We’ve had the experience of being very busy on behalf of clients only to have them come to us six or nine months into the marketing year saying that they don’t feel they’re getting traction toward...
When it comes to content marketing vs SEO, the biggest question is which is more important for increasing traffic and getting found.
The truth is, content marketing and search engine optimization aren’t mutually exclusive. While creating content is...
Does your marketing team struggle with inbound marketing?
Trick question. Inbound marketing is not the sole responsibility of the marketing team. If your sales and marketing teams are struggling with inbound marketing, the answer could lie in a lack...
I had a conversation with the CEO of a startup in the medical devices field recently. We were talking about upcoming presentations to investors and I riffed on some insights that I've developed over the years on what makes a great presentation when...
Financial technology is a red-hot space these days. According to CB Insights, through the third quarter of 2017, more than 800 companies received more than $12 billion in VC funding globally. That’s a lot of new technology coming to market, creating...
I read an article every week that claims that “Cold Calling is Dead” or some other sales tactic is no longer viable. Marketers are often quick to write obituaries to sales tactics that distract from the inbound marketing method.
Now that lead generation campaigns have become the main driver of B2B marketing for many companies, the question looms, "Should I outsource my content marketing or bring it in-house?"
As a marketing leader at your company, you know marketing needs to change to prove value to your company. You recognize that inbound marketing is outperforming traditional marketing, but does your financial-minded CEO or CFO still need convincing?...
Thought leadership is a mercurial currency. It’s subjective; though there are some measures we all rely upon — like the number of followers on social media or views on YouTube. Some thought leaders are widely acclaimed and acknowledged (think Simon...
Sometimes there’s data outside of HubSpot that you want to get into the system to enrich the quality of your lead data, help with reporting or drive lead distribution in Salesforce.com or another CRM. It should be easy to do (and it is), but there’s...
