By now, you’ve probably realized that the bots have us surrounded. If recent success stories like Arby’s hilarious pizza slider bot are any indication, the future of brand awareness as we know it just might rest in the little digital paws of chatbots. They might seem like “the simpletons ofContinue Reading
How lucky are you and why? How many times heavier than a mouse is an elephant? How many square feet of pizza are consumed in the United States each year? Hiring managers have heard about using these “creative” questions to identify the best candidates. Fortunately for intelligent and qualified candidatesContinue Reading
At HubSpot, our one-minute Facebook videos usually receive more views than our longer videos. So how is it that our third most viewed video right now is almost four minutes long? Facebook will boost a video’s organic reach if it deeply engages viewers, so we knew our video needed to gripContinue Reading
Workplace diversity isn’t just good for your employees’ wellbeing — it’s also good for business. Back in 2015, a McKinsey report found that companies with management teams in the top quartile for ethnic and racial diversity were 35% more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians.Continue Reading
Do you like to argue? I do. I come from a long line of debaters, negotiators, and general question-askers — and now, it turns out, sparking these discussions has become part of my job. That often manifests itself during our team’s lively Slack discussions around everything between what’s for lunchContinue Reading
How do you convince your visitors to take the plunge on your website? There are so many elements that a top-notch landing page needs, and making those elements the “best” they can be often depends on what your landing page goals are. Take form length, for example. It’s just one ofContinue 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
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Your company logo might not be a stand-alone indicator of success, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to have a thoughtful, eye-catching design — especially if you’re an early stage startup attempting to break into a competitive space.
Here at HubSpot, when we decide we really like something, we go all-in. That includes things like email personalization, a global presence, and seasonality in our marketing. So when it came time for the Latin America Marketing team — or LatAm — to strategize an email marketing experiment, we wonderedContinue Reading
Snapchat, the one-to-one messaging app with more than 160 million daily active users, has earned a reputation for fast growth and innovation. But despite its success, it isn’t the most user-friendly app I’ve ever played around with. Many of its best features are buried so deep in the app thatContinue Reading
It’s time we talked about how you’re using social media. That’s right, this is an intervention. We’re concerned about what you’re doing, and more importantly what you’re not doing. Your lack of adoption of new channels. Your total disrespect of mobile first users. Your reluctance to try video. Your fearContinue Reading
We’re on the cusp of a tectonic shift in digital marketing. The boom in IoT (Internet of Things) technology will soon allow us to analyze, predict, and respond to consumer behavior in almost every market possible. That sounds amazing … but what’s the Internet of Things? The Internet of ThingsContinue Reading
Just a short while ago, robots were the stuff of fiction. Sure, artificially intelligent beings graced movie screens and the pages of novels, but the robot revolution hadn’t arrived yet. Maybe in another few decades, along with flying cars. But the truth is, artificial intelligence is already here, and youContinue Reading