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What Were Building with Starter Story

We have some big news: HubSpot Media is acquiring Starter Story, one of the most trusted and beloved media brands in the entrepreneurship space. If…

Profound vs Scrunch AI for AEO: Which tool delivers better ROI?

As businesses adjust to the new AEO landscape, marketers are seeing increasing convergence with marketing automation—HubSpot’s recent acquisition of Xfunnel signals this shift, bringing AI…

Content amplification: How to amplify content across every marketing channel

Sharing content across channels is a top 5 marketing trend in 2026, according to HubSpot’s State of Marketing report. The brands that will do this…

8 generative engine optimization best practices your strategy needs

Despite what the headlines would have you believe, artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t new. The term and early technology date back to the 1950s, but generative…

Social media schedulers: Our top picks for growing businesses

If you’re managing social media marketing without a social media scheduler, I’ve got one thing to say to you: You’re making your job harder than…

Generative engine optimization for small business: How to win with a small budget in 2026

In a past work life, I stole search rank positions #1 and zero and even featured snippets from much larger companies, including HubSpot. That’s why…

24 generative engine optimization statistics marketing leaders should know

I never thought I‘d see the day when “Googling” something and sifting through links would become passé. But, like many marketers over the last year,…

What is an attribution window in marketing? What marketers need to know

An attribution window is the defined time period when a marketing touchpoint — such as an ad click, email open, or page view — can…

Creating Video for Instagram: 13 Tips from Brands You Love [+ Examples]

Creating video for Instagram is one of my favorite marketing tasks. </span></span><!– end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code –></p> <p>From in-feed videos to Reels, Instagram Live, and…

Email marketing automation tools: How to choose in 2026

</span></span><!– end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code –></p> <!–more–><p>Today’s marketing teams need platforms that offer predictive analytics, journey-based targeting, drag-and-drop journey builders and behavioral triggers, unified customer…