Tag Archives: HubSpot

Optimizing your website to generate leads is a no-brainer. But unfortunately, it’s not as simple as throwing a “Click Here” button on your home page and watching the leads pour in. Instead, marketers and designers need to take a more strategic approach. In this post, we’ll go over some quick ways that actually work to optimize your website for lead generation.To understand how to optimize our website, we’ll have to first gain a basic understanding of the lead generation process. What components are at play when a casual website visitor turns into a lead? The lead generation process typically starts when a website visitor clicks on a call-to-action (CTA) located […]

The first thing I do when I wake up is turn off the alarm on my phone and then scroll through Instagram. While I wish I was kidding, I’m definitely not. As a consumer, Instagram is one of my favorite platforms. I get to see fun and inspiring content that’s also helpful and entertaining. However, as a marketer, nailing Instagram isn’t as easy as waking up and being inspired. That’s why we talked to six Instagram managers to give us their best tips and tricks on managing an Instagram account. Below, let’s dive into trade secrets that Instagram managers swear by. Instagram Managers Share Their Top Tips and Tricks 1. […]

It’s no secret that LinkedIn operates one of the largest professional networks on the Internet. In fact, the platform has 690+ million members in over 200 countries and territories. That’s why it’s important for marketers to be active on LinkedIn. But how do you get your network to engage with your posts? Below, we’ll discuss the top 10 most engaging topics on LinkedIn, how certain content types go viral, and the science behind why. Plus, we’ll dive into examples that show you how to execute posts like this. 1. Sensational Info-tainment Videos Posts Video content has been increasing in popularity on social media sites like Facebook and Instagram over the […]

In the past year or so, live video has quickly become one of the most popular types of online content, especially on social media. Not only is Facebook Live thriving, with one in five videos being live streams, but other major platforms like Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and — most recently — LinkedIn, have embraced similar features. Aside from the older social media platforms allowing live streams, some emerging platforms, like Twitch.tv, now cater specifically to live stream viewers. While people find live streams entertaining because they offer them a chance to see raw, authentic footage, view behind-the-scenes video from their favorite influencers, or interact in live Q&As with industry experts, […]

61% of marketers say that generating leads and traffic is their biggest challenge. It can be frustrating — when you post that amazing blog that took hours, or finally finish a product page, you can’t wait to see the engagement you earn from your audience. And then … you don’t get much. We’ve all been there, and the feeling of not connecting to your customers isn’t great. So, what do you do when you create content you know your audience wants to see, but they aren’t finding it? How do you raise traffic organically? The answer may be a method that you’re most likely already using, but with a more […]

As marketers, we spend hours planning every detail of each campaign, crafting the perfect copy and agonizing over fonts, colors, and spacing. We talk through our personas, target audiences, and messaging. We build emails from scratch, or lovingly modify templates to put our best foot forward with our email campaigns.scriber With all the blood, sweat, and tears that go into our emails, there’s nothing more heartbreaking than finding out the message never made it to our subscribers. No matter how carefully we plan our campaign strategy, design, and development, if the email doesn’t reach the inbox, you won’t delight subscribers or see ROI. Making it into the inbox is one […]

The economic impact of COVID-19 is undeniable. Businesses all across the globe are learning how to adapt to these new circumstances and we’re all learning how to operate in a “new normal” that’s constantly changing. That’s why we’ll be publishing week-over-week trend data for core business metrics like website traffic, email send and open rates, sales engagements, close rates and more. We hope to establish useful benchmarks to measure your business against, and serve as an early indicator of when short- or long-term adjustments may be needed in your strategy. While this post focuses on the highlights of last week, you can explore all the data we’re publishing here.   […]

In 2020, there’s no question of whether or not blogs generate leads. In fact, marketers who prioritize blogging as a marketing strategy report 13-times the ROI of companies that don’t. However, many marketers still worry that blogging’s effectiveness could be losing steam. Fears that “blogging is dead” haven’t been eased by research. Recently, when we polled over 300 people to ask them how often they read blogs, roughly 40% said “never.” This followed HubSpot’s 2020 State of Marketing Report, which revealed that blogging fell from the first to third-most-common content strategy between 2018 and 2020. But, before you get wrapped up in all the negative data, it’s important to remember […]

What is a Content Map? A content map is a plan to deliver the right content, to the right people, at the right time. Content mapping takes into account the characteristics of the person who will be consuming the content and their lifecycle stage. Marketers hear it all the time: The content you create needs to be personalized. It needs to be aligned with the wants and needs of your customers (and prospective customers). It needs to resonate with them. It needs to feel like it was created just for them. On its surface, this sounds like great advice. Personalization, giving people content that they’re actually interested in … it […]