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A few months ago, I struggled with creating effective email copy, despite following best practices. But once I dove deep into market research, everything changed. Based on my findings, I used our customers' own words and pain points in our messaging. This resonated deeply and led to increased reply rates and conversions.
I mourned a little the day Duo, Duolingo’s mascot, died. And, I rejoiced when the company brought him back, saying the neon-green owl faked his own death. That’s the power of social media marketing. Brands have the opportunity to tell stories in creative formats that can win our attention.
A few years ago, I was working with a startup that had just launched their website. We were proud of it — it looked clean, had great product shots, and ticked all the branding boxes. But after the first month, we realized something was off: barely any leads were coming in. Traffic was decent, but conversions were almost nonexistent.
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.
As a content marketer, I’m always on the hunt for effective ways to deliver content that will result in more customers and conversions. Video has grown into an essential marketing platform, and social media is rewarding those who prioritize a live approach. I’ve narrowed down the top live video stats to give you and your teams a better picture of what’s trending this year in live video marketing.
Conversion funnels are a fundamental concept in sales and marketing. Personally, I like to visualize the funnel as that big scary slide you wanted to try as a kid. You saw your friends whizzing down, which sparked your interest. You watched how much fun they were having, doing your research. And then the benefits of having fun outweighed your fear, so you climbed up and flew down.
As a marketer, I know that a marketing strategy is essential to nurture future clients, improve my business’s bottom line, and increase the ROI of my efforts. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy — 74% of small and medium businesses say they lack confidence in their marketing strategies.
In TikTok’s early days of mostly dance challenges and lip-syncing exchanges, Shola West, a Gen Z career advocate, speaker and educator, spotted a gap.
For my company’s video marketing campaigns, Facebook is a natural choice. As the second-most widely used social media, the company inspires confidence and excels in audience targeting, reach, and cost efficiency. However, it does take some strategy to make sure your videos land.
As a social media marketer or someone trying to build your social media presence, you know that it isn’t enough just to post new content — the times you post also play a crucial role. But trying to determine the best times to post to social media can sometimes feel like throwing a bunch of content at the wall and hoping something sticks.
In the 2025 HubSpot State of Marketing Report, we found that short-form video remains king. It‘s the top-performing content marketers are using, and it’s set to grow in 2025.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, like many others, I considered starting a side hustle — an online ecommerce business selling printed stickers. While the venture never materialized, if I were building one today, I’d make sure to create an ecommerce business plan to ensure that my vision had enough stock to be profitable.
Google’s firm grip on the search engine market is both a dream and a nightmare for marketers like me. With nearly 92% of the worldwide search market share, it’s no surprise that when we talk about the top search engines, Google dominates the conversation.
With 2.5 billion active users, YouTube is an undeniably important channel for your marketing efforts. Knowing how to optimize your YouTube descriptions (both channel and video) can help you increase your chances of discoverability and reach more people.
Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better.
Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better.
It should come as no surprise to us marketers that short-form video was the top performing content format in 2024. As video content overtakes text-heavy content formats — whether in the form of live streams, YouTube videos, or Instagram Stories — marketers must include a plan to use in-stream video ads in their strategies.
During my time at university, I used flowcharts to map out my research processes so they could be clearly understood and repeated during peer review. Lately, I’ve been using flowchart templates to organize an instructional book on floral design. Today, I’ll be exploring flowcharts as they pertain to the business sector.