From Pretty Logos to Real Impact: How I Shifted My Focus from Visual to Emotional Branding

Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. I never wanted a business that only looked good from the outside. Creating only to satisfy the eyes of onlookers, audiences, and critics would be, and will always be, a waste of my time….

Kinds of power

There’s the James Bond villian sort of power, based on division, dominance and destruction. This is the short-term power of bullies, trauma and mobs. And then there’s a more resilient form of power. This is power based on connection, discussion and metrics. A power based in reality over the long term. Divisive power tears things…

“I can’t go for that”

Culture has stability. “The way things are around here.” When we are pushed too far from our norms, life gets stressful. Some of the people in the systems that used to keep things stable have discovered that they can make a profit or gain an edge by embracing extremism instead. You might not have thought…

Does Instagram Shopping Drive ROI? New Data on How to Get Approved, Add Product Tags, & Actually Make Sales

The evolution of Instagram has been action-packed. One day, we’re trying to find the perfect filter for a square-cropped photo of a cup of tea; the next, we’re exploring how to get approved for Instagram Shopping. At least, that’s how this marketer’s story arc went. The platform has gone from a simple feed of blurry…

At all costs

Principles have a priority. Isaac Asimov’s three rules of robotics were: First LawA robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Second LawA robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. Third LawA…