Top 6 Social Media Marketing Challenges in 2024, According to 1,500+ Marketers [+ How to Face Them]

Top 6 Social Media Marketing Challenges in 2024, According to 1,500+ Marketers [+ How to Face Them]

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

Generational Divides in Email: Are Marketers Missing their Mark?

Generational Divides in Email: Are Marketers Missing their Mark?

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

Insights From IAB’s Cross-Channel Measurement For Marketers Release

Insights From IAB’s Cross-Channel Measurement For Marketers Release

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]

The HubSpot Blog’s 2024 Video Marketing Report [Data from 500+ Video Marketers]

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

Digital Marketers See Schema Structured Data Shifting Beyond SEO

Digital Marketers See Schema Structured Data Shifting Beyond SEO

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

21 Creative Lead Generation Ideas to Try (& Why Marketers Recommend Them)

21 Creative Lead Generation Ideas to Try (& Why Marketers Recommend Them)

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

Screenwriting Techniques for Marketers: Defining Your Customer's Problem

Screenwriting Techniques for Marketers: Defining Your Customer's Problem

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

[B2C Marketers] 5 Tips To Drive More Revenue With Google Ads AI

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]

How Marketers Save Time and Make Data-Backed Decisions with AI Reporting [+ Expert Insights]

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

How Marketers Can Reach Gen Z On Social Media

How Marketers Can Reach Gen Z On Social Media

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]

The Ultimate Guide to Instagram for Business [+ Data From 650+ Marketers]

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

Why AI Isn’t Replacing Marketers (Or Search Engines) According to Jasper’s Former Head of Enterprise Marketing

Why AI Isn’t Replacing Marketers (Or Search Engines) According to Jasper’s Former Head of Enterprise Marketing

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]

Are Marketers More or Less Productive in the Office? [New Data]

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

How Marketers Can Guide the B2B Buying Journey

How Marketers Can Guide the B2B Buying Journey

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]

The HubSpot Blog’s 2024 Instagram Marketing Report [Data from 600+ Instagram Marketers]

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

How Email Marketers Should Navigate the Gmail Promotions Tab Today

Jaina Mistry

Gmail is one of the most popular inbox service providers (ISP) with over 30% of email client market share. However, ever since Gmail launched its tabbed inbox in 2013, some marketers have been clamoring for their emails to be delivered to the Primary tab vs. the Promotions Tab. There’s been a lingering perception that Gmail’s … Read more

What Are Display Ads: A Complete Guide for Digital Marketers

What Are Display Ads: A Complete Guide for Digital Marketers

Imagine browsing your favorite blog and spotting a visually engaging ad that seamlessly fits the content and stands out just enough to grab your attention. That’s the power of display advertising at work. If you’re a digital marketing professional, you’ve likely heard of display networks as part of PPC advertising. But are you using this … Read more

Email Personalization Best Practices: The Ultimate Checklist for Email Marketers

Kayla Voigt

Email personalization is consistently one of the biggest priorities for marketers—but it’s also one of the things that’s making them tear their hair out. There’s good reason for both of these facts. Personalized email helps captivate audiences with true 1:1 experiences, leads to more engaged subscribers throughout the customer journey, and increases conversions, conversion rates, … Read more

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