Carrie Gallagher

Certified HubSpot Consultant | HubSpot Solutions Partner

HubSpot

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Smart Questions to Ask a HubSpot Consultant Before You Hire One

Hiring a HubSpot consultant can be one of the best investments you make in your marketing and sales systems — but only if you find the right fit. Whether you’re considering HubSpot for the first time or looking to optimize an existing portal, the questions you ask upfront can reveal a lot about a consultant’s expertise, process, and partnership style.

Here are the most important questions to ask a HubSpot consultant before you commit.

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HubSpot introduces the Loop: A playbook for growth in the AI era

The creators of Inbound Marketing are giving marketers a new way to reach customers when AI has changed everything: Loop Marketing.

Here’s the hard truth for marketers: the funnel isn’t flowing. 

Today, 60% of Google searches end without a click.* Brands are losing website traffic as buyers get answers right in search from AI Overviews, or LLMs like ChatGPT or Perplexity. 

Not to mention, customer attention is scattered across YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, podcasts, and platforms that didn’t exist five years ago. What used to come down to SEO and blog content is now much more complicated. 

As the pioneers of Inbound Marketing, the playbook that has helped businesses attract customers since the early days of the internet, we think marketers need a new way to grow.

That’s why today, we’re introducing the Loop, a new approach to driving growth in the AI era.

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The Future of Marketing is Humans With AI

Small business owners are all saying the same thing: “My website traffic is tanking, and the stuff that used to work just doesn‘t anymore.” And they’re right. Nearly 60% of searches don’t end in a click — people are getting answers from AI and never visiting your site.

But here‘s what’s crazy: The same AI that‘s killing your traffic? It’s also your best opportunity to leapfrog the competition.

If you’re like most marketers, you’ve read the subreddits and you know it‘s been pretty bleak. Traffic’s going down, and the same amount of work is getting worse results. HubSpot surveyed more than 500 marketers, and they feel the same way. Customers are wondering, “How do we do marketing when AI is consuming our traffic?”

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How to Create a Social Media Budget & Spend Smarter in 2025

A whopping 60% of marketers feel that the way they spend their budget — and the ROI it produces — is being scrutinized more now than in the past.

So, it’s no surprise you landed here to discover how you can better optimize your social media budget this year.

As a content pro (and former social media manager), I’ve got you covered. Let’s talk about what a good social media marketing budget looks like, who should be involved, and how you can data-charge your approach.

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