It’s officially the holiday season. If 70% of your workforce is remote, like we are at HubSpot, that means it’s time to come up with a few virtual holiday party ideas for your team. Let’s face it — traditional in-person holiday parties were arguably easier to plan. Just order some festive food and drinks to … Read more
Smartphones put the world at our fingertips. People have questions that need answering, as well as the services or products they need. All of these things are just a search away, and now, we’ve seen a cosmic shift from traditional search to voice search and voice assistants. Statistically, voice search and assistants are not something … Read more
Human nature craves connection, so much so that we seek it almost everywhere we can find it – at social events, in our jobs, and now online in micro-communities. The desire to feel camaraderie and a sense of belonging is innate. In recent years, social media platforms have shifted from shouting into a void to … Read more
![Top 6 Social Media Marketing Challenges in 2024, According to 1,500+ Marketers [+ How to Face Them]](https://nicheplrnewsletter.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/social-media-challenges-1-20241125-7808170.webp.webp "Top 6 Social Media Marketing Challenges in 2024, According to")
I’m not sure which social platform is winning the algorithmic gymnastics competition this year. Is it Instagram? Maybe TikTok? Either way, it seems like all of our favorite channels are actively competing for gold, which presents quite the range of social media marketing challenges for us. From algo updates to unpredictable trends, we’re always left … Read more
Litmus is a proud industry leader, trusted by 700,000 marketing professionals including 80% of the Fortune 100. In order to help email marketers better understand the marketing landscape, we surveyed 1,000 U.S. consumers about their email preferences and summarized some of the key findings below. Email Quantity 67% of consumers say they receive too many … Read more
In the digital era, consumers interact with brands through a range of platforms and devices — such as social media, display ads, and video on mobile, desktop, tablet, and connected TV (CTV). This diversity in touchpoints creates both opportunities and complexities for marketers. To navigate this landscape effectively, a robust measurement strategy is essential. This … 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
An interesting discussion emerged on Twitter inspired by an article written by Jono Alderson. The article proposes thinking about Schema.org structured data markup as a way for emerging AI technologies to better understand and surface published Internet content. Schema.org Structured Data Markup The content on a website is called unstructured data because there is no … Read more
Coming up with effective lead generation ideas is tough — and I’m the world’s worst at putting off this aspect of my marketing strategy. Sending cold emails and scraping together lists for lead generation can be difficult because — let‘s face it — often, people don’t want to take the time out of their schedules … Read more
Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. For the past ten years, I’ve been using Hollywood screenwriting techniques to help companies create powerful marketing stories. I’ve seen firsthand how powerful storytelling can be in transforming a company’s messaging. Before we keep … Read more
![[B2C Marketers] 5 Tips To Drive More Revenue With Google Ads AI](https://nicheplrnewsletter.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/B2C-Marketers-5-Tips-To-Drive-More-Revenue-With-Google.png "[B2C Marketers] 5 Tips To Drive More Revenue With Google")
This post was sponsored by Invoca. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. In today’s marketing world, AI is more than a buzzword — it’s a necessity. Nearly 90% of marketers plan to increase their investment in AI this year, primarily focusing on boosting their Return on Ad Spend (ROAS). If you’re … Read more
![How Marketers Save Time and Make Data-Backed Decisions with AI Reporting [+ Expert Insights]](https://nicheplrnewsletter.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AI-reporting-1-20241021-8635550.webp.webp "How Marketers Save Time and Make Data-Backed Decisions with AI")
Marketers are often asked to do more with less. I’ve been there too. I’ve battled the constant pressure to juggle multiple campaigns, track their performance, and present insight-packed reports. This process is overwhelming, time-consuming, and riddled with challenges. After years of struggling to prepare reports for my marketing campaigns, I discovered how AI reporting can … Read more
Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z (Gen Z) is the first generation to have grown up with the internet, social media, and smartphones as part of their everyday lives. More than just very demure and very mindful, they’re a complex demographic myriad businesses and industries are vying to target – with their own unique … Read more
![The Ultimate Guide to Instagram for Business [+ Data From 650+ Marketers]](https://nicheplrnewsletter.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/instagram-for-business.webp.webp "The Ultimate Guide to Instagram for Business [+ Data From")
More companies than ever are using Instagram for business — over 200 million businesses, to be exact. Instagram has proven to be a worthwhile investment for marketing purposes. We surveyed 650+ global marketers in Jan. 2024, and they were more likely to rate Instagram as having high ROI than any other platform, and it’s the … Read more
If you asked whether technology could replace marketing a few decades ago, most would look at you like you hit your head on concrete. Now, it’s no more a question but an issue that’s sparking industry-wide debate. And we owe this specifically to the generative AI surge — which has more implications for the creative … Read more
![Are Marketers More or Less Productive in the Office? [New Data]](https://nicheplrnewsletter.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/are-marketers-more-or-less-productive-in-the-office-1-20240906-7178876.webp.webp "Are Marketers More or Less Productive in the Office? [New")
The remote work productivity debate will never end, and frankly, it shouldn’t. Leaders and employees alike should never stop being critical of how time is spent and seeking improved productivity levels. Is it tiring to refine and edit how we work constantly? Sure. Change is always tiring to a degree, but thankfully, marketers are resilient … Read more
Not too long ago, business headlines were proclaiming the death of marketing. CMO roles were being cut from major brands, and some experts warned that CMOs were becoming obsolete, or at best subordinate to Sales. Of course, marketing is far from dead. It’s alive and kicking, but its power is tragically misunderstood—even by many marketers … Read more
![The HubSpot Blog’s 2024 Instagram Marketing Report [Data from 600+ Instagram Marketers]](https://nicheplrnewsletter.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/instagram-engagement-report.webp.webp "The HubSpot Blog’s 2024 Instagram Marketing Report [Data from 600+")
Sometimes, it feels like Instagram looks different every time I open the app—IGVT is long gone, and Reels and Shopping tools are now front and center. These shifts align with the trends we saw in our 2024 Social Media Trends survey, but I wanted to dive deeper into Instagram research. So, I asked another 600+ … Read more
