Ah, the social media budget. For many social media managers, putting together (and justifying) financial asks is an anxiety-inducing annual event. However, budget time is also an important chance to prove the value of your work. Creating your budget highlights the scope of your ambitions for the year ahead – and should also highlight the…
Brand Tracking: How to Streamline This Process With AI
The future of brand tracking is here — and it’s powered by AI. Brand tracking is an essential marketing strategy for measuring brand performance, customer loyalty, and market positioning. Traditionally, companies rely on surveys, panels, and market research to gather this data. But these methods can be slow, often taking weeks or months to deliver…
20 top Instagram Story apps for better engagement in 2024
Looking for inspiration and easy ways to level up your Stories? Instagram Story apps may be the answer you’re looking for. While Instagram Stories content may be temporary, their impact isn’t. Stories offer social media marketers and brands a golden opportunity to reach and engage with Instagram’s 2 billion monthly active users. We’ve compiled a…
33 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Website
“If you build it, they will come” may have worked for Kevin Costner, but I think we all know that marketing a cornfield baseball diamond would take just a little more work. Websites are no different. Even the best content needs readers, and if you’ve struggled to increase your website traffic, you’re in good company….
The Ultimate Guide to Instagram for Business [+ Data From 650+ Marketers]
More companies than ever are using Instagram for business — over 200 million businesses, to be exact. Instagram has proven to be a worthwhile investment for marketing purposes. We surveyed 650+ global marketers in Jan. 2024, and they were more likely to rate Instagram as having high ROI than any other platform, and it’s the…
Top 5 Use Cases for AI Personalization in Marketing
It’s no secret that AI is driving marketing industry growth. As a writer in the marketing industry, I’ve seen it myself. AI can help with everything from brainstorming to content creation. But another marketing task that AI excels at? Personalization. I’ve received plenty of personalized marketing assets, and it’s obvious when something uses surface-level personalization…
32 Instagram features marketers need to know in 2024
Instagram features are constantly pushing boundaries, evolving, and changing before our very eyes. This social network is a multi-talented queen: Sure, you can throw a cool filter on a photo, but thanks to Instagram’s many native features, you can also: edit videos, buy your mom’s birthday present, start an annoying groupchat, see all of the…
The First 5 Things I’d Do if I Were Starting My Business Over Today
Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. A habit that has woven itself through many facets of my life, like parenthood, my health, and entrepreneurship, is a consistent check-in I like to do with how I’m growing. I often call it…