Anyone can open a business. You only need to register your enterprise by completing some forms, make payments here and there, obtain the required permits, present a legit product, fulfill orders — and boom, you’re officially a business owner. Succeeding as a company, however, is a completely different matter, though. It entails applying the bestContinue Reading
How much digital content do you consume on a daily basis? It’s tough to put a number on that, isn’t it? Here’s an even tougher question: How much of that content do you genuinely trust — especially when it comes to an investment in a product or a service? AccordingContinue Reading
When I was just a wee lass and HubSpot was first starting to make a name for itself, inbound marketing was a brand new idea. Marketers were learning that they couldn’t just publish a high volume of content — it also had to be high-quality and optimized in ways thatContinue Reading
Learning some things in life is relatively straightforward. Take knitting, for example — that’s typically as simple as procuring some yarn and needles and searching for a how-to video on getting started. Sure, your work might look a little haphazard at first, but the steps are fairly intuitive. Learning toContinue Reading
Influencer marketing is a trendy topic these days, but it doesn’t require a lot of work or a ton of money to harness the power of influencers on your brand’s social media channels. One of the lowest-effort and most organic ways to work with another person or brand to advanceContinue Reading
The inbound movement has always been about one thing: being relevant and truly helpful to your audience. This approach shouldn’t change, but as technology and internal company relationships change, marketers and salespeople must learn how to adapt to better serve their customers. To better understand how our relationships with consumersContinue Reading
Everyone wants to be creative, yet many of us are too fearful to pursue our most creative ideas. Why? Our fearful reaction is not a matter of choice — it’s often a knee-jerk reaction that can be attributed to our biology. According to Adobe’s State of Create report, “At work, thereContinue Reading
Here on the HubSpot Marketing Blog, I haven’t exactly made it a secret that I went to business school. It was an experience that provided two years’ worth of fodder, lessons learned, and other actionables that I like to share here. But there’s one question I have yet to answer,Continue Reading
Back in 2014, Peg Fitzpatrick and Guy Kawasaki penned a post for the HubSpot Marketing Blog that approached the topic of visual marketing as the “next big thing.” But since then, it’s gone to “here to stay.” After all, articles with an image once every 75-100 words tend to getContinue Reading
Did you know that it only takes a tenth of a second to make a first impression? In other words, when you meet someone for the first time, you need to be on your game from the very beginning. This includes being aware of everything from the words you chooseContinue Reading
There are hundreds of emojis available on iOS and Android mobile device keyboards. Everything from tacos to national flags to artists is represented in cartoon emoji form. But let’s be real here: Most of us just use the same few emojis over and over. If you know me, you knowContinue Reading
A few weeks ago, I had an alarming revelation: I’m a crappy listener. That came to light when someone important to me pointed out that I don’t seem to have any interest in what he does for work. “Your eyes just glaze over whenever I talk about my job,” he told me.Continue Reading
Whether it’s International Cat Day, Pizza Day, or Talk Like a Pirate Day, it seems like almost every day, the internet is celebrating a holiday. Whenever I log onto Twitter, I quickly scan what’s trending on the left-hand side of the screen. Have you ever had this experience — whenContinue Reading
When you’re trying to get somewhere — by foot, train, bus, or car — how do you pass the time? I’m one of those people who always has to be listening to something. Whether it’s a new Spotify playlist or the latest episode of a podcast, I use pretty muchContinue Reading
