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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

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by Jeffrey Slater, {grow} Community Member Of all the marketing strategies that professionals will embrace in 2016, I believe teaching and education will rise in

Writing headlines that are both SEO-friendly and “social sexy” is difficult. Here’s a hack from Mael Roth to double your headline power!

Dwell time may be the most important measure that you’re not measuring. A discussion on content marketing effectiveness
Ready to start a new company? Consider these five ways to boost your start-up business idea!
Attorney Kerry O’Shea Gorgone discusses a strategy on How to Use Native Advertising Without Getting Fined by the FTC

The Internet has changed, perhaps more than people realize. In this debate, Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster discuss the Internet we need to save.

Flow is a state of optimized personal performance. Here are some ideas on how to achieve flow when you are creating content.

This blogger was jailed for six years. What he found when he emerged is a lesson for our time. The war on social media
Kiki Schirr highlights some of the most interesting up-and-coming millennial marketers to watch
A visit to a little specialty store in Highlands, NC, proved to be an excellent opportunity to teach a lesson on the marketing concept of reciprocity.

Compared to the media industry, most businesses are FAR behind keeping up with content marketing change. Here are five ideas to keep pace

A look back at the high-impact blog posts that helped, made people think, and raised a ruckus

Mars Dorian reveals top personal business lessons from 2015 and shares what you can learn from his mistakes.