Mark W. Schaefer

Yr1 | Ep3

Mark W. Schaefer is a globally-recognized author, speaker, educator, and business consultant who blogs at {grow} — one of the top marketing blogs of the world.

He teaches graduate marketing classes at Rutgers University and has written five best-selling books including The Tao of Twitter (the best-selling book on Twitter in the world) and Return On Influence, which was named one of the top business titles of the year by the American Library Association.

 

His clients include Pfizer, Dell, Adidas, and the US Air Force. He has been a keynote speaker at prestigious events all over the world including SXSW, Marketing Summit Tokyo, and the Institute for International and European Affairs.

 

He has appeared as a guest on media channels such as CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and CBS News.

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WHAT'S INSIDE...

Here are some of the highligths from this interview.

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You just might relish the conversation.

I know that I did.

 

MARK'S THINKING...

Mark says whenever you visit my blog, or read my books or my blog, your exiting the echo chamber.

[tweetthis display_mode="button_link"]Mark syas whenever you visit my blog, or read my books or my blog your exiting the echo chamber.[/tweetthis]

 

Mark says I look at the world like a story... what's the lesson here?

[tweetthis]@billy_delaney I look at the world like a story, what is the lesson here? @MarkWSchaefer[/tweetthis]

 

Mark says A certain amount of courage goes with thinking and writing on the web.

[tweetthis]A certain amount of courage goes with thinking and writing on the web.@MarkWSchaefer/tweetthis]

 

Mark says to stand out you need to be yourself, and you need to have the courage to be yourself and tell your stories.

[tweetthis display_mode="button_link"]To stand out you need to be yourself, to have the courage to be yourself and tell your stories.@MarkWSchaefer/tweetthis]

 

 

MARK'S HANDS ON WORKING...

The Content Code. The Heroic Brand, I think that it is my favorite chapter in the book.

[tweetthis display_mode="button_link"]The Content Code. The Heroic Brand, I think that it is my favorite chapter in the book.@MarkWSchaefer/tweetthis]

 

I don't try to have all the answers. I try to come up with the best questions.

[tweetthis display_mode="button_link"]I don't try to have all the answers. I try to come up with the best questions.@MarkWSchaefer/tweetthis]

 

More than half the people who read my blog are from other countries.

[tweetthis display_mode="button_link"]More than half the people who read my blog are from other countries.@MarkWSchaefer[/tweetthis]

 

It's scary putting yourself out there in an honest and open way.

[tweetthis display_mode="button_link"]It's scary putting yourself out there in an honest and open way.@MarkWSchaefer[/tweetthis]

 

My major achievement in five years was I didn't have  a major screwup on my blog.

[tweetthis display_mode="button_link"]My major achievement in five years was I did not have a major screwup on my blog.@MarkWSchaefer[/tweetthis]

 

 

MARK'S HEART ON LIVING...

 

What really is a great achievement for me is pe...