KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 12, 2023

When KoMarketing made a commitment to building our own inbound marketing channel that demonstrated our expertise in the B2B digital marketing space, I’d write a blog post a week. The goal was the same (if not more) than we’d tell any of our clients: build SEO traffic value, improve our keyword presence in Google search results, and generate leads to assist sales efforts.

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Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing Ad Building 259

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 11, 2023

Many marketing and sales teams have made alignment a priority to achieve their account-based marketing (ABM) strategy goals. However, new research shows that they are still facing numerous challenges ranging from budget limitations to measurement difficulties. Dun and Bradstreet recently published its ninth annual “B2B Sales and Marketing Data Report,” and statistics suggested that the majority of marketing, sales, and data leaders (64%) say their organization is now using an account-based strat

Account Based Marketing 216

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KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Many marketers began hosting virtual events during the Covid-19 pandemic, and new research suggests that they intend to continue hosting events in the digital space. Forrester recently partnered with Airmeet to publish the “The Right Virtual Event For The Right Audience Is A Catalyst For Growth” report, and statistics indicated that 32% of respondents intend to host more virtual events within the next 12 months.

Marketing Report 226

Marketing Report Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Forrester 226

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As marketers begin to shift back toward in-person events following the Covid-19 pandemic, new research indicates that they are developing strategies to host more of them in the coming months. Kaltura recently published “The State of Events 2023” report, and data suggested that most marketers (63%) have plans to host in-person events within the next 12 to 24 months.

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Personalization Planning Conference Statistics 218

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As B2B marketers continue to discover the value of creating and delivering content, new research indicates that they are beginning to see measurable success in this area. The Content Marketing Institute recently published the 13th edition of its “B2B Content Marketing: Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends” report, and statistics suggested that the majority of B2B marketers claim their organization has been at least “moderately successful” with content marketing over the past year.

Marketing Report 239

Marketing Report B2B Marketing Content Marketing B2B 239

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As marketers look to improve upon the return-on-investment (ROI) of their various tactics, new research suggests that many are taking a more agile approach to budgeting. Specifically, they are adjusting their spending according to the ROI they see from specific channels. Kantar and Google recently partnered to conduct a survey to determine how marketers are budgeting for various channels to achieve their top objectives.

Marketing Report 225

Marketing Report Allocation Marketing Budget Creation Leads 225

KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 5, 2022

When it comes to video content, new research indicates that marketing departments are leaning on these assets the most to build more brand awareness. Vidico recently published the “State of Video Marketing 2022” report, and statistics suggested that 38% of product marketers, 24% of content marketers , 19% of social media marketers, and 12% of performance marketers now rely on video.

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Marketing Report Video Marketing Youtube Distribution 247

KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As marketers discover the benefits of leveraging data to enhance the customer experience, new research indicates that their budgets will increase in this area. Ascend2 recently published the “Using Data-Driven Marketing to Predict Future Performance” report, and statistics suggested that most marketers (48%) now find data-driven marketing to be most useful for the customer experience/ journey mapping.

Budget Programs 221

Budget Programs Statistics CMO Marketing Budget 221

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 17, 2022

Many marketers utilize a customer relationship management (CRM) platform to provide an optimal experience to their target audience. However, new research suggests that the majority are not satisfied with the CRM solution they are currently using. Insightly recently published “The State of CRM” report, and statistics indicated that most respondents (62%) were only “somewhat satisfied” with their existing CRM platform, and 15% were “somewhat unsatisfied” altogether.

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Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Report CRM 205

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 16, 2022

Although data and analytics systems have proven to be beneficial to marketers, new research indicates that many still lack confidence in them. The CMO Council recently published “The High-Velocity Data Marketer” report, and statistics indicated that the majority of respondents (44%) are only “moderately” confident in their data, analytics , and insights systems.

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Analytics Validation Barriers CMO 253

KoMarketing Associates

JULY 6, 2022

As marketers continue to discover new tactics to help them achieve their top objectives, new research indicates that many are now willing to invest more in paid channels. Gartner recently published “The State of Marketing Budget and Strategy 2022” report, and statistics suggested that the majority of digital marketing spend (60%) is now allocated to paid channels.

Budget Management 240

Budget Management Allocation Spending Advertising Channels 240

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 18, 2022

Even though data and analytics are continuing to grow in importance to marketers, new research suggests that many still see room for improvement in this area. Salesforce recently published the third edition of its “Marketing Intelligence Report,” and statistics indicated that only 26% of marketers believe their organization has exceeded expectations when it comes to harnessing accurate, validated data.

Marketing Report 239

Marketing Report Analytics Planning Statistics 239

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 17, 2022

As B2B marketers expand their list of goals, new research indicates that they are seeing their budgets increase to help them achieve these key objectives. Mention and Livestorm teamed up to conduct the “Marketing Manager Mindset Report,” and statistics suggested that most B2B marketers (25%) now have an annual marketing budget of between $10,000 and $100,000.

