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Audio AI: How AI Is Changing Podcasts, Audiobooks & More
Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. We are undeniably in the golden age of audio content. But what’s even more interesting is that we’re also in the early days of AI-generated audio content. AI-generated podcasts, AI-transcribed audiobooks, and AI-generated music…
15 Best Examples of Professional Goals [+Tips to Achieve Them]
“So, where do you see yourself five years from now?” Oof, that can be a tricky interview question, especially if you’re unsure of your professional goals. When I graduated from college and started interviewing in my chosen field, I felt like I needed to plan my entire professional life, complete with one concrete end goal….
Can Automation Help You Ace Your RFP? I Used AI to Find Out
Almost any business, at a certain point, finds itself in need of external expertise. For some industries, the way to find the right partner is obvious — creating and putting a request for proposals (RFP) into the world. However, these businesses will tell you that it takes them hours upon hours to create each document….
11 Best Advertising Management Software for 2024
As a marketing manager at HubSpot, I’m always looking for tech tools that are easy to use and save me valuable time in my day. And when it comes to advertising management software, I have some non-negotiables, like integration, automation, and advanced reporting. If you work in advertising and haven’t been using ads management tools…
How to Sort in Excel and Keep Your Data Organized
I’ve been sorting data in Excel for years, even before I joined HubSpot in 2011. And considering that content marketing tools often exported unordered data without a logical order, it’s safe to say I know a thing or seven about keeping data tidy in Excel. While Excel and its data-sorting methods have improved over the…
25 Tools & Resources for Conducting Market Research
Conducting market research pulls details together to help you choose new products or services to launch. They also help identify your audiences and best marketing strategies so you are ready to act without the guesswork. Businesses use market research software to minimize risk and make more data-driven choices. I own a small business, and by…
The Rise of Rewatch Podcasts & Nostalgia Bait
Ever feel like Hollywood is stuck on rewind? Sequels, reboots, remakes — it’s all a bit … well, repetitive. And it’s not because Hollywood is unoriginal or out of ideas. It turns out that we, as the audience, crave the comfort of revisiting what we know and love. Barbie and Top Gun? Enough said. I…
Quiet Quitting vs. Setting Healthy Boundaries: Where's The Line?
In the summer of 2022, we first started hearing buzz around a new term: “Quiet quitting“. Quiet quitting is a term that essentially means an employee who does the core responsibilities of their role, but doesn’t go above-and-beyond for their company. I think it‘s safe to say we’ve all met quiet quitters throughout our careers…
100+ Instagram Stats You Need to Know in 2024
It feels like Instagram, more than any other social media platform, is evolving at a dizzying pace. It can take a lot of work to keep up as it continues to roll out new features, updates, and algorithm changes. That‘s where the Instagram stats come in. There’s a lot of research about Instagram — everything…