{"id":92191,"date":"2026-01-29T12:56:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/?page_id=92191"},"modified":"2026-02-11T10:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:49:18","slug":"podcast-the-marketing-companion-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/podcast-the-marketing-companion-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"92191\" class=\"elementor elementor-92191\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99b751c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99b751c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4dd2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba4dd2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55327b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55327b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark-podcast-update-2025-for-web.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-92193\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark-podcast-update-2025-for-web.webp 546w, https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark-podcast-update-2025-for-web-300x269.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02caf0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a02caf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e288b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29e288b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to the world\u2019s most entertaining marketing podcast.\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537a59a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"537a59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Note: Beginning in 2026, The Marketing Companion has a new owner and host, Sandy Carter. The podcast will continue to offer the brightest ideas in marketing today and will remain on the same site where you enjoy podcasts today. New episodes of the podcast are available on Sandy\u2019s website.\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972579f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"972579f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The archive of past shows hosted by Mark Schaefer over nearly 13 years will remain here.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/mark-schaefer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Schaefer<\/a>\u00a0is a globally-recognized marketing author, futurist, college educator, consultant, and keynote speaker. Every other week, Mark brings one of his \u201cmarketing companions\u201d alongside him to do a deep dive into the trends of today that forge the marketing innovations of tomorrow.<\/p><p>The Marketing Companion \u2013among the top 1 percent of all podcasts on iTunes \u2014 is always fun, always interesting, and always on-target with insights and ideas that will turn up your marketing intellect to an \u201c11.\u201d Find a topic in the guide below or push one of the subscribe buttons to get episodes delivered free to your email account every other week.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3f0ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f3f0ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e608955 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e608955\" 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In his final show as host, Mark tells the inside story of the The Marketing Companion -- the world's most entertaining business podcast.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b99633 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b99633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/12\/29\/marketing-companion\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Show Notes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"92202\" class=\"elementor elementor-92202 e-loop-item e-loop-item-91767 post-91767 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business-relationships category-careers category-podcasts category-the-marketing-companion tag-mark-schaefer tag-marketing-companion tag-mathew-sweezey tag-monks tag-networking tag-podcast\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf153d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bf153d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492fdaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"492fdaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/marketingcompanion\/Mark-DEC15-FINAL.mp3\" controls=\"\" preload=\"none\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/markwschaefer_a_vintage-style_graphic_for_a_t-shirt_cartoon_h_278a85ad-f370-4a4a-a6fd-5f6522becb5b_3.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4900171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4900171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/12\/17\/humane-marketing\/\">The critical distinction between Human versus Humane marketing<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ef5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"e3ef5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c5c8493 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>December 17, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc4194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"9fc4194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn this episode of The Marketing Companion, Mark Schaefer and Mathew Sweezey discuss the foundational role of relationships in business and successful marketing. They make a distinction between human marketing and humane marketing.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b99633 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b99633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/12\/17\/humane-marketing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Show Notes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"92202\" class=\"elementor elementor-92202 e-loop-item e-loop-item-91659 post-91659 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business-relationships category-careers category-consulting-best-practices category-influence-marketing-2 category-personal-branding category-podcasts category-public-speaking category-the-marketing-companion category-time-management category-writing-best-practices tag-mark-schaefer tag-marketing-companion tag-personal-brand tag-podcast\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf153d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bf153d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492fdaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"492fdaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/marketingcompanion\/MarkDec1-F.mp3\" controls=\"\" preload=\"none\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/markwschaefer_linocut_art_featuring_a_cat_character_wearing_a_70fae91c-4122-48e8-af91-ae3b0ab8e297_2.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4900171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4900171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/12\/03\/sustainable-personal-brand\/\">Secrets of the Sustainable Personal Brand<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ef5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"e3ef5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c5c8493 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>December 3, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc4194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"9fc4194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMark Schaefer has often said that your personal brand is your last line of defense AI. But a sustainable personal brand isn't a project. It's a lifestyle and he discusses his secrets with Jay Acunzo in this podcast episode.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b99633 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b99633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/12\/03\/sustainable-personal-brand\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Show Notes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"92202\" class=\"elementor elementor-92202 e-loop-item e-loop-item-91481 post-91481 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-artificial-intelligence category-b2b-and-social-media category-big-data-and-analytics category-business-relationships category-corruption-on-social-web category-ethics category-futurist category-legal-implications category-marketing-strategy category-podcasts category-psychology-and-social-media category-social-media-strategy category-streaming-video category-the-marketing-companion category-trending tag-deep-fakes tag-ethics tag-humanoid-robots tag-legal-considerations tag-mark-schaefer tag-marketing-companion tag-nvidia tag-podcast tag-sandy-carter\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf153d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bf153d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492fdaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"492fdaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/marketingcompanion\/MarkNov17-FINAL.mp3\" controls=\"\" preload=\"none\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/end-if-an-era.png\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4900171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4900171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/11\/19\/marketing-companion-podcast\/\">The Marketing Companion Podcast: Beginning of a New Era<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ef5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"e3ef5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c5c8493 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>November 19, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc4194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"9fc4194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn this special show, Mark Schaefer makes an announcement about the future of The Marketing Companion podcast. Co-host Sandy Carter reveals three big ideas marketers should be leaning into.