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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

Snap may not make it as an independent company, but its “nostalgia imprint” is the key to understanding the long-term value of Snapchat.

Toms Shoes, Warby Parker, and KIND all are successful companies with purpose-driven marketing. In this era, communicating your company’s mission is vital.

Anja Skrba shares 4 ways you can leave your digital footprint without relying on Google, going back to marketing principles not often used.

The world is changing rapidly. Here is your guide to profound digital marketing trends to follow and help you remain relevant in the next few years.

Is Facebook evil? A Facebook insider called foul on the company’s efforts to use neuroscience to manipulate emotions and even our addictions.

The author explores ideas to enhance an online career through diversifying income, networking, finding a niche, and skill-building.

New research shows that content effectiveness declines as volume increases. Is content marketing sustainable under these conditions?

Everyone has a personal brand, so why argue against it? Personal branding is part of our business world and it makes sense to be intentional about it.

What’s the better social strategy? One global account or several local/regional social media accounts? We give you examples for this challenging debate!

How do I remain relevant amid cataclysmic technological change? Here is one plan to survive when the bots and algorithms come for our marketing jobs.

It’s very simple. To win in the long term with content marketing, you need to show up. Content Marketing Consistency.

Algorithms that hurt kids, marketing strategies that don’t work and “outing” on social media are three very touchy subjects covered in this discussion

Influencer outreach is a mix of art and science, but if you miss out on this one consideration, you may imperil your company and your brand.

Social media usage continues to increase at Fortune 500 companies. Find out which platforms are catching on and which one is in a freefall.

If you think you know Product Hunt, you might want to look again. They’re changing at a rapid pace, and revolutionizing the landscape of startup marketing!