I still remember the early days of the internet and how exciting (and expensive!) it was to use. As it was a dial-up modem connection, my parents put strict time limits on how much time I could spend online (gosh,...
Un-Gating your Content in the Age of Content Saturation
By Sarah Threet, Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing Original: May 19, 2023; Revised: January 28, 2025 Imagine this: You’ve spent months developing a content strategy and weeks laboring over a piece of content that you’ve deemed “high value.” Conventional wisdom...
How to Create an Ebook From Start to Finish [Free Ebook Templates]
Learning how to create an ebook can be overwhelming. Not only do you have to write the content, but you also need to design and format it into a professional-looking document that people will want to download and read. To...
11 Ways to Become a Better Blogger, According to the HubSpot Blog Team
Shockingly enough, we here on the HubSpot Blog Team spend a fair amount of time blogging. You might be able to tell that by the fact that the word “blog” is in our team name. Blogging is the foundation of...
The Top Challenges Marketing Leaders Expect to Face in 2025 & How You Can Solve For Them [Expert Insights & Data]
Marketing is a wild ride – trends flip overnight, and it’s a constant game of catch-up. In 2025 , it’s crucial to know where to focus and what roadblocks might lie ahead. That’s why I dug into the biggest challenges...
What is B2C Marketing? [+ New Data & Trends to Captivate Audiences in 2025]
Back in business school, consumer behavior was my favorite marketing class. I loved learning about the psychology of marketing and what makes people spend the way they do. It’s no wonder I still love B2C marketing today. But as fun...
Expert Ways to Optimize Your Marketing & Ad Spend
I recently watched a TikTok clip of a CEO explaining how, when businesses face tough times, marketing is often the first budget to get slashed. It stuck with me because, ironically, that’s when smart marketing spend becomes more critical than...
Assessing Your Marketing Technology Stack
By Lisa Heay, Vice President of Business Operations at Heinz Marketing According to Scott Brinker’s most recent Marketing Technology Landscape, there are 14,106 (and counting) solutions in the marketing technology space. Needless to say, it’s easy to get excited about all...
How Much Does a Super Bowl Ad Cost [& Does It Get ROI]? A Data-Backed Deep Dive
Whether you’re a diehard Super Bowl fan or, like me, prefer watching superb owls, you gotta admit: Super Bowl commercials are pretty great. They’re also pretty expensive. And still, Fox, which holds the rights to Super Bowl LIX, easily sold...
How Our Events Team Saved Thousands using AI for INBOUND ’24
When HubSpot’s Global Events Team had its first kickoff planning session for INBOUND 2024, they weren’t sure about the creative direction they’d take. One thing was clear though: Given how huge AI has become in the last few years, they...


