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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

Free speech isn’t being threatened by “speech.” It’s being threatened by non-human agents amplifying falsehoods to drive business results.

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.

Nutter Butter has a new video campaign that’s an acid trip crossed with a horror movie. Is this any way to sell a cookie? Mark Schaefer says, “yes.”

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.

In 2019, Mark Schaefer predicted a fourth marketing rebellion. Evidence shows it might be here.

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.

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.

The AI Era is a mix of technological miracles and wonder. But is there a chance it could actually get in the way of or our marketing and advertising messages? A lesson in the Vampire Effect and new CTAs.

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

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