{"id":1022,"date":"2026-07-25T07:26:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T07:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.catherineliew.com\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2026-07-25T07:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T07:26:36","slug":"6-marketing-trends-actually-working-right-now-2026-state-of-marketing-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/business.catherineliew.com\/?p=1022","title":{"rendered":"6 Marketing Trends ACTUALLY Working Right Now (2026 State of Marketing Report)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AI made everyone average in 2025\u2014here&#8217;s how top marketers are standing out in 2026 using real data from HubSpot&#8217;s State of Marketing Report.<br \/>\n*Download our complete 2026 State of Marketing Report (free) to see the full data and insights.* \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/clickhubspot.com\/563ea5<\/p>\n<p>The marketing trends shaping 2026 are no longer about doing more, they\u2019re about doing better.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re still using last year\u2019s playbook, you\u2019re likely working harder for weaker results. AI has changed how content is created, buyers are researching in new places, website traffic is declining, and the brands winning right now are the ones that know what to ignore.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, we break down six data-backed marketing trends for 2026, based on insights from HubSpot\u2019s 2026 State of Marketing Report. These trends explain how marketing is changing across content strategy, brand positioning, search behavior, and growth, and what to do about it.<\/p>\n<p>Timestamps:<br \/>\n0:00 Marketing Trends for 2026 (State of Marketing Report)<br \/>\n1:06 AI Marketing in 2026: Why Content Feels Average<br \/>\n2:42 Brand Clarity: Why Clear Messaging Converts<br \/>\n4:43 Content Strategy 2026: Why Posting Less Works<br \/>\n6:17 Short-Form vs Long-Form Content: What Builds Trust<br \/>\n8:10 SEO Changes 2026: Why Website Traffic Is Dropping<br \/>\n10:16 Marketing Speed: Why Fast Teams Win<br \/>\n12:48 How to Stay Ahead of Marketing Trends<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe for more HubSpot<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/clickhubspot.com\/t90m<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcd9 FREE Certification Courses<br \/>\nDigital Marketing Certification:<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/clickhubspot.com\/od6<br \/>\nSocial Media Marketing Course:<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/clickhubspot.com\/Social-Media-Certification<br \/>\nSEO Training Course:<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/clickhubspot.com\/SEO-Training-Course<br \/>\nEmail Marketing Course:<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/clickhubspot.com\/Email-Marketing-Certification<\/p>\n<p>About HubSpot<br \/>\nHubSpot is a customer platform that provides education, software, and support to help businesses grow better. The platform includes marketing, sales, service, commerce, operations, and website management products that start free and scale to meet our customers\u2019 needs at any stage of growth. Today, thousands of customers around the world use HubSpot\u2019s powerful and easy-to-use tools and apps to attract, engage, and delight customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Disclaimer<br \/>\nThe videos on our YouTube channel are for informational purposes only, and are not intended as an endorsement for any of the products or services that we feature.<\/p>\n<p>#HubSpot #MarketingTrends2026 #AIMarketing #ContentStrategy #DigitalMarketing #MarketingStrategy #HubSpot #SmallBusinessMarketing #MarketingTips<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI made everyone average in 2025\u2014here&#8217;s how top marketers are standing out in 2026 using real data from HubSpot&#8217;s State [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/business.catherineliew.com\/?p=1022\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"6 Marketing Trends ACTUALLY Working Right Now (2026 State of Marketing Report) - E-Business &amp; 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