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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

A new Peloton ad is turning a promising brand to mush. What is the lesson for YOU?

In this story of unintended consequences, Amazon deliveries might make the electric bill go up!

TikTok is on a roll but is it right for you and your business? This post presents an analysis with five solid business considerations.

Enough with the excuses! These four ideas will help you overcome boring content for your business.

Medium is a magical place to discover new content and publish it, too. But the platform is still overlooked by many creators.

Why are marketing jobs going away and marketers in a desperate fight for survival. If marketing is so important, why is the function being displaced?

A brand used to be what we told you. Today, it is what consumers tell each other.

Social media and mental health is a white-hot topic. Responsible companies need to consider the impact of social media marketing on their customer communities.

Marketers pontificate about “being more human.” But brands aren’t acting like human beings. They’re acting like grape lollipops.

The ethics and legal implications of Facebook and fake news is very complex. But there are three changes that can help.

Two powerful ideas from a copywriter and a preacher can help ignite your content above the noise!

If you want to start a speaking career, you’ll need a keynote speaker reel. This is what you need to know.

Writing a book can help boost your career and personal brand. Is it right for you?

U-Haul wants to make its customers famous and I love it.

A few years ago, Mark Schaefer predicted Facebook would disrupt itself. But he missed something — and Facebook could be primed for disruption.