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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
Crowdfunding is a huge commitment of time and resources–and a gamble. Here’s how to use TeeSpring to test your odds of success.

Today’s marketing “nurturing” is broken. This is what it should mean to you.

I went too fast and I delivered my first major blogging screw up today!
The tech start-up world is Jim Lussier’s playground … and it is one cool place. When Michael Dell led a successful effort to take Dell
Facebook tells us “time on post” is going to help content make it to the news feed. How do we produce sticky content for Facebook?

The pros and cons of creating different marketing approaches and social media posts for international clients
Facebook alternative network Ello started out warm and fuzzy but turned nasty this week, attacking its senior rival over their real-name policy.

There is no economic value to your content unless it gets shared. Here are 10 ideas to improve the content sharing on your site.
Can traditional TV production adapt itself to the leaner, quickly-changing standards for today’s online video content?
Snapchat is so difficult to use it may be a conspiracy to keep adults out! Here is a guide to Snapchat make things a little easier!

Computers are writing rap songs, poetry and news stories. What is the impact of writing bots on business and marketing?
One Forrester analyst claims building social media community is a foolhardy endeavor. An alternative perspective.

Another year older and another year closer to obsolescence? I think not. I will not become obsolete

In a fast-changing world, it’s important to know the legal risks in Social Media Marketing. An essential guide from a lawyer
By Wade Harman, {grow} Community Member I wasn’t always in the social media marketing business. There was a time when I woke up at 4:30