Why you’ve already missed the hottest marketing opportunity
The best opportunity goes to the marketers who identify it well before it’s hot, not the ones who join at the frothy peak.
Six extraordinary marketing trends for 2014

Six extraordinary marketing trends for 2014 are highlighted in this podcast from Marketing Companion hosts Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster
Unusual writing advice from a person who shouldn’t give writing advice

Learning English as a second language forced the author to break the language in order to create something fresh. And the robots are coming.
7 Digital marketing trends to embrace NOW

Here are seven digital marketing trends you need to learn about and embrace for your businesses now.
Carving a path through leadership hell with Mitch Joel

There are five leadership hell megatrends that are demanding your attention now. Adjust or risk obsolescence, according to author Mitch Joel.
What a blog post will look like in 2020

What a blog post will look like in 2020
Why Human Competition is the Least You Have to Fear

The robots are coming. And they’re coming for you. How you can prepare to stay relevant. Human competition
Get out your dancing shoes, it’s time to blog
Pop quiz: Over the next three years, what is the number one skill that will be needed by marketing professionals? Answer: An ability to entertain. I realize that is not normally something you would put on a resume. Let me explain. I often wonder, “Who really has the time to read all these blogs?” Don’t you […]
A futurist’s view of the “next big thing” in social media
Venessa Miemis’ Twitter bio describes her as a “Metacog, futurist and thought architect tracking emerging media and technology trends & impacts.” Now THAT got my attention. Currently pursuing a masters degree in New Media Studies at the New School in NYC, she has been passionately thinking and writing about the future for seven years. Venessa kindly agreed to an interview […]
This is the future of social media
Mark Schaefer makes 12 predictions about the future of social media