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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

It’s time to optimize for voice search — for some unexpected reasons.

Small business marketing is poised to win against bigger companies and brands if they connect with the current consumer culture.

It was just a normal college class, but 40 years of marketing came rushing to me in one moment.

Would you spend millions of dollars on a Super Bowl campaign and leave out search marketing as a component. Here are a few lessons learned from Baby Nut.

The decision to self-publish a book is an easy one when you know the facts. Mark Schaefer provides insight into his experience.

Could adding a celebrity hologram create the ultimate content marketing experience? New technology will enable this.

If you lead influencer marketing, know how to work within the new FTC guidelines for brands and influencers.

Cookies have been an essential part of eCommerce strategy but it is time to evolve because the consumers always win.

Evelyn Starr looks at how your company hasn’t really had control over your brand – consumers do, and they brand to survive.

Twitch influencers are fleeing, Activision Blizzard signed with YouTube, and site moderation is still terrible. What should eSports talent sponsors do?

Establishing a growing social media community is not easy and if you look at the math, it becomes even weirder!

Tech fear has creeped into every aspect of our world but it’s time to dispense hope.

Personal selling is hard. Selling while creating empathy is easier.

Gaining first mover advantage is a popular social media strategy but it doesn’t work.

“What is the difference between marketing versus branding?” a young person asked. Here is an answer.