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The Next Big Digital Marketing Opportunity

Digital advertising: The next big business opportunity is in sight.

Digital advertising is ready for a shake-out. Budgets are high and ad inventory is down. Where is this new wave of money going to be spent?

Insights into new media trends on podcasting, social media, and smart speakers

This annual research into new media trends is chock-full of insights and curiosities. Learn why you might need an audio strategy, the fastest tech segment right now, social media usage trends, wy YouTube means music, and more!

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Facebook and Cambridge Analytica: What’s next? How about taking Facebook private?

Facebook is facing a relentless barrage of political, ethical, and commercial disasters. How can the company cope while meeting the demands of Wall Street? Maybe the answer is taking Facebook private.

Participation Marketing: Connecting Internal and External Audiences

Michael Brito shares ways businesses can employ participation marketing within their company or organization, connecting their audiences to one another.

Three reasons why your corporate storytelling just won’t work any more

While corporate storytelling is all the rage, let’s consider three trends that point to the dawn of a humbling new era in consumer marketing.

Marketing strategy for the modern world: Social Media Explained

In this revised and expanded version of a marketing classic, Mark Schaefer takes his beloved book Social Media Explained to a new level.

Just because you can do micro-targeting doesn’t mean you should

With the possibilities that search engines and social networks offer for micro-audiences, why not use them? Think twice, claims the author.

Personalized content marketing, deadly AI and more insights from #SXSW 2018

In this round-up post, Mark Schaefer shares nuggets about marketing, AI, podcasting and more from SXSW. Mastering personalized marketing means becoming a news stream native.

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The #Westworld Word of Mouth Marketing Miracle

Giant Spoon agency pulled off the most buzz-worthy word of mouth marketing activation of the SXSW Interactive festival. How did they bring the Westworld television set to life?

Is social media marketing still a thing?

Social media marketing has been the hottest marketing concept for the last 10 years. Is it losing steam, or just taking off? Is social media marketing still a thing?

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Negotiating the new relationship between content and platform

The rules of breaking out on the internet have changed so much. It’s time to re-negotiate the relationship between content and platform.

10 Ideas driving the future of social media marketing

Mark Schaefer provides an outlook of ten big ideas that will be driving the future of social media marketing in the next few years. He stresses the need to embrace the chaos!

Five questions to answer before creating an online course

Creating an online course is a legitimate and popular option for internet monetization. Is it right for you? Go through this checklist to find out.

What Marketers Need To Know About Truth Decay

By Brooke B. Sellas, {grow} Contributing Columnist Truth decay is all around us. As we increasingly become inclined to disregard facts, data, and analysis, we base our decisions and outcomes […]

Five reasons to be enthusiastic about the future of social media marketing

There is a lot of negative news on the social media scene but examining the big picture reveals an optimistic view of the possibilities of social media marketing.