need of brotherly advice: Starting a Brand and Navigating Marketing Basic

[salehsubhani87]

hey guys, i am new to this platform and the sole idea of marketing. i am in dire need of advice from all the professionals out there. what should i learn first? how do i start in a way which does not waste my time. right now, my idea is to create my own brands and market them through social media, email, website. kindly tell this lay man how to start.🙂

[Adriane]

Hi @salehsubhani87,

you're on the right track by focusing on creating your own brands and marketing them through various channels. Here comes my brotherly advice on how you could get started:

Foundation first: Start by mastering the basics of inbound marketing, which is HubSpot's core philosophy. This approach focuses on attracting customers through valuable content and experiences tailored to them. I can recommend this HubSpot Academy certification course to learn the basics.

Once you got the idea of inbbound marketing, there are five key areas you should focus on:

1. Content Creation: Check out this HubSpot Academy certification course
2. SEO Fundamentals: Check out this HubSpot Academy certification course
3. Social Media Marketing: Check out this HubSpot Academy certification course
4. Email Marketing: Check out this HubSpot Academy certification course
5. Analytics and Reporting: Check out this HubSpot Academy course

Now you'll be ready to start your first HubSpot campaign:

1. Set up your HubSpot account and connect your website
2. Create a landing page to capture leads
3. Set up forms to collect visitor information
4. Start building your contact database
5. Create and send your first marketing email

My tip: Start small, be consistent, and continuously educate yourself on best practices and new trends in the field. For example you may begin with one or two channels and expand as you become more comfortable. To streamline content creation, HubSpot offers a lot of useful templates and tools you may want to check out. Also, you should build a habit of regularly analyze your efforts and focus on what works best for your audience. 

Let me know if you have any questions.

Best regards
Adriane

[kennedyp]

Hi @salehsubhani87! Welcome to the Community-- happy to have you here 😊

Have you checked out the Marketing courses on HubSpot Academy? Here are some great courses to get you started. 

Maybe some of our experts can chime in as well. Hey @KimM, @coldrickjack, @tjones any advice you can share on where to get started with new brand marketing?

Best, 
Kennedy