2025 is upon us, and a new year brings new trends and new challenges. If you‘re a brand looking to leverage social media video this year, you may not know what to expect but don’t worry. I, your resident content creator and social media expert, have the expertise you need to prepare for social media … Read more
I first downloaded TikTok during college to scroll through comedy and pop culture discourse. But then, as I grew as a marketer, I started seeing some serious potential everywhere. And I’m not the only one who noticed. TikTok has evolved beyond just dance trends and viral challenges into a genuine powerhouse for brands connecting with … Read more
HubSpot has introduced over 200 product updates and features as part of its Spring 2025 Spotlight release. The updates include expanded AI functionality across the platform, enhancements to Marketing Hub Enterprise, and the launch of new AI-powered Workspaces designed to streamline collaboration across marketing, sales, and support teams. Let’s be honest: marketing and sales teams … Read more
Earlier this year, HubSpot went viral — and not exactly in a good way. A few companies posted data suggesting that we had lost 80% of our blog traffic. Overnight, the news was all over X and LinkedIn. As marketers ourselves, we know better than anyone that hot takes drive clicks. But, what actually happened … Read more
The AI model races are heating up. Right on the heels of DeepSeek-R1’s release, the industry is reeling from yet another powerful AI model hitting the market. I test drove the latest iteration of Alibaba’s Qwen models — Qwen 2.5. In this post, I’ll break down what Qwen 2.5 is, how you can use it, … Read more
As a marketing consultant, I work on client accounts and ensure their marketing is working (i.e., making money for the business). To gauge marketing success, I particularly like two benchmarks: the cost per lead benchmark (CPL) and the customer acquisition costs benchmark (CAC). These benchmarks are helpful for everyone in business to know, but especially … Read more
![My Tips for Designing Great Website Imagery [With Canva, HubSpot, + 3 More Tools]](https://nicheplrnewsletter.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-14T161951.776.png "My Tips for Designing Great Website Imagery [With Canva, HubSpot,")
I‘ve been designing images for websites for about seven years now, so I’ve come across many tools that make the process simple. If you want to create or incorporate compelling images into your brand‘s website for the first time and you’re not sure how you’re in luck. In this post, I’ll share my tips and … Read more
The inbound methodology is really important here at HubSpot. I think you could go so far as to say that it’s more or less our “main thing” — like almost everything we push, preach, and practice as a brand hinges upon it. In the interest of keeping this post focused and practical, I won’t go … Read more
It wasn’t too long ago that we weren’t collaborating much across Marketing. If I published a blog post on “SEO strategy”, it became a happy coincidence if the YouTube team had covered anything similar that I could use in my post. Teams just weren’t creating content cohesively across different verticals. Let’s be honest: We’d grown … Read more
Shockingly enough, we here on the HubSpot Blog Team spend a fair amount of time blogging. You might be able to tell that by the fact that the word “blog” is in our team name. Blogging is the foundation of most of our professional lives, and it has been for a while now — and … Read more
We turned our standard nurture email flow into an AI-driven conversion powerhouse. Here’s what we did, what worked (and what didn’t), and what we learned along the way. When our marketing team began discussing how to strategically incorporate AI into our workflows, we knew we wanted big results. But here’s the thing about big results: … Read more
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I’ve realized that to truly connect with customers, it’s essential to be everywhere they are — whether that’s on social media, email, websites, or even traditional outlets like TV and radio. This is where a solid media mix comes into play. By using multiple channels strategically, I can deliver messages more effectively, ensuring they reach … Read more
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2025 is likely going to be the most interesting year thus far for marketing leadership. In the past year alone, you’ve had to navigate the rise of AI, changing consumer trends, and tough economic times. 56% of the marketing leaders in our recent survey say marketing has seen more change in the past three years … Read more
In 2023, my team and I began working on perhaps one of the most ambitious content audits ever conducted on the HubSpot Blog. We’ve run content audits in the past — but not like this. We ran the audit in three phases: Phase 1 addressed our oldest content. Phase 2 evaluated our lowest-performing content. Phase … Read more
![The HubSpot Blog’s 2024 Video Marketing Report [Data from 500+ Video Marketers]](https://nicheplrnewsletter.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/video-marketing-report.webp.webp "The HubSpot Blog’s 2024 Video Marketing Report [Data from 500+")
More than ever, social media channels are putting video content front and center on their feeds, as audiences increasingly turn to TikTok, Reels, and live videos to be entertained, discover products, and even learn about exciting new brands. And for marketers, leveraging video not only offers the highest ROI of any media format, but it … Read more
With how quickly the internet changes, people can argue all day about how often to post on social media. Which networks should you use? How frequently should you post? And does the time you post really matter? Read on to get the answers to key questions about how often to post on social media for … Read more
When I started working with freelancers, I’d experience a sinking feeling when a first draft hit my inbox. Would this piece be any good? Or, would I be rewriting an entire article myself to get something usable? Or perhaps, I found a gem — a freelancer who would make my day with a light edit, … Read more
HubSpot announced a push into AI this week at its annual Inbound marketing conference, launching “Breeze.” Breeze is an artificial intelligence layer integrated across the company’s marketing, sales, and customer service software. According to HubSpot, the goal is to provide marketers with easier, faster, and more unified solutions as digital channels become oversaturated. Karen Ng, … Read more
