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How to Be an Effective Email Marketer (And Stop Spamming People)

The StoryTeller team just returned from HubSpot's INBOUND Conference in beautiful Boston. We laughed, shared stories, were inspired, and now we're...

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Harnessing the Power of Digital Marketing: It's All About Strategy

People have been talking about the power of digital marketing for years. I've come to realize, though, that most of that talk is all about aligning...

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Is Brand Journalism Just for Big Businesses?

The concept of brand journalism isn’t all that new, but people are now starting to harness the power it has on today’s massive digital audience. It...

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INBOUND 2017 Recap: Our Top Takeaways from HubSpot's Annual Conference

Looking for more great marketing insights? Check out the Inbound 2018 Recap on our blog! Inbound 2017 took place in late September and the...

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Don't Waste Time Writing Company Blogs Until You Do These 6 Things

Company blogs are an essential part of modern day marketing and brand journalism. I think most organizations realize this by now, but what remains a...

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When HubSpot is Not Right for Your Business

HubSpot is a really powerful marketing automation software that has provided great results for many businesses, but simply implementing the product...

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Traffic vs. Conversion: Laser-Focused Marketing Tactics for Growth

Ultimately, we all need to drive more business — sales teams are always asking for more opportunities, and marketing needs to deliver. So, as a...

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The Pros and Cons of a Content Syndication

Marketers are always looking for new ways to reach more people, which is why content syndication sounds so attractive. Who wouldn’t want some extra...

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What I Learned as a Journalist: 4 Secrets to Powerful Storytelling for Business

Journalists are great storytellers. We have to understand storytelling just to get into the business, and once we’re hired, we get plenty of...

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Blogging is About Showcasing Your Thought Leadership

This may not come as a big surprise to you, but people buy from people. Yes, even though we’ve never been so technologically advanced and inundated...

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If They’re Not Interested, You’re Not Interesting

There are certain products and services that are just fun to market. But there are many more products and services that just aren’t, well, sexy. Does...

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3 Important Things to Nail Down Before You Start a Business Blog

Ask just about anyone with sound marketing judgment about the importance of blogging and you’ll get a pretty universal response. Do it, and do it...

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6 Signs that You Are the Used Car Salesmen of Digital Marketing

Consumer behavior has shifted. What troubles me, is that marketers have been aware of this shift for some time now, and some of us still fail to...

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Beginners Analytics: Five Fundamentals of Tracking Marketing ROI

Return on investment (ROI) is simple in theory: How much are you spending on your marketing, and how does that expense compare with how much business...

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Big Questions: What Makes a Story Newsworthy?

Have you ever noticed how often Time and Newsweek have the same cover stories? It's almost like they get together to compare notes, although we all...

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One Dangerous Mistake is Preventing Successful Buyer Persona Development

I see it all the time. Whether it’s a new HubSpot portal, a PDF document, or just in conversation, there seems to be one, universally dangerous...

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Why Authentic Content May Be The Only Way to Reach Millennial Shoppers

Did you know millennials now outnumber baby boomers and have become the largest generation in the U.S., representing more than a quarter of the...

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Winning Webinar Best Practices that Will Skyrocket Your Success [VIDEO]

Webinars are a great way to connect with your prospects online, but just like any marketing tactic, there are a lot of things that you need to...

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