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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
Planning on using the social web to market to B2B decision-makers? According to just-released research from London’s Base One Group, you might consider the age
Complexity has been a theme through many posts on {grow}, most typically connected with the word “STRESS!” I had a fascinating discussion with one of
While President Obama’s use of the social web to connect with voters and raise funds has been well-documented, it may be Scott Brown’s impossible 2010 senatorial win that
Well, I’ve written two recent posts on why people DON’T comment on blogs — one about re-defining engagement, and one with feedback on why people
“Why don’t I get comments on my blog?” This is one of the most common blog-related questions I receive. My recent post on re-thinking community
Can you imagine being in charge of marketing and watch your product become the first-ever “viral” success story? It was just five years ago. YouTube was
Every company is getting into blogging it seems but somany people seem to be struggling with it  What would you guess the biggest problem is? Not enough
One of the most pervasive mantras of the social media hype circus is that it’s “all about the conversation” with your customers. But if you
It was a beautiful sunny spring day and I had just taken my nine-month-old son on a walk in his stroller. He was a chubby,
I’m often asked to explain the social web … in three minutes or less. Difficult!  But I’ve come up with a simple way to describe
I’ve been invited to be a presenter on an upcoming B2B Blogging webinar (announcement forthcoming!) so I’ve been studying many company blogs that I regard
I’m hoping by now the “selling is bad” phase of the social media mantra is passe and we can all freely embrace our inner capitalist.Â
A few years ago, I was in a graduate leadership program at Carnegie Mellon University and took a class from a talented educator and author
I have a “virtual” company. Well, it’s a real company, but I don’t have a building and employees and all that traditional stuff. I work
Perhaps by now you’re heard of the “Please Rob Me” site that highlights those on Twitter disclosing that they’re away from their homes. While the
