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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

This blogger was jailed for six years. What he found when he emerged is a lesson for our time. The war on social media
We seem to be in a new era where the more companies abuse us, the more powerful they become. Is Google really Sauron in disguise?
Content creators are under attack from every corner. Here’s a discussion of the current state and a partial solution.

Sniply allows strangers to post ads on your website without your knowledge or consent. Is this ethical? Legal?
The good, the bad, the ugly of advocate marketing from Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster. What are the best practices? How are companies robbing brands?
A new report shows how companies are mis-leading Americans. Consumers are resigned to their lies and getting furious with marketers.
Facebook alternative network Ello started out warm and fuzzy but turned nasty this week, attacking its senior rival over their real-name policy.
Negative online comments? Find out some of the best practices on how to respond timely and make the best out of a bad situation.
In our engagement on the web, every interaction is an opportunity to lift people up or put them down. There are no neutral corners.
Is anything original? In a world where content is free, there might not be asa many thiefs as you think
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