10 of the Best Brands on Snapchat Right Now (And Why They’re So Great)

It used to be that Snapchat was seen as a platform geared mostly toward teens and pre-teens. But over the last several years, Snapchat has added features and made changes that have helped to move it into a much broader space.

No longer are they a niche photo-messaging service — they’ve become an established media platform valued at over $16 billion and with over 100 million users.

How to Become a Better Public Speaker: The Unlikely Exercise That Helped Unlock My Potential

In the early days of HubSpot, I wore a lot of different hats — some of which fit me pretty well.

How did I know this? Well, I started getting more and more offers for speaking engagements. People wanted to hear from me. And when your company wants you to be a public-facing spokesperson for the organization, how can you say no?

How to Become a Better Public Speaker: The Unlikely Exercise That Helped Unlock My Potential

In the early days of HubSpot, I wore a lot of different hats — some of which fit me pretty well.

How did I know this? Well, I started getting more and more offers for speaking engagements. People wanted to hear from me. And when your company wants you to be a public-facing spokesperson for the organization, how can you say no?

How to Become a Better Public Speaker: The Unlikely Exercise That Helped Unlock My Potential

In the early days of HubSpot, I wore a lot of different hats — some of which fit me pretty well.

How did I know this? Well, I started getting more and more offers for speaking engagements. People wanted to hear from me. And when your company wants you to be a public-facing spokesperson for the organization, how can you say no?

How to Become a Better Public Speaker: The Unlikely Exercise That Helped Unlock My Potential

In the early days of HubSpot, I wore a lot of different hats — some of which fit me pretty well.

How did I know this? Well, I started getting more and more offers for speaking engagements. People wanted to hear from me. And when your company wants you to be a public-facing spokesperson for the organization, how can you say no?

How to Become a Better Public Speaker: The Unlikely Exercise That Helped Unlock My Potential

In the early days of HubSpot, I wore a lot of different hats — some of which fit me pretty well.

How did I know this? Well, I started getting more and more offers for speaking engagements. People wanted to hear from me. And when your company wants you to be a public-facing spokesperson for the organization, how can you say no?

8 Reasons Super Specialized Companies Should Embrace Inbound

ThinkstockPhotos-476705828-677642-edited.jpg“People don’t shop for our products online.”

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told this by sales and marketing leaders at B2B companies that make obscure, highly complex technology and products. They tend to resist inbound marketing and lead generation because they don’t make “click to buy” products. Most have expensive custom products with long sales cycles and apply to a very narrow customer base. They figure few people are searching online for their products, so they don’t try too hard to attract them. I call them “superniche” companies.

8 Reasons Super Specialized Companies Should Embrace Inbound

ThinkstockPhotos-476705828-677642-edited.jpg“People don’t shop for our products online.”

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told this by sales and marketing leaders at B2B companies that make obscure, highly complex technology and products. They tend to resist inbound marketing and lead generation because they don’t make “click to buy” products. Most have expensive custom products with long sales cycles and apply to a very narrow customer base. They figure few people are searching online for their products, so they don’t try too hard to attract them. I call them “superniche” companies.

8 Reasons Super Specialized Companies Should Embrace Inbound

ThinkstockPhotos-476705828-677642-edited.jpg“People don’t shop for our products online.”

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told this by sales and marketing leaders at B2B companies that make obscure, highly complex technology and products. They tend to resist inbound marketing and lead generation because they don’t make “click to buy” products. Most have expensive custom products with long sales cycles and apply to a very narrow customer base. They figure few people are searching online for their products, so they don’t try too hard to attract them. I call them “superniche” companies.

8 Reasons Super Specialized Companies Should Embrace Inbound

ThinkstockPhotos-476705828-677642-edited.jpg“People don’t shop for our products online.”

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told this by sales and marketing leaders at B2B companies that make obscure, highly complex technology and products. They tend to resist inbound marketing and lead generation because they don’t make “click to buy” products. Most have expensive custom products with long sales cycles and apply to a very narrow customer base. They figure few people are searching online for their products, so they don’t try too hard to attract them. I call them “superniche” companies.