The 6 Best Content Planning Software — Experts Explain Their Top Choice

I’ve been in content marketing since early 2015. With almost a decade of experience, I’ve tested dozens of content planning software, spreadsheets, and calendars over the years. Collaborations with leading companies like HubSpot, Cognism, Userpilot, and small startups gave me the chance to work with tons of workflows and features. Some were love at first click, and some were meh. …

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45 Video Marketing Statistics for 2025 [New Data]

Recent video marketing statistics show that visual storytelling wins. Video is an increasingly powerful way to communicate your brand story, explain your value proposition, and build relationships with your customers and prospects. I personally like the storytelling, relatability, and brevity of video content. To help you leverage video in your marketing, I’ve gathered new video marketing statistics from HubSpot and …

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What’s a Marketing Audit? [+ How To Do One]

Being a marketer in today’s landscape is equal parts exciting and terrifying, am I right? But a marketing audit has never been more crucial. The competition is fierce, and with AI on the horizon, it’s difficult to tell what the future will bring in the next five years or so. If you haven’t revisited your marketing strategy for a few …

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2025 CPL and CAC Benchmarks [HubSpot Research]

As a marketing consultant, I work on client accounts and ensure their marketing is working (i.e., making money for the business). To gauge marketing success, I particularly like two benchmarks: the cost per lead benchmark (CPL) and the customer acquisition costs benchmark (CAC). These benchmarks are helpful for everyone in business to know, but especially important for sales and marketing …

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Succession Planning — the Best Way to Ensure Your Company’s Future

If you’ve seen the award-winning HBO show “Succession,” you know how dramatic and challenging it can be to adequately succession plan for the next generation of business leaders. I’ve personally worked at companies that took succession planning seriously, and those that didn’t, and the difference was stark. According to this 2023 report, “three years is the critical tipping point when …

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