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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
I was bothered by a comment on the web expressing that bloggers were keeping somebody from success. Well … they’re not.
Writing can be a tortuous task. Here is one path taken to write a business book.
In our engagement on the web, every interaction is an opportunity to lift people up or put them down. There are no neutral corners.

Going through the darkest of times had unexpected benefits for content and creativity. This is how blogging saved my life.

An unexpected vist from the past made me realize all was not as it seemed in my life.
I have covered many angles of content creation, strategy, and marketing career issues. But there is one serious topic I have avoided until now.
When you are feeling your worst, you need to still find a way to bring out your best or your brand is at risk.
To stand out on the web you need to be original, and to be original you need to be courageous, Is this the “special something” of blogging?
A look back at 20 blog posts that moved the needle with a social media audience
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