I’m a former NBCUniversal Page, and I will always remember how thorough the application and interview process for the program was. Most importantly, it taught me a valuable lesson: soft skills can be equally as — if not more coveted — than hard skills. In my experience, soft skills development is seen as a sign … Read more
This post was sponsored by “Skynet Technologies USA LLC”. Did you know that 1 billion people have not reached you or your customers’ websites yet. 1 billion potential customers are waiting for businesses to step up and do what’s right. Find out if your website is accessible to 1 billion people >>> Accessibility isn’t just … Read more
SEO for startups can be overwhelming — but don’t let it keep you from getting started. Contrary to what you might think, startups have many SEO advantages. Thanks to lean processes, startups can be reactive and publish faster. I’m an SEO consultant, and one of my clients (a startup) began working with me when they … Read more
The SEO landscape has been a rollercoaster lately, and many marketers and SEO specialists are doing their best to hold on. However, HubSpot’s Senior Director of Global Growth, Aja Frost, remains optimistic about the future of SEO as new competitors enter the arena. “In fact, I think the arrival of new competitors is one of … Read more
Return on ad spend (ROAS) has become the default metric for many marketing teams. It’s clean, precise, and makes CFOs happy. Spend X dollars, get Y dollars back. Simple … right? Not quite. Here’s the issue: The more exact a marketing metric is, the easier it is to manipulate. Want a 2x ROAS? You can … Read more
“Just GPT it” is all the rage right now. (Okay, okay. It hasn’t caught on just yet. But my Uber driver said it, and I hope it sticks.) But our marketing leader this week isn’t sweating it. She doesn’t think SEO is going anywhere. “I remember when people were saying up to 50% of queries … Read more
How does the rapid growth of bots change the open web? More than half of the web’s traffic comes from bots: Imperva’s Bad Bot Report 2024 reveals that almost 50% of total internet traffic wasn’t human in 2024. Trend: declining. Cloudflare’s Radar shows ~70% human traffic and 30% from bots. Akami reports that 42% of … Read more
Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. Brands in ecommerce have the wonderful advantage of having access to a broader number of consumers than their local counterparts. Before you can woo a broader base of consumers, it is important to recognize … Read more
Alphabet Inc. reported its third-quarter earnings, with revenues reaching $88.3 billion, a 15% increase from last year. The Google parent company’s operating margin expanded to 32% from 27.8% year-over-year, while net income rose 34% to $26.3 billion. During the earnings call, the company highlighted the growing role of AI across its products and services. Google … Read more
Most businesses know their employees are their biggest asset, but did you know they’re also your strongest marketers? Employee advocacy empowers employees to share smart, quality content with their social networks. But, getting there takes more than a well-crafted email encouraging your team to share branded content on their social networks. Employee advocacy tools streamline … Read more
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For many businesses, feeling overwhelmed by SEO best practices, endless checklists, and heaps of data is all too familiar—especially when competitors seem to be growing faster than ever. As SEO evolves, navigating these challenges is becoming even more complex. Driving sustainable growth as an enterprise brand is even more difficult, with limited resources, small teams, … Read more
Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. Sometimes people start podcasts out of curiosity, the need to flex a creative muscle, or the drive to tell their story. But what happens after that initial experiment can be powerful: podcasting can create … Read more
The biggest topic on everyone’s minds this year at INBOUND was the same as last year: AI. But the nature of the conversation has changed. In 2023, headlines indicated that AI would change everything, for better or for worse. It was going to bring an economic revolution, usher in a gold rush, and destroy humanity, … Read more
AI is better at guessing at scale than humans — but how do you integrate it into your growth marketing plan while maintaining a personal touch? As businesses grow, marketing teams often find themselves caught in a balancing act: scaling their efforts to reach more customers, while still trying to maintain the campaign personalization strategies … Read more
Welcome to Trends, a weekly newsletter with the zestiest business trends and actionable insights for entrepreneurs. Julian Shapiro is the founder of numerous startups, including Demand Curve, a growth marketing training program that began life as a Y Combinator investment. He’s also a former marketing columnist for TechCrunch. You can follow him on his website … Read more
TikTok inspires popular internet trends and helps products go viral. This makes it the perfect platform for brands to build their online presence. But to do this, you’ll need to step up your game and build a solid TikTok marketing strategy. This involves creating highly engaging videos and joining in on trending discussions. You could … Read more
YouTube growth strategies continue to be a hot topic among marketers. In fact, most marketers plan to increase their YouTube budgets this year and say the platform has the highest growth potential in 2024. Anytime you’re talking about YouTube growth (and I talk about growth a lot as the founder of Thompson Media Group), Jimmy … Read more
Chris Savage once raised $17.3m in debt to do a leveraged buyout of his own company. Today, that company is a $67k video marketing platform. I caught up with the Wistia CEO to learn how he sextupled — that’s 6X — Wistia’s product updates. Lesson 1: Sometimes, just go with your gut. “Two-pizza team” is … Read more
