{"id":92451,"date":"2026-02-05T10:01:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/?page_id=92451"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:19:10","slug":"the-belonging-to-the-brand-speech","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/the-belonging-to-the-brand-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"The Belonging to the Brand Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Intro to Belonging to the Brand Speech\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1139475589?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nBrand communities are the future of marketing. Not convinced? Then this speech is for you.<\/p>\n<p>In a world that is isolated, lonely, and depressed, your customers are longing to belong. The intimate connection created in community is not just a way to create unprecedented loyalty, advocacy, idea generation, and first-party insights, it might be the only marketing tactic your customers actually love!<\/p>\n<p>As the bestselling author of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49zuBin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Belonging to the Brand<\/a>, Mark Schaefer is the true voice of authority in this subject. Your audience will learn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why this is the perfect time in history for brand communities<\/li>\n<li>The 10 overlooked marketing advantages of community<\/li>\n<li>How companies, both big and small, are now relying on community as their most important strategy<\/li>\n<li>Why brand communities represent an entirely new revenue model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The emotional connection within a community is so powerful, customers literally belong to the brand.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-92452\" src=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-21-at-5.08.2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-21-at-5.08.2.webp 950w, https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-21-at-5.08.2-300x116.webp 300w, https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-21-at-5.08.2-768x297.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>(You can find hundreds of real audience comments <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markwschaefer\/likes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by clicking HERE!<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get this party started, shall we?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"global-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/booking-inquiry\/\">I want Mark to speak at my event<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brand communities are the future of marketing. 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