Meet the Founder Who Raised $6.3M to Literally Make It Rain
While billionaires hoard water rights and investors play Monopoly with farmland, one 20-something founder is trying something completely different: creating water from thin air.
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?”
Did HubSpot Really Lose 80% of Blog Traffic? Here’s What Actually Happened — and What It Means for Marketers
Earlier this year, HubSpot went viral — and not exactly in a good way. A few companies posted data suggesting that we had lost 80% of our blog traffic. Overnight, the news was all over X and LinkedIn.
AI Agents Will Kill Marketing As We Know It — Here’s What the Future Actually Looks Like
Picture this: consumers no longer see ads, compare software options, or visit websites to research products. Instead, AI agents handle it all — silently evaluating options, filtering choices, and making purchases on their behalf.
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 best practices vary based on your audience, purpose, and format — not to mention year, […]
Which Meta Channel's Best for Social Media Marketing? 1000 Pros Compare Facebook, Instagram & Threads
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 – and where they’re re-investing. We’ll dive into that along with key differences among various segments, […]
Digital Marketing: 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 to use it if you want to meet your audiences where they’re at — online. […]
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? That’s another story. To get over the hump, I recommend looking at real business plan […]
How Qwen 2.5 Just Beat the Top AI Models — HubSpot SVP of Marketing Shares The Industry Impact
The AI model races are heating up. Right on the heels of DeepSeek-R1’s release, the industry is reeling from yet another powerful AI model hitting the market. I test drove the latest iteration of Alibaba’s Qwen models — Qwen 2.5.
How to Create a Lead Generation Website: 9 Simple Optimizations
A few years ago, I was working with a startup that had just launched their website. We were proud of it — it looked clean, had great product shots, and ticked all the branding boxes. But after the first month, we realized something was off: barely any leads were coming in. Traffic was decent, but […]