Facebook. Fake news. There are no easy answers.

The ethics and legal implications of Facebook and fake news is very complex. But there are three changes that can help.
Is Facebook primed for disruption?

A few years ago, Mark Schaefer predicted Facebook would disrupt itself. But he missed something — and Facebook could be primed for disruption.
The Uprising brought together 30 marketing thought leaders. Here’s what happened next.

The Uprising brought together 30 marketing thought leaders. And this is what happened next.
To fight the online eCommerce onslaught, add emotion

Great marketing builds emotion between your product and your audience. In fact that may be a key to survival in the digital world!
Is it possible to remain relevant in a hyper-changing world?

Is it possible to remain relevant in an era of overwhelming change? Mark Schaefer and Brooke Sellas discuss.
CEOs band together to build tech we trust. But will it work?

[podcast_player] On the latest episode of The Marketing Companion Brooke Sellas and I talk about a group of CEOs who have banded together and pledge to build trust into their tech They’ve created a tech manifesto and they want others to come on board. This is what they have to say: We can be the […]
Is this the worst marketing tactic ever?

Companies intentionally taking customers to their breaking point? Can this be real? Believe it. Marketing is whacked out.
Video everywhere: Exploring marketing ubiquity

Video everywhere is a new social strategy from Gatorade discussed on the Marketing Companion podcast.
Big company or small: Advertising at a crossroads

[podcast_player] That photo? An explanation is coming, I promise. But first an observation. I always follow the deliberations at the annual Cannes Lions Festival. It’s an opulent, sun-drenched gathering of advertisers, marketers, and creatives but it also usually unearths some important themes and trends. This year, one quote stuck out for me. A television advertising […]
Can you measure how company culture impacts your success?

Company culture is key to business and marketing success. A new study tries to measure that factor, but is it real?