Hubspot Loses $34 Million After 8 Years: Is Inbound Marketing Cost Effective?

Posted by brianlang under Marketing
From https://www.linkedin.com 3714 days ago
Made Hot by: NolanGreen on September 17, 2014 1:51 pm

Tom Webster recently wrote an article questioning the effectiveness of inbound marketing by citing the fact that Hubspot is still losing millions each year. This article explains why Hubspot is likely taking the approach that it is taking and some examples of other companies that are using inbound profitably.

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Written by johnwho
3704 days ago

Interesting post Brian. Glad to see you here also.

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Written by brianlang
3703 days ago

Thanks John!

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Written by lyceum
3705 days ago

Brian: I haven't heard about Eloqua. I have to check them out. Thanks for your input.

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Written by lyceum
3705 days ago

I didn't know that Hubspot was loosing money. How about the market leader, Infusionsoft?

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Written by brianlang
3705 days ago

I don't know much about Infusionsoft's financials. Someone pointed out that competitor Eloqua is losing a lot less money by being more mindful of their finances, only a few percent each year.

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