B2B Marketing 261

B2B Marketing B2B CMO Statistics 261

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 27, 2022

As marketers continue to take on tasks ranging from content creation to demand generation, new research suggests that those who document their strategies along the way are more likely to see success. CoSchedule recently published its “2022 Trend Report: Marketing Strategy,” and statistics indicated that top marketers are 414% more likely to see success when they document their marketing strategy.

Marketing & Strategy 258

Marketing & Strategy Planning Marketing Strategy Demand Generation 258

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 30, 2022

Although video continues to grow in use across organizations, new research indicates that not all marketers have hopped on the bandwagon just yet — but what are they leveraging to resonate with customers instead? UpCity recently published its “Video Marketing Study” for 2022, and statistics suggested that out of the U.S. businesses that don’t use video marketing, the majority (17%) turn to email marketing instead.

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Email Marketing Video Marketing Planning Marketing & Strategy 281

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 29, 2022

Many marketers are feeling the pressure of working with a tight budget at their organization, but new research indicates that they might find room to spend when it comes to digital initiatives. Statistics from the 28th edition of The CMO Survey recently suggested that at the majority of organizations, the marketing budget only accounts for 11.8% of the overall budget.

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Marketing Report Digital Marketing Funnels Marketing Budget CMO 227

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 24, 2022

As B2B marketers and sales personnel look to improve their alignment, new research indicates that more marketers are now having their performance measured according to their influence on the sales pipeline. DemandSpring recently published its “2022 Revenue Marketing B2B Benchmark Report,” and statistics suggested that the majority of B2B marketers (78%) are now being measured according to the portion of the sales pipeline that they influence.

Account Based Marketing 230

Account Based Marketing B2B Marketing B2B ABM 230

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 23, 2022

Are your Twitter efforts paying off — or do you feel like you’re shouting into a crowded room? . While LinkedIn is the most popular social platform for B2B marketing, it’s not the only paid social media platform that can be effective. . In fact, 54% of B2B marketers currently use Twitter to expand brand awareness, interact with prospects, and, yes, even drive sales. .

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Twitter Paid Search Agency Advertisements Advertising 229

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Although email has helped many marketers drive leads in recent years, new research indicates that marketing automation may become a more important tool for building a robust pipeline. DemandGen recently conducted the “2022 Demand Generation Benchmark Survey,” and statistics indicated that the majority of marketers (49%) are still utilizing email to drive leads into their pipeline.

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Demand Generation Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Demand 258

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Marketers’ challenge to demonstrate a return-on-investment (ROI) from social media continues, but new research suggests they still intend to increase their investment in this channel over the course of the year. ListenFirst published its “2022 Social Media Marketing Trends Survey,” and statistics indicated that most marketers (46%) can only “sometimes” tie their social media marketing efforts to ROI.

Social Media 273

Social Media ROI Social Marketing Media 273

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As customer behaviors continue to evolve, new research indicates that marketers are adjusting the way they attempt to resonate with their target audiences. Acquia recently published its “Customer Experience Trends Report,” and statistics showed that 49% of marketers have developed more content for customer engagement to adapt to new customer behaviors.

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Marketing Report Privacy Digital Experience Platform Custom Publishing 201

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 28, 2021

As marketers look for new ways to elevate their content marketing strategies, new research suggests that many of them are turning to video. Vidyard and the Content Marketing Institute recently teamed up to conduct the “Content Marketing Video and Visual Storytelling Survey,” and statistics indicated that 88% of marketers are now using videos for content marketing.

Video Marketing 239

Video Marketing Content Marketing Statistics Content 239

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As marketers collect more data than ever before about their target audiences, new research indicates that they are finally seeing success with their customer data platforms (CDPs). Merkle recently published its “Customer Engagement Report,” and statistics showed that 45% of marketers claim their CDP is “exceeding” their expectations. Fifty-two percent claimed that it is at least “meeting” the expectations they had set.

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Statistics Custom Publishing Marketing Report Marketing 230

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Social media has changed the way we live, interact with each other, and, yes, even market our businesses. More than 3.6 billion people use social media worldwide, making it one of the most popular online activities. Designing an effective B2B social media marketing strategy, however, is no easy feat. To be effective, brands must develop a data-backed strategy, create an appropriate budget, and measure their success.

Social Media 276

Social Media Budget Programs Cost Per Thousand Statistics 276

KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Marketers have begun to implement marketing automation tools to simplify processes such as email, social media management, and campaign tracking. However, new research suggests that there is still room for improvement in this area. Ascend2 recently published its “State of Marketing Automation” report, and the majority of marketers (54%) stated that they do not feel that they are utilizing marketing automation tools to their fullest potential.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Budget Programs Automation 213

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 25, 2021

Despite the challenges that often come with paid search, new research indicates that marketers are still willing to work with this tactic in order to reap the potential benefits. Merkle recently published its “Digital Marketing Report” for the second quarter of 2021. Statistics suggested that marketers’ spend on paid search rose 8.7% year-over-year, despite a 19% drop in click growth.

