Will generative AI steal the heart of marketing? Will execs have a change of heart about creative? This marketing year in a review gives a special nod to the human Dr. Seuss and his fictional Grinch.
Welcome to Breaking the Blueprint — a blog series that dives into the unique business challenges and opportunities of underrepresented business owners and entrepreneurs. Learn how they’ve grown or scaled their businesses, explored entrepreneurial ventures within their companies, or created side hustles, and how their stories can inspire and inform your own success. It’s no…
In 2023, my team and I began working on perhaps one of the most ambitious content audits ever conducted on the HubSpot Blog. We’ve run content audits in the past — but not like this. We ran the audit in three phases: Phase 1 addressed our oldest content. Phase 2 evaluated our lowest-performing content. Phase…
When I used to work at a marketing agency, I would read expert industry blogs, such as HubSpot, Marketing Brew, and Backlinko (to name a few). One of my main questions every day was, “How do these brands do it? How do they constantly come up with brilliant blog ideas?” Today, I’m pulling the curtain…
I have been freelancing for nearly 6 years now (gosh, time flies). Initially I didn’t formalize my agreements with clients — no signed documents or contracts. But as I gained more experience, I realized that if I wanted to grow my business I had to set ground rules and put them in writing. Once I…
Marketers are a tough crowd. On one hand, they appreciate brands that offer extensive thought leadership. On the other hand, they know every content and marketing tactic in the book. New research offers insights (and a peek inside your peers’ opinions). Post Views: 67
Experimenting with your lead generation content is crucial to build a strong content strategy. Fresh types of content can expand your reach to attract more — and possibly better — leads. The best way to shake up your lead generation content strategy is to take a deeper look into the top types of content that…