Archive for the ‘Marketing Strategy’ Category

The new influencers beat traditional advertising effectiveness

Comparing the effectiveness versus advertising is not even close. A crop of new influencers are building trust for brands.

Are we creating AI, or are AI Agents creating us?

The next level of AI will be integrated into every aspect of our lives. AI Agents will work for us, plan for us, and “plug in” to our world. This prompts serious ethical questions when the bot knows more about us than we know about ourselves.

The problem with social listening platforms and disconnected customers

Can we still use social listening platforms to reach increasingly disconnected customers? Mark Schaefer and Sara Wilson discuss the challenges with current methods on The Marketing Companion podcast.

The inescapable role of humans in an AI world

Philosophers and scientists now grapple with the most improbable question: What is the role of humans in an AI world? Mark Schaefer and Mathew Sweezey discuss the implications for marketing in this new podcast episode.

This is the most important word in marketing

The most important word in marketing isn’t conversions, differentiation, or strategy. Read on!

It’s Time to Unite in a Content Creator Guild

AI companies desperately need vast new sources of content. Creators have those vast resources but we need a Creator Guild to make it happen.

Why writing an AI-assisted book was a total flop

It was time to update a beloved book, but when Mark Schaefer attempted to create an AI-assisted book, the results didn’t make the cut.

15 Years On, Five Ways Blogging Changed My Life Forever

On the fifteenth anniversary of his blog, Mark Schaefer describes five reasons that “blogging changed my life.” It may have even saved his life.

Marketing a radical new idea that could change sports

How do you market a radical new idea that could disrupt the global sports industry? A new Marketing Companion podcast episode dissects this riveting problem.