{"id":94254,"date":"2026-05-21T14:27:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/?post_type=news&p=94254"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:27:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:27:40","slug":"mark-schaefer-named-worlds-number-two-independent-content-marketing-blogger","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/news\/mark-schaefer-named-worlds-number-two-independent-content-marketing-blogger\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Schaefer named world’s number two independent content marketing blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Feedspot<\/a> has named the {grow} blog by Mark Schaefer as the second most powerful content marketing blog in the world in 2026.<\/p>\n

The current rankings of individual content bloggers includes:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Seth Godin<\/li>\n
  2. Mark Schaefer<\/li>\n
  3. Ann Handley<\/li>\n
  4. Brian Solis<\/li>\n
  5. David Meerman Scott<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Overall, including global marketing brands such as Adobe and Hubspot, Schaefer’s blog came in at number 38 overall in the world.<\/p>\n

    Since 2009, Schaefer has provided weekly marketing insights at the intersection of strategy, technology, and humanity. He is a keynote speaker, college educator, and the author of 12 bestselling books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":94255,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-94254","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNews - Schaefer Marketing Solutions: We Help Businesses {grow}<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"content marketing blogger\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/news\/mark-schaefer-named-worlds-number-two-independent-content-marketing-blogger\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"News - Schaefer Marketing Solutions: We Help Businesses {grow}\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"content marketing blogger\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/news\/mark-schaefer-named-worlds-number-two-independent-content-marketing-blogger\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Schaefer Marketing Solutions: We Help Businesses {grow}\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MSLogo.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"814\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"232\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/businessesgrow.com\\\/news\\\/mark-schaefer-named-worlds-number-two-independent-content-marketing-blogger\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/businessesgrow.com\\\/news\\\/mark-schaefer-named-worlds-number-two-independent-content-marketing-blogger\\\/\",\"name\":\"News - 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