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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
The other day I was enjoying a warm spring and decided to eat my lunch outside on one of the many public plazas in New
Have you heard of Empire Avenue? It seems to have caught fire and is the latest social media blog-darling. In short it’s networking, gaming, aggregation
I met my new friend Jeff Reed through a LinkedIn group. Jeff works as a wealth adviser for a large national company but has been
Even if you were not caught up in the Royal Wedding frenzy, if you were a breathing human being you couldn’t help but catch a

By Srinivas Rao, Contributing {grow} Columnist You’ve probably heard to no end just how important relationships are in the blogosphere. The truth is in today’s
Why are the “social media elite” ignoring us? The answer may surprise you!
When Jay Baer speaks, I listen. In fact, the blogger and co-author of The Now Revolution is one of the smartest guys I know. But
Antonia Harler is a friend from the {grow} community who blogged and tweeted about her challenges finding a job in social media marketing. And then,
Judging by her school-issue personal photo, Twana Florance appears to be a mild-mannered, middle-aged matron from Twin Falls, Idaho. But there is no Twana Florance.
It seems that Mitch Joel and I are becoming the Social Media Odd Couple. I like Mitch. He’s smart. It’s just that I think he
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