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This virtual press kit has long and short biographies of Mark Schaefer, a selection of downloadable photos and fun facts about Mark.

Mark W. Schaefer is a popular and quotable media resource for topics including:

  • Future of marketing and business
  • Social Media Trends
  • Influence Marketing
  • Personal Branding
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Content Marketing
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Community-based marketing

Short biography

Mark W. Schaefer is a globally-recognized author, keynote speaker, futurist, and business consultant who blogs at {grow} — one of the top five marketing blogs of the world. He teaches graduate marketing classes at Rutgers University and has written 10 best-selling books. Mark’s new book Belonging to the Brand: Why Community is the Last Great Marketing Strategy describes an essential new path to connect to customers in the modern digital world.

His many global clients include Pfizer, Cisco, Dell, Adidas, and the US Air Force. He has been a keynote speaker at prestigious events all over the world, including SXSW, Marketing Summit Tokyo, and the Institute for International and European Affairs. Mark has appeared as a guest on media channels such as CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and CBS News.

Complete Biography

Mark W. Schaefer is a globally-recognized keynote speaker, educator, business consultant, futurist, and author who blogs at {grow} — one of the top marketing blogs of the world. Mark has worked in global sales, PR, and marketing positions for more than 30 years and now provides consulting services as Executive Director of U.S.-based Schaefer Marketing Solutions.  He specializes in marketing strategy and social media workshops. Clients include both start-ups and global brands such as Adidas, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, Dell, Pfizer, The U.S. Air Force, and the UK government.

Mark has advanced degrees in marketing and organizational development. He is a faculty member of the graduate studies program at Rutgers University.

He is the bestselling author of 10 books including The Tao of Twitter (the best-selling book on Twitter in the world), The Content Code, named by INC magazine as one of the Top Five marketing books of the year, and KNOWN, the all-time bestselling book on personal branding. Mark’s new book Belonging to the Brand: Why Community is the Last Great Marketing Strategy describes an essential new path to connect to customers in the modern digital world. His books are used as textbooks at more than 50 universities, have been translated into 15 languages, and can be found in more than 750 libraries worldwide.

He the co-host of The Marketing Companion, one of the top 10 marketing podcasts on iTunes.

In 2023, Mark was named the third-most influential digital marketing authority in the world by Brand24 and he is among the Top 10 most re-tweeted marketing authorities in the world. His blog is in the top 1 percent of all blogs in the world.

He is among the world’s most recognized social media marketing authorities and has been a keynote speaker at conferences such as Social Media Week London, SXSW, National Economic Development Association, Word of Mouth Marketing Conference Tokyo, National Association of State CIOs, and the Institute for International and European Affairs (an EU think tank). Mark has lectured at Oxford University, Carnegie-Mellon University, Princeton, and many other prestigious institutions.

Mark is a popular and entertaining commentator and has appeared on many national television shows and periodicals including the Wall Street Journal, Wired, The New York Times, CNN, National Public Radio, CNBC, the BBC and the CBS NEWS. He is a regular contributing columnist to The Harvard Business Review.

Interesting fun facts about Mark:

  • Honey from his bees won the blue ribbon at the Tennessee State Fair.
  • In graduate school, Mark studied for three years under the legendary Peter Drucker.
  • Mark has seven patents.
  • In college, he was a national case study champion.

Important links

Mark Schaefer’s website

The acclaimed marketing blog, {grow}

Mark Schaefer’s books

The Marketing Companion Podcast

Mark Schaefer’s speaking highlight reel

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