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Cost Per Click Search Marketing Marketing Report Organization 284

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 24, 2021

Most C-Suite executives have a certain perception of marketers and their team, and new research suggests that they believe their colleagues are falling short when it comes to sustaining their overall bottom line. The CMO Council recently published the “C-Suite Scorecard” to gauge how C-Suite executives are gauging their marketing teams. Statistics indicated that the majority of respondents (50%) believe their marketers could improve or strengthen their demand generation and pipeline.

Demand 276

Demand Demand Generation Forrester Budget Programs 276

KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 16, 2021

Video continues to grow as an asset for marketers, but new research suggests that not everyone has metrics in place to gauge the effectiveness of this form of content. Vidyard recently published its “2021 Video Benchmark Report,” and statistics showed that overall, the majority of marketers (34%) only have “basic” video content effectiveness measures in use.

Video Marketing 156

Video Marketing Effectiveness Sales Qualified Leads Advertising Benchmark 156

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 13, 2021

As marketers look for new ways to reach out to their target audience, many of them are turning to social media marketing. However, new research suggests that this remains a difficult tactic to measure in terms of return-on-investment. Nielsen recently published its “Annual Marketing Report,” and statistics showed that over the next 12 months, the majority of marketers (more than 70%) said that they intend to increase their budget for social media.

Social Media 215

Social Media Social Marketing Media Mobile Advertising 215

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 12, 2021

It’s beginning to dawn on all of us that the pandemic will have permanent effects. We aren’t sure exactly what those effects will be, but the outlines of them are already forming. How people buy is one of the things that’s changed. The shift from retail brick and mortar to e-commerce was already well underway, of course, but. More than a year of living with COVID-19 has caused sweeping changes in buying behavior for both consumers and business buyers.

Work Management 166

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Demand Generation Agencies 166

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 11, 2021

When it comes to resonating with B2B buyers, marketers are still fine-tuning their strategies. However, new research suggests that a more thorough discovery of buyers’ concerns, wants, and needs, while showing them how to resolve their critical pain points may be the key. The RAIN Group recently published data from 528 buyers and sellers across the Americas, EMEA and APAC on why B2B buyers make purchase decisions.

B2B Marketing 292

B2B Marketing B2B Statistics Differentiation 292

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 3, 2021

Marketers continue to test the waters in terms of automation, and new research suggests that it’s the high growth marketing firms that are seeing the most success in this area. The Hinge Research Institute recently published its “High Growth Study 2021,” and statistics showed that high growth firms – those that have experienced exponentially high growth as of late – are much more likely (26.2% vs. 16.6%) to have a highly mature marketing and sales automation strategy in place, compared to their

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Growth Marketing Studies Automation Marketing Management 292

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 2, 2021

After a tumultuous year in 2020, new research suggests that CMOs are looking to take a low risk, low cost approach to achieve their objectives for the remainder of 2021. Gartner recently conducted its CMO Strategic Priorities Survey, and statistics indicated that 39% of CMOs intend to increase the sales of existing products to existing customers, while 34% intend to introduce new products to existing customers.

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Customer Surveys Gartner Product CMO 157

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 20, 2021

Account-based marketing (ABM) has been a staple for many marketers, but new research shows that the execution of this tactic has been somewhat disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ITSMA and the ABM Leadership Alliance recently published their benchmark study on ABM for 2020, and statistics showed that in response to the pandemic, 42% of marketers have altered their business objectives for ABM.

Account Based Marketing 206

Account Based Marketing ABM Gartner Budget Programs 206

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 19, 2021

As marketers plan ahead for the remainder of the year, new research suggests that they will be shifting more of their budget priorities to online video. WARC recently published its “Marketer’s Toolkit” for 2021, and the statistics show that overall, most marketers (70%) say that their investment in online video will increase this year. About 19% said that it will at least stay the same, and only 3% stated that it will decrease.

Video Marketing 159

Video Marketing Planning Youtube Statistics 159

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 5, 2021

Not all B2B marketers have an integrated marketing strategy in place, but new research suggests that more are working on creating on to develop a more dynamic approach. Demand Gen Report and True Influence recently published “The State of Integrated Marketing in B2B” report, and statistics showed that the majority of B2B marketers (44%) have an integrated marketing strategy underway and are testing new strategies.

Marketing Report 251

Marketing Report B2B Marketing Planning Marketing & Strategy 251

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 4, 2021

As more content marketers turn to video to resonate with their target audience, new research suggests that this form of media is going to continue to grow in importance. Vidyard and Demand Metric recently came together to conduct “The State of Video 2020” report, and statistics showed that in 2020, video was the most important form of content for most organizations (76%).

Video Marketing 254

Video Marketing Content Statistics Mobile Marketing 254