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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

Fake influencers might be getting all the attention but there are four legitimate ways to cut through the social media clutter and earn an audience.

Management consultants are attracting a growing share of the advertising business as companies seek alternatives to traditional ads and promotions.

All the world seems to be heading toward video. Here are some tips to help your personal video content stand out in this era of content shock.

Giving your first speech can be a nerve-wracking experience. Here are some pro tips to help you succeed with a great presentation!

The popular video app TikTok overtook Facebook on the App Store and now Facebook has launched a competitor. Here’s what you should know.
Social media can help us connect in amazing ways but it can also be a hurdle to forgiveness when things go wrong. The answer? Baby pictures.

Content promotion is essential in a crowded and competitive marketplace but you’ll be wasting your budget unless you check this box first.

In this episode of The Marketing Companion, Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster discuss the Artificial Intelligence impact on marketing.

Focusing on the Stories format could be the key to answering the tricky question of retaining the stagnant user base Facebook faces on social media.

The post explored the difference between influencer marketing and word of mouth marketing and examines how the strategies are blurring.

Yes, it is true. There was a single word that changed my life, uttered by one of the greatest business leaders I’ve ever known.

The post showcases three successful and inspiring marketing examples from one of the world’s most creative cities, Berlin.

Ekaterina Walter shares three fascinating examples that showcases the power of brand storytelling with the statistics to support it.

A Marketing Companion episode explores the shifting nature of professionalism in the workplace as well as developments from Facebook, Amazon, and Walmart.

Knowing your social media marketing purpose is hard to do but SO IMPORTANT. Follow these three tried-and-true steps to create yours.