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This virtual press kit has long and short biographies of Mark Schaefer, a selection of downloadable photos and fun facts about Mark.

Mark W. Schaefer is a popular and quotable media resource for topics including:

Future of marketing and business
AI impact on marketing and humanity
Brand communities
Influence Marketing
Personal Branding
Social Media Marketing
Content Marketing
Branding Strategy

Short biography

Mark W. Schaefer is a globally recognized author, keynote speaker, futurist, and business consultant who blogs at {grow} — one of the top five marketing blogs in the world. He teaches graduate marketing classes at Rutgers University and has written 12 best-selling books. Mark’s new book Audacious: How Humans Win in an AI Marketing World describes an essential framework for businesses to stand out and be seen in a noisy world.

His many global clients include Pfizer, Cisco, P&G, Dell, Adidas, and the US Air Force. He has been a keynote speaker at prestigious events worldwide, including South by Southwest, Marketing Summit Tokyo, and the Institute for International and European Affairs. Mark has appeared as a guest on various media channels, including CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and CBS News.

Complete Biography

Mark W. Schaefer is a globally-recognized keynote speaker, educator, business consultant, futurist, and author who blogs at {grow} — one of the top marketing blogs in the world. Mark has worked in global sales, PR, and marketing positions for more than 30 years and now provides consulting services as Executive Director of U.S.-based Schaefer Marketing Solutions. He specializes in marketing strategy, executive workshops, and keynote speeches.

Clients include both start-ups and global brands such as Adidas, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, P&G, Dell, Coca-Cola, McKinsey, Pfizer, the U.S. Air Force, and the UK government. He is an eCommerce pioneer and created one of the world’s first corporate intranets.

Mark has advanced degrees in marketing and organizational development. He is a faculty member of the graduate studies program at Rutgers University. He studied for three years under Peter Drucker, which informs his consulting style and marketing philosophy.

He is the bestselling author of 12 books, including The Content Code, named by INC magazine as one of the Top Five marketing books of the year, KNOWN, the all-time bestselling book on personal branding, and Belonging to the Brand, described by Forbes as the “seminal book on brand communities.” Mark’s new book Audacious: How Humans Win in an AI Marketing World describes an essential framework for businesses to stand out and be seen in a noisy world.

He wrote the first book on influencer marketing, “Return On Influence,” where he correctly predicted this emerging mainstream marketing trend. His bestselling book “Marketing Rebellion” has been used as a textbook at more than 50 universities, including Indiana, Northwestern, and Florida.

Mark’s books have been translated into 15 languages, and are available in more than 750 libraries worldwide.

In 2025, Mark was named the third-most influential digital marketing authority in the world by Brand24 and was voted the second most inspiring marketer in the world in a UK poll.

He is among the world’s most trusted marketing authorities and has been a keynote speaker at conferences such as Social Media Week London, National Economic Development Association, Word of Mouth Marketing Conference Tokyo, National Association of State CIOs, and the Institute for International and European Affairs (an EU think tank). Mark has lectured at Oxford University, Carnegie Mellon University, Princeton, and numerous other prestigious institutions.

Mark is a popular and entertaining commentator who has appeared on numerous national television shows and periodicals, including The Wall Street Journal, Wired, The New York Times, CNN, National Public Radio, CNBC, the BBC, and CBS News. He is a regular contributing columnist to The Harvard Business Review.

Interesting fun facts about Mark:

Honey from his bees won the blue ribbon at the Tennessee State Fair.
In graduate school, Mark studied for three years under the legendary Peter Drucker.
Mark has seven patents.