Archive for the ‘Social Media best practices’ Category

The Real Reason Marketing Content is Getting Worse

A music critic explained why music today is awful but it sounded a lot like a marketing lesson. This may be why marketing content is getting worse.

Are you really building a personal brand on TikTok?

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

The biggest mistake content creators make today

This is an examination of the biggest mistake content creators make today. It’s an improbable problem that is probably looking you right in the face every day.

The ROI of creators: An inspiring influence marketing case study

A startup resort in rural Alabama struggled until a determined marketer turned it into an influence marketing case study.

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.

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.

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.

Why AI does not mean the doom of marketing

OpenAI Founder Sam Altman made a cataclysmic prediction about the future of marketing. Author Mark Schaefer claims that AI does not mean the doom of marketing.