Hi, I’m Craig Bailey and this is my personal blog where I write about technology, business systems, HubSpot and general life experiences. You can read my posts here.
(If you are looking for the Content is King post by Bill Gates it is here)
I’m involved with three agencies in Sydney:
I also co-host HubShots, the podcast and YouTube show focussed on getting the most out of HubSpot. We are the creators of the HubShots Framework.
Good article on the NYT about the price of avoiding the cesspool that is the web. And by cesspool they are referring to the ads, noise, comments, distractions, etc I’m definitely one who pays to avoid the ads eg YouTube Premium is a no brainer for me. My wife and I also pay for many subscriptions to content (eg SMH) in order to avoid annoying banners, and limited views, as well as avoiding...
Face your fears
My wife sent me this and it resonated with some stuff I’m working through at the moment.
So I wanted to note it here- to look back on in a year or so.
The next (and final) Sydney HubSpot User Group for 2019 is on in two weeks.
You can register here.
btw join our LinkedIn Group here.
One of the things that has stuck with me from Seth Godin’s book – This is Marketing – is that deep down people just want to be better versions of themselves. It seems a little odd at first, but think it through, and it’ll likely resonate. This is useful for marketing, and also for being a better marketer. Based on this, one of the things I’ll say to clients is that...
A good overview of marketing automation here from the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI).
And a monster comparison and dive in here from Smart Bug Media.
Both well worth reading.
Both posts of course claiming to be ‘the ultimate guide’. The word ‘ultimate’ is meaningless these days.
Just saving this one for later – a massive piece by Dawn Anderson diving into BERT.
No, I haven’t read it yet. Just need to block out 30 mins to soak up the goodness.
A good overview of CCPA in 7 mins by Kyle at HubSpot.
Not legal advice, just marketing notes.
CCPA = California Consumer Protection Act
HubSpot has added a cut-down version of Landing Pages in their HubSpot Marketing Starter version. This went live on 01 November. I’ve started playing with it, and have collected a few initial thoughts here. I’ll update it as I learn more (or am corrected on any points). The Good The things I really like are: very simple to use (similar user experience to their Drag and Drop email...
Another iPhone home screen update (purely for my own interest when I look back on this in years to come):
My only change was to remove Fabulous and replace it with Streaks.
And yes, I have an iPhone SE with a tiny screen. And I love it.
I’ve been thinking about this lately – how to ensure predictable outcomes. Usual wisdom is to follow a proven process. Seth’s post today notes the process versus the outcome – and it reminded me to consider further: Instead of asking, “how did my team do?†we can begin with, “did the system do what it’s supposed to do?†and The process that gets you answers you...