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[roisinkirby]

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[crispyGTM]

@kvlschaefer  Thanks for tagging me in this one!

@JCrozier This is a fantastic question for the community. I would recommend leveraging HubSpot workflows to nurture your users via email. 

In addition to this, monitoring activities from the user by using properties such as: Last activity date, last marketing email open date, last marketing email send date, and more! These datapoints will allow you to analyze who has been engaged with marketing and sales efforts in real time. 

The phrase 'stay at the forefront of the buyer's mind' sounds a lot like content to me. A solid content strategy that includes blog posts, case studies, high value offerings, etc is a great way to stay relevant in the buyer's mind. These free offerings are a great strategy to do two things: stay relevant in the buyer's mind and qualify your organization as a leader/expert in the field. 

Hope this helps.

[danmoyle]

Welcome to HubSpot and the HubSpot Community, @JCrozier! Thanks for the tag @kvlschaefer. 

A few resources for content marketing strategy I would suggest include: 

• HubSpot Academy Content Marketing Course 
• Developing a Content Marketing Strategy (CMI) 
• The Ultimate Guide to Content Marketing Strategy (SEMRush) 
• The Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing 
• Email Marketing Course: Get Certified in Email Marketing 
• Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO): 8 Ways To Get Started (this is important, as you want to convert once your marketing is working)

Finally, I want to encourage you to keep doing what you're doing right now - lean on the Community for ideas, resrources, questions, and insights. It's a very smart, creative, and generous Community! (Which you'll see as others offer their tips and insights here.)

[Jnix284]

Thanks for the tag @kvlschaefer  and welcome to the community @JCrozier !

@danmoyle am I just allowed to say ditto? I think you covered it, your resource links are 🔥

[danmoyle]

😊 you got it @Jnix284 !

[kvlschaefer]

Hi @JCrozier,

Welcome to the Community and HubSpot! We're happy to have you here 😊 

I moved your reply to a new post to make sure it gets visibility among our community members.

I would like to invite our experts to this conversation to see if they have advice.

Hi @danmoyle, @jolle, @Jnix284, @crispyGTM, @Phil_Vallender - Do you have any best practices or tips for @JCrozier?

Thank you!

Best,

Kristen

[SAkpene]

Hello everyone, 

My name is Seraphina Akpene and I am excited to join the hubspot community. I deal in gift packages and creating content for my business is so hard and I get stuck along the way. I am hoping to learn from everyone in the community.

Thank you,

Fina

[TitiCuisset]

Hi @SAkpene 

Welcome to the community, we're glad to have you here! 🙂 you may be interested in joining the Content Marketing Study Group 🙂

Best

Tiphaine

[Nidal]

Hello everyone! I hope you all are having a great day. My name is Nidal and I'm from Pakistan. Just super excited to be part of this awesome community and can't wait to interact with like-minded individuals. 

[Nidal]

Hello, RKhan1. Everybody starts somewhere, take some time reading the guide on how to engage in the community.  Join conversations pertaining to CRM, ask questions, and help others along your journey. 

[RKhan1]

Hi I'm also a newbie at this forum, hope for learning new things related to CRM, etc. Site

[TitiCuisset]

Hi @Nidal 

Welcome to the Community we're very glad to have you! 🙂

[Nidal]

Thanks for the warm welcome. Appreciate it. ❤️

[KAlexander12345]

Hello Everyone, just stopping by to say hello. I am coming aboard to HubSpot as a new superuser for my company, so I am looking forward to collaboration. Cheers!

[TitiCuisset]

Hi @KAlexander12345 

Welcome to the Community and to HubSpot! We're glad to have you here 🙂

Best

Tiphaine

[William_RC]

Hi HubFans,

My name William and I am happy to be a new HubFan. I am just getting started in my journey as a digital marketer.

I am currently in the HubSpot Academy (Inbound Marketing) course.

-->If anyone can give me any recommendations or guidance how to start my digital marketing journey, I would appreciate your advice!

Thanks,

William

[danmoyle]

Welcome to the Community @William_RC!  

As @JenBergren mentioned, the answer is "it depends." 

In general, I'd start with HubSpot Academy, and courses like Inbound, Inbound Marketing, Digital Marketing, and since you're just atrating off, Revenue Operations (it's a good one to center us all on RevOps). 

I'd also look outside of HubSpot at resources like LinkedIn learning, MasterClass, and some podcasts. One of my favorite is Marketing Book Podcast with Douglas Burdett. It's like reading a marketing book every week. 

Speaking of books, are you reading some of the top marketing books? There are a lot. But I'd find some that resonate (David Meerman Scott's New Rules of Marketing and PR is a great one, along with Mark Schaefer's Marketing Rebellion) and dig in. 

And of course, keep engaged in this Community. Lots of folks to connect with, learn from, and possibly work with! 

[William_RC]

Thank you for your insightful advice. I am definitely going to follow it. 👍

It is truly invaluable to me and I appreciate it greatly!

Thank you,

William

[JenBergren]

Hi @William_RC !

Is there a specific area of digital marketing that you're working in, or would like to work in?

It is such a vast subject and HubSpot has so many great resources, that will help us narrow down the recommendations for you!

[William_RC]

I think I have to start at the beginning. I’m taking the Inbound Marketing

[kvlschaefer]

Hi @William_RC, 

Welcome to the Community, and congratulations on getting started in digital marketing!

I would recommend taking HubSpot Academy's Certification for Digital Marketing.  In this course, you'll learn about digital marketing and different areas of digital marketing such as social media and advertising.

Another great resource is joining one of our Study Groups here in the Community, where you can connect with others on the same journey.

I would recommend checking out the Social Media and Content Marketing study groups 🙂 

I also wanted to invite our subject matter experts to this conversation to see if they have advice. 
Hi @JenBergren, @danmoyle, @Sam62 - Do you have any tips for @William_RC? Thank you!

Best, 

Kristen

[TobyKeller7]

Hello HubSpot Community,

I'm interested in understanding how HubSpot can support the fastest growing businesses in Dubai , particularly in the realms of marketing and sales. What are some successful strategies and features within HubSpot that have proven effective for rapidly expanding companies in this region? How can HubSpot's tools be optimized to cater to the unique market dynamics and consumer behaviors in Dubai?

Looking forward to your insights and experiences!