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.

Under-used social media platforms (and more)

January 28th, 2015

Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster dissect the latest marketing trends including including Google Glass and under-used social media platforms

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A story of Internet haters, trolls and malcontents

January 13th, 2015

How to handle Internet haters, trolls and malcontents

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Google Pants and 10 Hilarious Highlights from The Marketing Companion

December 29th, 2014

A year-end round-up of comic highlights from The Marketing Companion, Including Google Pants and social media book titles you will never see

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What’s next for digital marketing?

December 2nd, 2014

Looking out for digital trends — what next for digital marketing?

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How Facebook changes our behavior

November 18th, 2014

Is Facebook the real world? An examination of how Facebook changes our behavior

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Connecting personal branding, your online network, and business value

November 4th, 2014

Is personal branding still relevant and how does it connect to real business value?

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Mobility, mobile commerce, and the worst apps in the world

October 21st, 2014

Mobility, not just “mobile” may define the next tech wave. Listen in on this discuussion of the mobile commerce revolution and the world’s worst apps.

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Ello and the weird economics of social media

October 7th, 2014

Can a stripped-down ad-free network take on Facebook? In this podcast, we explore the changing economics of social media platforms

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Social media, authenticity and the human brand

September 23rd, 2014

What is the role of authenticity in social media and business? Is it an expectation, a myth, or a strategic weapon?

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