Sprout Social

JANUARY 22, 2025

B2B brands cant afford to put off their LinkedIn content marketing strategy. Because there’s no better place on social media to position yourself as a leader in your industry. From networking and recruiting to building credibility and beyond, the value of LinkedIn marketing is clear. Why do content marketing on LinkedIn?

Marketing Strategy

Hubspot Marketing

AUGUST 20, 2024

This is just one example of how AI can impact our everyday lives, and the same can be said about AI in B2B marketing. Here are nine of the best ways to use AI in B2B marketing to level up your day-to-day. The State of AI in B2B Marketing Before we dive in, let’s get a quick lay of the AI land. How to Use AI in B2B Marketing 1.

User-Generated

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Those companies did below the line (BTL) marketing right. Email marketing, direct mail, events — below the line marketing includes these and similar targeted tactics to convince and convert buyers. Table of Contents What is below the line marketing? Answering “What is BTL marketing?” And where do you begin?

Direct Mail

Buffer Marketing

JULY 23, 2025

It’s where creators build brands, where brands tap into culture, and where billions of users scroll every day. Instagram has over 2 billion monthly active users — and counting Instagram hit 2 billion monthly active users — and it happened in just over 11 years, reaching the number faster than Facebook and YouTube.

Gen Z

Martech

JANUARY 13, 2025

These divergent approaches to moderation, combined with escalating data privacy concerns, pose significant challenges for marketers and consumers. How can consumer demands for data privacy coexist with the realities of effective digital marketing? To address these contradictory rulings and preserve internet innovation, the U.S.

Law

Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Understanding key YouTube stats and figures is the best way to develop a YouTube marketing strategy that works and lasts. Read on for the YouTube user, usage, and business stats you need to know to hit the ground running (and get that camera rolling). What takes first place? of users identifying as male, and 45.7%

Gen Z

Litmus

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

What is lifecycle marketing? By aligning your marketing efforts to each stage, you can build stronger relationships, keep customers coming back, and make the most of every interaction.In Lifecycle marketing is a strategy that involves engaging customers with the right message at the right time as they interact with your brand.

Management

Buffer Marketing

MARCH 5, 2025

Social media marketing is using social media platforms — like Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, etc. It also includes paid social media marketing, like running ads and influencer marketing. But what’s the difference between a social media calendar and a social media marketing strategy?

Social Media Marketing

Hootsuite

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A social media marketing strategy is a summary of everything you plan to do and hope to achieve on social media. In this post, we’ll walk you through a nine-step plan to create a winning strategy for social media marketing. We’ve even got expert insights from Amanda Wood, Hootsuite’s Senior Manager of Social Marketing.

Social Media Marketing

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

When I graduated with a marketing degree over a decade ago, I hit the scene thinking that marketing would always be its own thing. Something like “holistic marketing” seemed unnecessary to me. Marketers had their swim lane; I’d stick to mine. That’s one of many benefits holistic marketing offers.

CMO

Neil Patel

JUNE 25, 2025

Relationship marketing. I’ll show you how to use relationship marketing to create long-lasting customer relationships, attract loyal fans, and sustainably grow your business. Key Takeaways: Relationship marketing goes beyond transactions, prioritizing long-lasting customer connections. What Is Relationship Marketing?

Shoppers

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For instance, if the focus is brand awareness, your calendar will need posts that highlight company values, behind-the-scenes content, or educational posts. A different approach might focus more on user-generated content, interactive polls, or influencer collaborations if engagement is the priority.

User-Generated

Martech

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Using LinkedIn personally is very different from using it for marketing. Fully understanding the business social media site can boost your marketing efforts, but there is a lot to learn. LinkedIn is the largest social network for businesses and business people and an essential site for B2B marketing. billion by 2027.

User-Generated

Sprout Social

MAY 20, 2025

TikTok has a thriving niche community, known as FinTok, which features approachable micro- and macro-influencers who are offering younger generations free financial education in the form of bite-sized videos. Impact of FinTok across generations and locations For many, financial advice was passed down or self-taught.

Gen Z

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Feeds and timelines have become entirely unique to the individual, based on user preferences. These networks include: Instagram According to the 2024 Social Media Content Strategy Report , 84% of social media users have an Instagram profile, making it the most popular social media network across ages.

Gen Z

Litmus

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Litmus is a proud industry leader, trusted by 700,000 marketing professionals including 80% of the Fortune 100. In order to help email marketers better understand the marketing landscape, we surveyed 1,000 U.S. This data suggests companies should carefully calibrate their email marketing strategies based on age.

Gen Z

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

When I first heard I had to write about D2C marketing, I did what many professionals do when presented with something they know nothing about — I quietly panicked and then asked ChatGPT. To my surprise, however, I learned D2C marketing isn’t as foreign to me as I thought. Table of Contents What is D2C marketing?

Manufacturing

Sprout Social

JUNE 11, 2025

These posts and campaigns are generating so much more than awareness, with a clear influence on the bottom line and tangible ROI. Chili’s triple dips into user-generated content Bloomberg found that 2024 had the highest number of restaurant bankruptcies since the pandemic. But what does it mean to be bold?

Branding

Hootsuite

OCTOBER 18, 2024

IMO*, to ELI5*, not all brands need Reddit marketing, CMV*. Reddit isn’t often first in marketers’ minds, but for the right type of business, it can really pay off. Reddit isn’t often first in marketers’ minds, but for the right type of business, it can really pay off. Is Reddit a good platform for marketing?

