By now, you’ve probably heard video marketing is a powerful tool for generating leads and capturing new customers. So why aren’t you using it yet? For many small to medium businesses, the reluctance to adopt video comes from a fear of the unknown. Video marketing feels expensive, cumbersome, and difficultContinue Reading
Reputation is everything. And on the internet, that couldn’t be more true.
It’s important to always know what people are saying about you — whether it’s your customers, your competitors, or the press. And on any given day, it can be tricky to keep up with what your audience is sharing across a variety of social media platforms.
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When it comes to content, sometimes old school can be a good thing (namely, when it comes to old school rap or Throwback Thursday on Instagram). But when it comes to your company’s public relations strategy, being old school isn’t advantageous for your business or your brand. Ten years ago, people still reliedContinue Reading
We might be deep in the dog days of summer, but advertisers have been busier than ever producing some stunning new work. This month’s ad roundup features a playful branded stunt that could really only work in summer (tequila fountain, anyone?), a set of billboards that change depending on theContinue Reading
I have a long, interesting relationship with the HubSpot Marketing Blog. Before I became editor, I was a full-time writer for this blog. And before I was a writer for this blog, I was a guest contributor to this blog. And before I was a guest contributor to this blog,Continue Reading
“Brands So Popular They Don’t Need to Advertise!” “10 Companies That Don’t Do Marketing!” You’ve seen the headlines, you’ve rolled your eyes, and you’ve probably still clicked through. But, let’s be honest, we all know there is no such thing as a brand that doesn’t advertise. And really, wouldn’t thatContinue Reading
It was halftime during one of my 7th grade football games. And we were losing 14 – 0. With our knees planted in the grass, my team was quietly huddled, drenched in sweat and defeat. We all knew the game was over. That’s when our assistant coach bursted through ourContinue Reading
Gone are the days when social media publishing and engagement could be tacked onto the daily responsibilities of an intern — as were many of the first roles in social media. Today’s growth-minded organizations need a team of people ideating, creating, publishing, and promoting content on social media to driveContinue Reading
For anyone who’s watched the TV show “The Office” as religiously as I have, the classic “stapler in Jell-O” trick surely sounds familiar. It’s pretty much what the name describes: Simply make a batch of Jell-O, but make sure your colleague’s stapler is hidden inside the mold. As I saidContinue Reading
Email marketing might be entering a mid-life crisis. According to Entrepreneur, 2017 marks its 40th birthday, with 1978 cited as the year when the first marketing email was delivered. The sender, the story goes, was Gary Thuerk, an employee of Digital Equipment Corporation — an infamous legend, of sorts, who’s referredContinue Reading
In a truly beautiful letter to his daughter Yolande, Sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois extolled the virtues of being uncomfortable. Yolande was headed to a new school halfway around the world from the neighborhood and people she knew. It was years before women had the right to vote, and decades before the Civil Rights Movement. Du Bois knew sheContinue Reading
In an industry fixated on rapid growth, any slowdown in user acquisition or monetization sounds alarms. And Twitter, whether it likes it or not, has been sounding a lot of them lately. After a few years of stagnant monthly active user growth and disappointing the market, Twitter has been onContinue Reading
“How long did you take to revise this?” “A couple of sec, I mean minutes … ” “Did you use any editing tools?” “Yes … the red and green squiggly lines in Word.” “Please tell me spell check is somehow broken. ” “ … I haven’t used that since 2008Continue Reading
