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
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
The acclaimed marketing blog, {grow}
The Marketing Companion Podcast
Mark Schaefer’s speaking highlight reel
Photo Gallery
Photos (right click to download)
Mark W. Schaefer in the News:
- CBS This Morning news show: Social Media Clout
- INC magazine 21 Business books worth reading once a year
- New York Times: Got Twitter? You’ve been scored
- The Wall Street Journal: The Days of Klout and Clawback
- CNBC: “Is Twitter the best tool to measure television shows?”
- TIME: How to get more out of Twitter
- Forbes: How to Make the Most of Twitter
- National Public Radio: Does Your Klout Score Matter?
- Forbes: The World’s Top 50 social media influencers
- Fox News: Mark Schaefer and the marketing revolution
- London Daily Mail: Is Life Sweeter for Tweeters?
- Wired Magazine: What does a Klout score really mean?
- The Wall Street Journal: No vacation from tweeting
- International Business Daily: Interview with Return On Influence Author Mark Schaefer
- INC magazine: Why Social Influence Matters to Business
- Fast Company: If you’re interested in influence, social scoring is important
- Entrepreneur Magazine Ten Examples of Marketing Brilliance
- Market Watch: For consumers, social media is sweet revenge
- CNBC: Social Influence is About to Change your Business
- Galileu Magazine (Brazil): VIP’s of the Web
- CNN: Everything Internet Radio Program
- Boston Globe: Klout, Twitter and the social media climbers
- Business Week: “Social media stats and small business”