Everything You Need to Know About the Principles and Types of Design
A basic grasp of design principles is useful for any marketer — maybe you’re part of a scrappy DIY team and need to do your own design, or maybe you just want a better understanding of what your in-house design team is up to.
Cultural Marketing: What It Is & How to Do It The Right Way [According to Experts]
As a recent Philadelphian, I love that I live in a city teeming with diversity. As a result, many local businesses dabble in cultural marketing to appeal to as many residents as possible and show how inclusive their products and services are. Whether coffee shops like The Monkey & The Elephant host various Black history-themed […]
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.
Who Uses Reddit Anyway? A Deep Dive Into Reddit Users and What They Think of Marketing
The internet is full of opinions. But if you want to know what people really think — about products, brands, trends, or industries — Reddit is where you’ll find the unfiltered truth. Since 2005, Reddit has been the place for honest, no-holds-barred recommendations — whether brands like it or not. As one of the most […]
Reddit’s Growth Advisor on Finding Your Vertical-Specific SEO Strategy
Once upon a time, SEO was just SEO. (Cue Mr. Incredible meme.) Whether you were a billion-dollar national brand or a teen with a Spice Girls Tumblr, you played the same game: Trying to get your page in those ten blue links.
These Roadblocks Prevent AI Adoption — HubSpot’s Senior Director of Global Growth Shares How Champions Can Conquer the Challenge
Over the last year, I’ve seen AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT transform from cool tech novelties into total game-changers. These technologies are no longer nice-to-haves — they’re critical for any organization looking to stay competitive.
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, […]
Social Proof Backfire: The Marketing Mistake Costing You Conversions
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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?”
Be an Addition, Not a Substitution: Lessons from Tom Holland’s NA Beer Brand
When actor Tom Holland made the late-night rounds last October to talk about his new company, BERO Brewing, he said that he’d “find myself in these boardrooms” surrounded by experts spouting unfamiliar terms.