You can have the best product, the most data, and the biggest advertising budget, but if you can’t tell a compelling story, none of it matters. One of my favorite quotes on storytelling comes from Morgan Housel’s book Same as Ever, where he says, “Storytelling is leverage.” It’s such a simple yet powerful idea: no…
The irony doesn‘t escape me that I’m currently writing a how-to guide on … how-to guides. But I’ve had my fair share of experiences writing them for HubSpot, like How to Give a Persuasive Presentation, How to Develop a Content Strategy: A Start-to-Finish Guide, and How to Write a Request for Proposal. So, it came…
With how quickly the internet changes, people can argue all day about how often to post on social media. Which networks should you use? How frequently should you post? And does the time you post really matter? Read on to get the answers to key questions about how often to post on social media for…
Metrics don’t tell your content asset’s whole story. To truly understand the power of each piece, you need a scorecard. Here’s a technique so you can assess qualitative and quantitative performance and identify what to do next.
Some problems are easy to solve, others are difficult, requiring a lot more labor, willpower, resources and coordination. Some problems have simple solutions, while others are complex in what it takes to move forward. The trivial problems are fun. They’re simple to solve and don’t require much effort. Yes, please, go solve them. We’re tempted…
We are excited to announce that we are launching a new version of the MozBar SEO browser extension! Check out the upgrades, slick new interface, and functionality in this post.
I write for a living. While I love allowing creative work space to breathe, grow, and develop, deadlines don‘t allow me the luxury of writer’s block. At some point in the project timeline, I‘ve got to get moving beyond that blank page. It doesn’t happen often, but when I’m really struggling to do this, I’ll…
Welcome to The Perspective, a series where HubSpotters weigh in on the latest business and marketing trends. “We are not your mom’s Facebook.” This bold statement was passed around at Facebook’s event for younger creators in NYC earlier this summer. As the social giant turns 20 this year, they know a big chunk of their…
In 2019, Forrester predicted U.S. B2B e-commerce to hit $1.8 trillion by 2023. It almost hit that number in 2021. And by 2025, Gartner says, 80% of B2B sales interactions will be digital. Where do content and marketing fit into this revolution?
In 1983, an old article from the Harvard Business Review changed my life. In 1960, Ted Levitt, a professor at HBS, wrote the most popular article in the Review’s history. Called Marketing Myopia, it described a different way of thinking about change and marketing. I was a (very) young MBA student at Stanford and somehow…