{"id":754,"date":"2026-01-22T11:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/?page_id=754"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:32:54","slug":"join-a-class","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/social-media-speaker\/join-a-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Join a Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Learn from a pioneering educator Mark Schaefer<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\"\"Mark Schaefer is a pioneer in marketing education \u2014 he taught the first college-level class in social media marketing in 2008. Today, he is among the highest-rated instructors in the world and you can join him in a class, either live or self-paced.<\/p>

Since 2011 Mark has been a faculty member in Rutger University\u2019s acclaimed Mini-MBA program, serving marketing executives from around the world.\u00a0This elite class is available to anyone<\/strong>\u00a0and you can use the discount code \u201cgrow\u201d to get an immediate\u00a010 percent discount<\/strong>\u00a0off one of these courses.<\/p>

Mark teaches class segments on social media marketing and content marketing in this program, which earns either college credit or continuing education credits.<\/p>

In addition to this established program, Mark will soon be offering a personal branding master class. Click below and drop Mark a line if you\u2019re interested in hearing more.<\/p>

What leaders are saying about Mark Schaefer\u2019s classes:<\/h2>

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\u201cI have taken every class, webinar, and Internet session I could find on social media marketing and this was the best by far. Mark was the first to put this together from a true business perspective.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cProbably the best teacher I have ever had. This session was worth the price of the whole course.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cMark was very interactive! He truly has a passion for what he is teaching, as well as, ensuring his class is benefiting from his material.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cI\u2019m sure it\u2019s difficult to know sometimes if you make a difference in this world. You did.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cFor the first time, I was able to easily visualize how I could incorporate social media into my worklife.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Mark Schaefer is the top-rated marketing and business keynote speaker at conferences all over the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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