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b99633 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b99633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/11\/19\/marketing-companion-podcast\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Show Notes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"92202\" class=\"elementor elementor-92202 e-loop-item e-loop-item-91392 post-91392 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advertising category-branding category-business-strategy category-community-building category-customer-experience category-marketing-best-practices category-marketing-strategy category-podcasts category-psychology-and-social-media category-the-marketing-companion category-traditional-media-and-advertising category-trending tag-advertising tag-andy-crestodina tag-mark-schaefer tag-marketing-companion tag-nancy-harhut tag-podcast tag-robert-cialdini\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf153d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bf153d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492fdaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"492fdaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/marketingcompanion\/MarkNOV3.mp3\" controls=\"\" preload=\"none\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Schaefer-Vintage-Beer-Advertising.jpg\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4900171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4900171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/11\/05\/fundamentals-of-marketing\/\">Rediscovering the OG Fundamentals of Marketing<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ef5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"e3ef5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c5c8493 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>November 5, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc4194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"9fc4194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIt seems like every marketing conversation swirls around the latest AI tool, the newest social channel, or some fresh \"growth hack\" promising overnight results. But let's not overlook some of the \"OG\" marketing fundamentals!\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b99633 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b99633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/11\/05\/fundamentals-of-marketing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Show Notes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"92202\" class=\"elementor elementor-92202 e-loop-item e-loop-item-91267 post-91267 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-artificial-intelligence category-bitcoin-and-blockchain category-case-studies category-economic-development category-entrepreneurial-ideas category-podcasts category-the-marketing-companion category-web3 tag-artificial-intelligence tag-entrepreneurial-innovators tag-entrepreneurism-2 tag-ethan-pierse tag-mark-schaefer\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf153d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bf153d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492fdaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"492fdaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/marketingcompanion\/MarkOctober20.mp3\" controls=\"\" preload=\"none\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/markschaefer_the_power_and_glory_of_entrepreneurial_spirit_-_e1e683d8-3d6d-4387-8de4-16ae4006e420_1.png\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4900171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4900171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/10\/22\/ai-solopreneurship\/\">The Era of AI Solopreneurship Starts Now<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ef5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"e3ef5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c5c8493 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 22, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc4194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"9fc4194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAI Solopreneurship is rising as more people discover how they can overcome capital and resource constraints by using AI creatively. Expert Ethan Pierse shows us how it's done.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b99633 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b99633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/10\/22\/ai-solopreneurship\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Show Notes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"92202\" class=\"elementor elementor-92202 e-loop-item e-loop-item-90812 post-90812 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-artificial-intelligence category-branding category-business-strategy category-careers category-case-studies category-content-marketing category-economic-development category-internet-marketing category-marketing-best-practices category-marketing-strategy category-podcasts category-power-and-influence-on-the-web category-roi-and-measurement category-social-media-strategy category-the-marketing-companion category-trending tag-artificial-intelligence tag-custom-gpt tag-mark-schaefer tag-markbot tag-marketing-companion tag-podcast\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf153d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bf153d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492fdaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"492fdaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/marketingcompanion\/MarkOct6.mp3\" controls=\"\" preload=\"none\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marketing-consulting.png\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4900171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4900171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/10\/08\/marketing-consulting\/\">Now you can access my marketing consulting mind for free<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ef5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"e3ef5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c5c8493 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 8, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc4194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"9fc4194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do you scale marketing consulting on a global scale? Build a custom GPT based on everything you know. Is there a business case for giving away everything you know?\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b99633 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b99633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/10\/08\/marketing-consulting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Show Notes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"92202\" class=\"elementor elementor-92202 e-loop-item e-loop-item-91032 post-91032 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-artificial-intelligence category-business-relationships category-business-strategy category-careers category-consulting-best-practices category-marketing-strategy category-podcasts category-public-relations category-the-marketing-companion tag-artificial-intelligence tag-mark-schaefer tag-marketing-companion tag-podcast\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf153d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bf153d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492fdaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"492fdaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/marketingcompanion\/MarkSep22-FINAL.mp3\" controls=\"\" preload=\"none\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/markschaefer_photorealistic_image_of_hundreds_of_teens_at_a_c_5f5dc3f0-f1e1-4ed7-ad5b-f658d3028ca6_2.png\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4900171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4900171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2025\/09\/24\/instant-answers\/\">Deep Thinking in the Age of Instant Answers: Navigating the Great AI Disruption<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ef5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"e3ef5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c5c8493 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>September 24, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc4194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"9fc4194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA special edition of The Marketing Companion reveals ideas from the new book \"How AI Changes Your Customers\" and features a free audio chapter from the book! 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