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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
This poignant post comes from {grow} community member Jenn Whinnem … Remember Friendster? The social network that predated even MySpace (or am I showing my
Lori Witzel, a newcomer to our community, asked me a good question the other day. “Did you get any phone calls? You left me hanging!” You
By Stanford Smith, Contributing {grow} Columnist The meeting room looked like most across corporate America. The fluorescent hum of recessed lights, the smell of 1-hour
It’s time to step up and address one of the great myths pervading the social web — that an essential best practice is decentralizing social media
A guest post by David Lifson … Small business owners. They’re an impressive group that must handle every element of their operation – from accounting
I loved Amber Naslund’s recent post about the always-on, world of digital media. As she correctly said, The New World of Work Includes Social Media.
One of the common complaints I hear is that social media marketing doesn’t seem to fit for many businesses … “My customers don’t tweet or
By Neicole Crepeau, Contributing {grow} Columnist Love it or hate it, the topic of “who is an influencer” is hot, right now. There are plenty
This is Day Four of my bout with strept throat. I am taking strong antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, decongestants, and whiskey but recovery is freaking slow. I feel
Does anybody on the digital media scene pay attention to strategy? Or, are we so determined to lead our clients into social media nirvana that
What in the world is a {growtoon}? Welcome to a new way to engage and have some fun on {grow} — a regular social
This is my 500th blog post. It snuck up on me. I’m sorry that I don’t have anything particularly profound to say to commemorate this
Have you heard of Empire Avenue? It seems to have caught fire and is the latest social media blog-darling. In short it’s networking, gaming, aggregation