Receive my best posts on marketing and strategy, delivered to your inbox, free with no strings attached!
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

Ted Gioia sounded the alarm about a parasite economy where creators do the work and media companies make the money. But there is a more positive side to the economics of the digital economy.

In a field where most people just follow the crowd, making a personal decision to carve a unique path might make all the difference to a marketing strategy.

We’re all striving to be real, human, and authentic in our marketing. But will it matter? Not always. A discussion about radio and pizza made me question the economic value of human authenticity.

Is it a personal brand on TikTok, or is it something else? A few short observations from Mark Schaefer.

AI will soon meet and exceed human creativity in many art forms. What is the role of the human creator in this new eco-system?

Imposter syndrome seems to be ubiquitous. But what do you do with it? Mark Schaefer and Amanda Russell approach it from different angles.

A personal brand has to solve a problem. It’s not about you. It’s ultimately about serving the needs of your customers.

Everybody wants to build a personal brand, but how do you know it’s working? How do you measure thought leadership. Here are five ideas.

I learned enthusiasm was a key to success, even when I had a job that I disliked!

When it comes to content projects, should you be a model of consistency or change with the times? How do you when to start or stop your projects?
Mark Schaefer is the top-rated marketing and business keynote speaker at conferences all over the world.
Want to solve big marketing problems for a little bit of money? Sign up for an hour of Mark’s time and put your business on the fast-track.