How to use buyer journey keyword research to unlock SEO-generated revenue

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I know the impact of ignoring buyer’s journey keywords all too well. Early in my SEO career, I generated two million clicks for an ecommerce store. The client and I were thrilled. The graph on Google Search Console was trending strongly up. The problem? I couldn’t quantify a single sale from two million visitors. I … Read more

Marketing To Machines Is The Future – Research Shows Why

Marketing To Machines Is The Future – Research Shows Why

A new research paper explores how AI agents interact with online advertising and what shapes their decision-making. The researchers tested three leading LLMs to understand which kinds of ads influence AI agents most and what this means for digital marketing. As more people rely on AI agents to research purchases, advertisers may need to rethink … Read more

Google Opens Gemini Deep Research To Free Users (With Limits)

Google Opens Gemini Deep Research To Free Users (With Limits)

Google announced it will make its Deep Research feature available to all users for free on a limited basis, while introducing several updates to Gemini. With this rollout, Gemini is now equipped with enhanced reasoning capabilities, personalization features, and expanded app connectivity. Free Access with Limitations Google’s Deep Research tool, which processes information from multiple … Read more

The 13 Best Keyword Research Tools to Find the Right Keywords for SEO

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Let’s get right down to it — the key to successful SEO is concentrating on long-tail keywords, which are associated with more qualified traffic that’s more likely to convert. As for the key to finding — and choosing — the right long-tail keywords? I’ve found that it involves knowing how to use keyword research software … Read more

2025 CPL and CAC Benchmarks [HubSpot Research]

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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

SEO Keyword Research: 18 Of The Biggest Mistakes You Must Avoid

SEO Keyword Research: 18 Of The Biggest Mistakes You Must Avoid

You can’t talk about SEO without mentioning keyword research. Most SEO marketing campaigns start with keyword research. (Or at least they should). If you haven’t upped your keyword research game, you could be holding your campaigns back and costing you (and your clients) cash. Let’s look at 18 keyword research mistakes you might be making … Read more

Google Gemini Deep Research May Erode Website Earnings

Google Gemini Deep Research May Erode Website Earnings

There’s a compelling theory floating around that Google’s AI agent, called Deep Research, could negatively impact affiliate sites. If true, not only would this impact affiliate site earnings, it could also decrease ad revenues and web traffic and to informational sites, including to the “lucky” sites that are linked to by Google’s AI research assistant. … Read more

Best Times to Post on YouTube in 2025 [Research]

Best Times to Post on YouTube in 2025 [Research]

Despite the rise in popularity of short-form video, I was surprised to discover that YouTube sees the highest usage among social media platforms by video marketers, surpassing TikTok and Instagram. According to HubSpot Blog research, YouTube was the most successful social media platform in 2023, growing by 79% year-over-year. Of the marketers surveyed, 95% said … Read more

The Pros and Cons of Instagram Marketing, According to an Expert [+ Research]

The Pros and Cons of Instagram Marketing, According to an Expert [+ Research]

I was in high school when I uploaded my first Instagram post, and now that I’m almost 30, I can say for sure I’ve changed a lot since then. The same can be said for the social media platform, and those changes have led to a few pros and cons of Instagram marketing. With Instagram … Read more

Conducting B2B Market Research the Right Way — Here‘s Everything I’ve Learned

Conducting B2B Market Research the Right Way — Here‘s Everything I’ve Learned

Few things bring me joy like diving into a Wikipedia rabbit hole for a few hours. I relish the chance to research topics and ideas and discover the unexpected ways they connect. And while I may relax that way in my personal life, I also use those skills in business, where I conduct B2B market … Read more

Imani Ellis’ Guide to Using Research and Discovery to Build Your Event

Imani Ellis’ Guide to Using Research and Discovery to Build Your Event

Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. One of my favorite parts of experiential marketing is the research and discovery process. Often overlooked, I believe that spending a good amount of time exploring data can make all of the difference when … Read more

11 Ways To Do SEO Content Research Beyond Competitor Analysis

11 Ways To Do SEO Content Research Beyond Competitor Analysis

Early SEO milestones might be easy, but scaling the results needs an upgraded approach. What could that look like? Like startups that come up with a solid niche idea and compete significantly with larger companies, we SEO pros and content strategists need to work harder to develop unique, fresh, niche strategies. However, whenever we think … Read more

Google’s Gemini To Gain ‘Deep Research’ Feature

Google's Gemini To Gain 'Deep Research' Feature

Google has revealed plans to expand the capabilities of its AI assistant Gemini, introducing a new feature called “Deep Research.” This announcement came via social media following the company’s recent ‘Made By Google’ event. According to Google’s post, Gemini will soon be able to “do in-depth research for you and synthesize the info to give … Read more

9 Best Marketing Research Methods to Know Your Buyer Better [+ Examples]

9 Best Marketing Research Methods to Know Your Buyer Better [+ Examples]

One of the most underrated skills you can have as a marketer is marketing research — which is great news for this unapologetic cyber sleuth. From brand design and product development to buyer personas and competitive analysis, I’ve researched a number of initiatives in my decade-long marketing career. And let me tell you: having the … Read more

Research Confirms Google AIO Keyword Trends

Google AI Overviews

New research by enterprise search marketing company BrightEdge reveals dramatic changes to sites surfaced through Google’s AI Overviews search feature and though it maintains search market share, the data shows that AI search engine Perplexity is gaining ground at a remarkable pace. Rapid & Dramatic Changes In AIO Triggers The words that trigger AI Overviews … Read more

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