Marketing

Hubspot Marketing

DECEMBER 10, 2024

If marketing and SEO arent making money for your business, then theres no point in doing it. The primary purpose of marketing is sales. SEO should get you to the top of Google for your most desired keywords, including money-generating keywords. SEO drives business growth. The screenshots below show the difference.

SEO

Sprout Social

JUNE 13, 2025

YouTube offers marketers a unique mix of reach, intent and influence. Calculating YouTube marketing ROI across paid and organic content offers a complete performance picture. Why YouTube marketing ROI matters—especially now Assigning attribution is getting harder, complicating ROI calculation across all social media efforts.

Analytics

Martech

DECEMBER 16, 2024

SEOs must now account for conversational search, generative AI, and their integration into a growing array of products. Elevate your contents credibility beyond the page Seth Godin said, You are your work, and that may not be more true than in modern content SEO, where LLMs make content generation cheap. Large language models (LLMs).

Transform

Hootsuite

APRIL 22, 2025

Key takeaways Facebook marketing involves promoting your company on Facebook to build awareness for your products, grow an audience, and generate leads and sales. A Facebook marketing strategy can include various types of content such as organic posts, Stories and Reels, as well as paid ads. What is Facebook marketing?

Gen Z

Buffer Marketing

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Whether you are a seasoned social media marketer, a marketer looking to venture into  social media  marketing, or a business owner who wants to leverage the enormous power of social, it’s helpful to know about the most popular social media platforms out there right now. active users, according to  Statista.

Branding

Martech

JULY 12, 2024

The only constant in marketing is change. Specifically, two connected areas in the marketing world have seen rapid evolution over the last few years: privacy and technology. The evolving landscape: Privacy regulations and technological advancements Privacy has become a growing concern in the global marketing landscape.

Transform

Buffer Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Build an Instagram marketing strategy 7. No one should have to manually go and search for you on Instagram if they already follow you in other places. A small Instagram icon or your QR code works for most places. Embed keywords into your username and name 3. Optimize your Instagram bio 4. Write compelling captions 8.

Social Media Marketing

Hubspot Marketing

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

If it feels like the B2B marketing funnel concept has been around forever, youre not far off. Elmo Lewis created the AIDA model , laying the foundation for the funnel we marketers use every day. Lets join other marketing experts and find out. Table of Contents What is the B2B marketing funnel? Right behind them is Gen Z.

Transform

Martech

JUNE 11, 2025

B2B marketers are under pressure to deliver pipeline, but the old playbook of MQL chasing, generic content and paid ads isn’t cutting it anymore. To drive growth in an AI-saturated, attention-poor market, we need to refocus on what really moves the needle: building a brand that stands out, connects with buyers and earns trust.

Branding

Hootsuite

JANUARY 15, 2025

Plus, they help us understand LinkedIn’s impact on businesses and organizations that use the platform for marketing, lead generation, hiring, and more. Download now General LinkedIn statistics Ready to dive into the world of LinkedIn marketing ? Here are the top general LinkedIn statistics you need to know.

User-Generated

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In today’s crowded social media landscape, social marketers know how challenging it can be to get their brand’s content to rise above the noise. Instead of constantly coming up with new ideas, social marketers should look at what they already have and repurpose their top-performing blog posts, videos, reports, white papers and more.

Whitepaper

Hubspot Marketing

APRIL 30, 2025

Early in my SEO career, I generated two million clicks for an ecommerce store. I had no idea how to generate a keyword strategy for buyers. Ive placed an image of one below. They are seeking general information or education to clarify the issue. During this stage, content wants to educate the buyer.

SEO

Buffer Marketing

AUGUST 28, 2024

You need a system already in place to post consistently — especially when you want to attract new followers. Think user generated content (UGC) , memes, and polls. Skincare company Hibiscus Monkey is a good example of an A+ Facebook marketing. The Facebook algorithm loves authentic content that drives engagement.

Entertainment

Buffer Marketing

JULY 10, 2025

And this is also why Instagram marketing has become more complex but full of potential. In this guide, I’ll break down everything you need to know to form a thorough and realistic Instagram strategy and share more advanced Instagram marketing tips to succeed on the platform. Define your Instagram marketing goals 2.

User-Generated

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The world of social media marketing is in a permanent state of change. In a system of very few constants, there is one: For as long as there have been social marketers, there has been a perpetual desire for more time and resources. One algorithm or another is always in retrograde.

Social Media Marketing

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Thankfully, much of this has improved today, but the challenges (and importance) of capturing human candor and understanding remain — especially for marketers. Let’s unpack how to maintain your human touch while still reaping the benefits of AI content as a marketer. via GIPHY Keeping up with a full marketing calendar is hard.

User-Generated

SocialPilot

JANUARY 16, 2025

If youre serious about growing on social media, reaching more people, getting discovered, and eventually generating more business, you must master social media SEO to ensure your content rises above the noise. Social media SEO is more about how well your content engages and aligns with user intent within a platforms ecosystem.

SEO

Sprout Social

APRIL 21, 2025

Listening to and interacting with these targeted communities is the basis for a niche marketing strategy. For brands, this marketing approach often looks like influencer partnerships, social and community teams interacting in/hosting niche spaces, or highly targeted social advertising.

Branding