Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. I started my marketing career as a junior community marketer. I should have been pretty prepared for the job. I’d spent £50,000 on my marketing degree and four years studying. Yet, just a few … Read more
Amazon pillows. Korean moisturizer. An acupuncture mat. These are just a few of the objects I’ve purchased on Instagram over the past couple months – mainly because an influencer told me to. I’m not alone. Today’s shopper doesn’t head to the mall when she’s bored; she opens her phone. In fact, according to HubSpot’s 2024 … Read more
It’s estimated that a shocking 60% (or less) of work time is spent productively, according to Atlassian. Time is our scarcest resource, yet we spend so much of it doing things that are unproductive — usually without meaning to. Emails, meetings, endless notifications… We’re indeed being pulled in more directions than ever before, but it’s … Read more
The past decade has marked the shift of SEO from spreadsheet-driven, anecdotal best practices to a more data-driven approach, evidenced by the greater numbers of SEO pros learning Python. As Google’s updates increase in number (11 in 2023), SEO professionals are recognizing the need to take a more data-driven approach to SEO, and internal link … Read more
This episode of the Marketing Smarts Live Show features a fascinating conversation with Christopher Penn, an authority in analytics, digital marketing, and AI. Penn and host George B. Thomas delve into the ever-evolving landscape of AI in marketing, especially in the B2B sector. Key Takeaways: Harnessing AI for Efficient and Ethical Marketing Ethical use of … Read more
Google is rolling out new capabilities to Search and Lens that will assist in solving complex math and science problems. These new tools provide step-by-step explanations, solutions, and interactive 3D models to aid visual learning for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects. The announcement highlights new AI advancements powering the upgraded math, science, and … Read more
As a marketer, you‘ve likely noticed data’s importance in decision-making and strategizing. You’re also probably tired of being bogged down with manually collecting and reporting data. Data science is integral to the marketing world, but time is money, and the time you spend working with large datasets could go toward performing other tasks, such as … Read more
As a marketing pro, you know how tough it can be to capture the attention of potential clients and keep them. There are more than 10,700 digital advertising agencies in the U.S., giving business owners a lot of options. So, if you want to stand out, you need to be more than an expert in … Read more
Listen NEW! Listen to article Sign in or sign up to access this audio feature! No worries … it’s FREE! At least once a week, I receive invitations to webinars with clickbait-worthy headlines extolling the demise of data-driven marketing. I can also list a dozen B2B influencers on a crusade to banish complex marketing reports. … Read more
Marketers have more data available to us than ever before – and it’s never been more challenging to get to the heart of it. There was a time not that long ago when the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a company would have focused almost exclusively on technology infrastructure and engineering. As the role – … Read more
