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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
Coke and Budweiser both featured Super Bowl ads with a theme of diversity and acceptance. One was an example of great brand-building, one was cheap schlock.
Hustle is the new black. But what is the true meaning of hustle today? Is business success all about you, or about them?
Reputation matters and it can be destroyed even by a single incident. Here’s how to use technology and common sense to maintain a good company reputation.
The world’s most powerful tweeter is in the house. The White House, that is. What do you do if the president tweets you?
Sure, you can say whatever you want on social media. But are you aware of the long-term implications of politicizing your brand?
Life happens and sometimes things go wrong with your online client. Here are three strategies to take the heat out of customer conflict
Sales are down, critics are on the rise, and Apple is falling behind on several key technologies. Is the Age of Apple over?
GE turned a boring product into a thing of beauty that made its customer shed tears of joy. Is this the greatest content marketing case study ever?
The fundamentals of social media success may have nothing to do with your strategy, budget, or team you’ve assembled. Success begins with something deeper.
Though you can’t “easy button” your way to getting exactly what you want in business, using these three themes can definitely increase your odds.
The current state of the content marketing ecosystem, an infographic
Content Shock is here. It’s time to look at the world realistically and base our strategies on what is, not content marketing myths we wish for.
Attorney Kerry O’Shea Gorgone discusses trade libel and offers tips for minimizing legal risk in when publishing on behalf of a brand.
Senior marketers came up with what they believe to be the five major questions of content marketing strategy and execution.
Refreshing advice from a rock band on how content marketing really works in the world today. Lessons from OK Go challenge the content status quo!
