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.

Case study: Winning the #WorldCup with Epic Content

June 14th, 2018

One of our favorite case studies of all time is the story of how Nike used epic content to win the World Cup buzz. Here is the inside story of how some of the biggest names in sports came together to launch a massive marketing victory.

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A discussion on our favorite recent marketing books

May 31st, 2018

Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster review some of their favorite recent marketing books on the latest Marketing Companion episode.

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Will Facebook be a permanent fixture in our lives?

May 17th, 2018

Facebook is facing down controversy after controversy but none of it seems to matter. Their profitability and user growth continues to rise. Will Facebook be a permanent fixture in our lives?

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The Brand Stand: Should your company put social issues ahead of profit?

May 3rd, 2018

The business news has been dominated about companies pivoting to take s stand on social issues, and even political issues. Is it time for you to take a brand stand?

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Marketing addiction. Is this the goal, or is this the problem?

April 19th, 2018

Getting people “addicted” to a product seems like an aspirational marketing goal but now it’s actually happening in some cases. Is marketing addiction the solution or the problem?

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The fast pace of marketing will get faster

April 5th, 2018

On this retro look at marketing over the past five years — Google Glass, Klout, Twitter and others — the Marketing Companion episode shows the pace of marketing is fast and getting faster!

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Insights into new media trends on podcasting, social media, and smart speakers

March 22nd, 2018

This annual research into new media trends is chock-full of insights and curiosities. Learn why you might need an audio strategy, the fastest tech segment right now, social media usage trends, wy YouTube means music, and more!

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Is social media marketing still a thing?

March 8th, 2018

Social media marketing has been the hottest marketing concept for the last 10 years. Is it losing steam, or just taking off? Is social media marketing still a thing?

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Amazon puts experiential marketing at a crossroads

February 22nd, 2018

There is a consumer revolution afoot, perhaps enabled by Amazon. Does experiential marketing matter as much as it used to?

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