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CRM

How Many Paid HubSpot Seats Does Your Team Need?

It feels amazing to watch your company grow. However, there’s a reason the term “growing pains” exists (besides the '80s sitcom). As business blooms, so does the number of sales an...

Adam Vosler · Nov 2026
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CRM

10 Industrial Marketing B2B Challenges That Won't Go Away in 2027

It's 2027. B2B buyers are doing their homework long before picking up the phone. They expect useful information without sitting through a sales pitch. And yet, some manufacturers s...

Donny Kemick · Oct 2026
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Lead Nurturing

[TEMPLATES] 12 Account-Based Marketing Email Examples for B2Bs

Those pondering how to improve their leaky sales pipeline usually audit one of the following: The fit of the leads reaching the pipeline The process that turns those leads into sal...

Adam Vosler · May 2026
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SEO

What Is B2B Inbound Marketing & Why Does It Matter?

You may have heard of inbound marketing, or maybe you haven’t. Maybe you've wondered how the heck it could apply to a B2B company like yours. To understand B2B inbound marketing, w...

protocol 80 · Apr 2026
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Strategy

5 Trade Show Follow-Up Email Templates to Nurture & Convert B2B Leads

You attend trade shows to obtain valuable leads for your company. But do you have a plan in place for what to do once you’re back in the office from the trade show so you can move ...

Holly McCully Jobe · Feb 2026
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CMS

Inbound Marketing Pricing: How Much Does it Really Cost for B2Bs?

Before getting into the meat of this post ... if you're looking for a quick answer, check out our inbound marketing pricing page. If you’re considering hiring an inbound marketing ...

Donny Kemick · Feb 2026
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SEO

Can Anyone Do B2B Content Writing? 7 Signs Your In-House Staff Can't

Blogging. Writing social media posts. Promoting your company’s products on its homepage. How hard can it be, right? It happens all the time, across all industries: Execs and depart...

Adam Vosler · Dec 2025
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SEO

What Is Inbound Marketing? (And Why It Still Works in 2026)

Inbound marketing has been declared “dead” so many times it should have its own obituary section on the internet. SEO is doomed. Organic social media is toast. AI is replacing ever...

Holly McCully Jobe · Dec 2025
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Buyer Persona

Inbound or Loop? Understanding the Marketing Strategy That Never Ends

Marketing influencers love a new buzzword. Every few months, a new term pops up on LinkedIn or in conference slides that promises to “change the way we think about marketing.” Late...

Holly McCully Jobe · Oct 2025
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CRM

What Is HubSpot Sales Hub? Features, Tiers, & Prices for 2025

I recently had a new client (and HubSpot devotee) describe HubSpot's Sales Hub better than I had in my 6 years of digital marketing. This B2B company's employees almost universally...

Adam Vosler · Dec 2024
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