So, your marketing rock star is out of the office, and now, it’s on you. Now you’re stuck staring at a blank screen, waiting for inspiration to strike? When your marketing muse decides to go on vacation (even “muses” need vacations!), it’s time to find some new sources of inspiration—we’ve got you!

Here are a few of our favorite places to go when you need a boost of creativity...or, for on-going content if you want to be able to engage in lunch-time banter about the pros and cons of retargeting and other thrilling topics with the marketer in your life.

HubSpot might be our favorite marketing resource (okay, so we may be slightly biased since we’re HubSpot Certified Partners). This blog has everything about everything related to sales and marketing, and is equally appropriate for beginners and seasoned pros.

The Convince & Convert blog is focused specifically on content marketing and is the “#1 Content Marketing Blog in the World” according to the Content Marketing Institute.

Marketo’s blog is similar to HubSpot’s, with a wide variety of marketing topics covered…see…we’re not totally biased.

Brought to you by the smart folks at Convince & Convert and SalesForce.com, this podcast offers insights on effective social media marketing tactics and, our favorite — real-world examples of social media superstars doing what they do best.

Marketing Over Coffee specializes in super-short, 20-minute segments filled with quick, casual marketing tips covering everything from marketing basics to emerging trends. Perfect for those searching for that on-going content source to fuel their in-house marketing banter. These episodes fit perfectly into a morning commute!

The Marketing Millennials podcast features interviews with industry experts, real-world situations and uncensored (yes, we said uncensored) takes on trending marketing topics from the eyes of a millennial.

So if you’re not feeling jazzed about looking at marketing like a Millennial...try this one on for size! Produced by the Content Marketing Institute, this podcast takes a “Bob Vila” approach to content marketing, giving tried & true tactics their due while keeping up-to-date on new developments.

Other Stuff

With a tagline of “Your Guide to the Social Media Jungle”, this site is an aggregation of article and videos that cover, you guessed it, social media topics. The tutorial videos in particular are a great resource, especially for those of us who learn better watching than reading (which, let’s be honest, is most of us).

Still More Inspiration?

If you’re ready to make your content marketing dreams come true , Red Brick Partners can help! Whether you’re just getting started or want to build onto your existing content marketing campaigns, we’re ready work with you to create engaging content for your readers.

Still looking for inspiration? Reach out to the Red Brick Team, we’re here to help!