington shook me up and made me reflect on the role of social media in this tragedy.
My friend Trey Pennington, one of the most popular figures on the social web, committed suicide today. I have been trying to figure out how to