Welcome to the world’s most entertaining marketing podcast.

With a spicy blend of good fun and powerful insight, The Marketing Companion has been the world’s most entertaining business podcast for more nearly a decade!

Mark Schaefer is a globally-recognized marketing author, futurist, college educator, consultant, and keynote speaker. Every other week, Mark brings one of his “marketing companions” alongside him to do a deep dive into the trends of today that forge the marketing innovations of tomorrow.

The Marketing Companion –among the top 1 percent of all podcasts on iTunes — is always fun, always interesting, and always on-target with insights and ideas that will turn up your marketing intellect to an “11.” Find a topic in the guide below or push one of the subscribe buttons to get episodes delivered free to your email account every other week.

Dissecting 10 mind-blowing Gen Z trends

March 18th, 2021

Gen Z trends are shaping commerce and culture. Here are 10 to consider.

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A rant: Marketing means rolling up your sleeves and doing something

March 4th, 2021

A rant … Marketing needs to be more than tricking a person to click on a link.

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What happens when “being great” isn’t enough?

February 18th, 2021

We’re all working as hard as we can. Are we at a point where even being great isn’t enough? What’s next?

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Mr. Beast and the formula for viral content

February 4th, 2021

Is there a formula for viral content? Does it matter? Mark and Brooke explore the strange case of Mr. Beast in this podcast episode.

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Can social media heal us?

January 20th, 2021

Can social media heal us? After years of toxicity, this might be the big question to ask.

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Experimenting with the Most Human Podcast

January 7th, 2021

Mark and Brooke experiment with the most human podcast, revealing personal details of the impact of 2020 on their lives.

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Do you need a director of remote work?

December 23rd, 2020

Director of remote work? Here’s why this the hottest job title around. And a rant from Mark!

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Why marketing innovators should act like artists

December 10th, 2020

Marketing innovators share qualities with artists and should embrace those qualities to succeed.

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Lil Miquela does not exist. She just made $12 million.

November 25th, 2020

Lil Miquela is the hottest social media star in the world. But she isn;t real. Meet the future of marketing.

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