Craft your best brand voice: Expert tips, examples, and templates
.Read this line from one of my favorite authors: “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” What can you infer about the person…
Beyond the website: 7 off-site tools that convert visitors into customers
For most brands, making the website a central part of their marketing means directly converting website visitors into paying customers during (or shortly after) their visit.
My 8 favorite invoice & billing software solutions for small businesses
For the longest time, I was on the fence about creating manual invoices versus using invoice software for my side hustle. My tech-savvy friends often raved about using the latter…
How I do content research: Steps to follow (with examples)
With ChatGPT, anyone can create blog posts in seconds. But, just because you have copy doesn’t mean it's valuable. You need content research to make a post that’s actually valuable.…
How to use AI tools in your Instagram strategy: Tips from HubSpot’s global head of brand marketing
For anyone struggling with using AI in Instagram marketing, now is definitely the time to learn. Nearly half of the marketers we surveyed for our 2025 State of AI Marketing…
How to use custom animated cursors to upgrade your website UX (+ developer tips)
In web development, creating a great user experience (UX) is just as important as building functional features. One thing I’ve learned over the years is that attention retention, or keeping…
AI avatars are already here, and these are the trends I’m most bullish on
As the founder of AI newsletter Mindstream, I'm constantly thinking about scale, especially when it comes to content. For me, video was the bottleneck. I wanted to show up consistently,…
The essential SEO tutorial for thriving in the age of AI-driven search
You want to learn about search engine optimization (SEO), but where do you start? We were all SEO beginners once, so take heart: There’s lots to learn, but I’ve got…
Inside the world of AI BDRs — can AI replace human business development representatives?
If you’re like me, you’ve asked this question: What is the difference between a salesperson and a business development representative (BDR)? Well, here’s what I found. A salesperson usually deals…
Here’s how to prove marketing’s pipeline value & revenue impact to your CFO
Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are wired to want proof, not promises. While we marketers light up at impressions, and engagement — excuse the stars in my eyes — CFOs focus…