How to Make Your Podcast Last 10 Years

The Marketing Companion podcast is ten years old with 2 million downloads. What are the lessons from this durable show?
Why Threads won’t work without Gen Z

Threads is supposed to be the Twitter killer but Mark Schaefer argues that it’s on a perilous path that won’t work without a boost from the kids!
My journey with nerves

Starting a speaking career can mean overcoming a journey with nerves. Two experts weigh in on overcoming the fear of public speaking!
When it’s time to abandon a strategy and listen to the world

Too many business leaders fall in love with a vision. But there is a time to abandon a strategy and listen to where the world wants to take you.
The Most Amazing Content Marketing Miracle

It seemed impossible to coordinate 36 authors across 15 time zones but the result was more than a book. It was a content marketing miracle.
How to beat ChatGPT and the new wave of Content Shock

Feeling threatened by AI? There is only one way for creators to beat ChatGPT.
Three marketing lessons from America’s greatest writer

I was saddened by the passing of Cormac McCarthy, who holds a special place in my life for three reasons: He was my favorite author He grew up in my hometown of Knoxville, TN, and wrote about the city in many of his books. After attending the university, he lived in a home about 1,000 […]
Should you still pursue a career in marketing?

AI is disrupting many white collar careers but possibly none so much as marketing. This begs the question — is it still a viable career? Should you pursue a career in marketing?
Whatever happened to Web3?

Web3 had all the headlines two years ago. This leaves us to consider: Whatever happened to Web3 and is there still a future in this technology?
A death in the family

A death in the family prompts a moment of introspection for the author Mark Schaefer