Meta houses three huge social media platforms, each offering their own benefits and drawbacks. When we surveyed marketers in 2025, we wanted to find out which one is best for social metrics – like audience growth and site traffic –...
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B2B Reads: 95/5 Rule, Top Trends, Future-Proofing, and B2B Marketing Budgets
Every Saturday morning we share some of our favorite B2B sales and marketing posts from around the web last week (so it’s fresh!). We’ll miss a ton of great stuff, so if you found something you think is worth sharing...
These Roadblocks Prevent AI Adoption — HubSpot’s Senior Director of Global Growth Shares How Champions Can Conquer the Challenge
Over the last year, I’ve seen AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT transform from cool tech novelties into total game-changers. These technologies are no longer nice-to-haves — they’re critical for any organization looking to stay competitive. Of course, implementing new...
21 of My Favorite Sample Business Plans & Examples For Your Inspiration
I know firsthand that staring at a blank page is the hardest part of writing a business plan. Whether you’re launching a new venture or refining an existing one, having a roadmap is key. But, figuring out where to start?...
Everything You Need to Know to Get It Right
As a millennial marketer, I can tell you quite a bit about the internet — we practically grew up together. Nowadays, the internet and marketing go hand in hand, so you need to know what digital marketing is and how...
The Marketing Mistake Costing You Conversions
Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. In the early 2000s, communications professor Bob Hornik wanted to see if anti-drug ads worked. At the time, most ads used shock...
My Go-To Copywriting Templates, As a Marketer With 20 Years of Experience
Whenever I ask any marketer or copywriting expert about their writing process, I find there’s no specific process they follow and few copywriting templates to guide them. While this is partly due to natural variation in everyone’s creative process, copywriting...
Why Your GTM Strategy Is Failing Without Cross-Functional Orchestration
By Carly Bauer, Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing Every company has a go-to-market (GTM) strategy. But not every company has a GTM engine that works. The difference? Go-to-Market Orchestration. It’s not enough to have a well-researched strategy and slick documentation. If...
What is User-generated Content (UGC)? Essentials for a Soaring Strategy
My personal social media is full of four main things: family, friends, food, and UGC. And as I type this, I hear the former saying, “Uh, what is UGC?” For over a decade, I’ve been creating social media content for...
How to Turn Likes into Loyal Customers
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...


