I've worked in a lot of different industries — as a freelancer, as a manager of freelancers, as a marketer, as a writer — and you know what never changes? The need for content creators to be crystal clear on...
The 10 Best for Marketers [Free Templates]
Ever been on a time crunch to create social media content? Most of us have, especially when you're trying to hop on a trend before it passes. It’s a stressful position — but a social media calendar template can make...
Gen Z is turning this CEO’s business model upside down
"This whole entire generation is about to turn all of our business models on its head." I'm a consumer who falls somewhere between baby millennial and geriatric Gen Zer, and after hearing Hootsuite CEO Irina Novoselsky talk about my generation...
My Recommended Free Business Budget Templates to Use in 2025
Software subscriptions. Office rent. Employee benefits. Is your business money vanishing into thin air? A business budget template puts you back in control by tracking every dollar you spend. Whether you‘re launching a startup or scaling an enterprise, you’ll spot...
Why Paying for Ads Isn’t the Only Answer
When we hear the word “organic,” we usually think natural, pure, and unaltered. A delicious juice, perhaps. Well, the same goes for organic marketing — minus the juice part. Organic marketing is all about naturally attracting your audience to your...
How I Use Landing Page Split Testing to Find Untapped Marketing Potential [+ 12 Places to Start]
I’m a tinkerer at heart. As a content marketer, I can’t help it — there’s that perfect word hiding somewhere. That’s the mentality I bring to landing pages I create for companies, too. You might love your page’s first iteration...
Speaking with One Voice: How Unified Sales and Marketing Messaging Drives Revenue
By Payal Parikh, VP of Client Services at Heinz Marketing In today’s fast-paced and customer-centric business environment, the alignment between sales and marketing is more critical than ever. When sales and marketing teams operate with inconsistent narratives or conflicting value...
10 Reasons Why No One Is Watching Your Video Content
Before I worked at HubSpot, when I created my very first series of marketing videos, I was stumped. Befuddled. Frustrated. Here I had a collection of what I thought were great examples of visual content, and yet, I ended up...
How It‘s Changed and Where It’s Going in the Next Decade
Within the last few years, many marketers have started asking, “What is the future of content marketing? And is it worth our investment?” I think that’s a valid question, considering a sound content marketing strategy is one of the best...
A Step-by-Step Guide to How I Do Content Research
I love to do content research — what's more satisfying than falling down a few Google rabbit holes? (Don't answer that.) Of course, great marketing content is built on more than just Google search results. I've put together a six-step...