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Content Marketing During a Downturn: Here’s What the Conventional Wisdom Gets Wrong

Contently

According to Gartner , marketing budgets as a percentage of revenue are actually up overall this year compared to 2021. Gartner research also revealed that 58% of CMOs don’t think they have the in-house talent “needed to execute on their strategy.” They just get really choosy about where their dollars go.

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[Research Round-Up] B2B Highlights from "The CMO Survey" - The Impact of Marketing Analytics and "Working from Home"

B2B Marketing Directions

This research has been conducted semi-annually since 2008, and it consistently provides a wealth of information about marketing trends, spending and practices. For example, a survey conducted earlier this year by Gartner found that analytics only influences 53% of marketing decisions. However, other research paints a different picture.

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Recession Planning: Should You Cut Your Marketing Budget?

Zoominfo

For instance, in 2008, the committee took nearly a year to declare a recession occurred. A Gartner study shows that the average marketing budget has increased this year to 9.5% This PlanetMoney TikTok gives a humorous explanation of the situation. We’ve got surging inflation with continued job growth and steadily increasing wages.

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In Praise of Middle Managers

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

In 2008, Monster.com ran a Super Bowl ad called “When I grow up” in which mockingly earnest kids declared their career aspirations. Gartner predicts that 69% of these routine tasks will be fully automated by 2024, resulting in a complete overhaul of the manager’s role. McKinsey itself is undergoing a metamorphosis.

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Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Based Technology Sales & Marketing Strategies

The ROI Guy

Gartner's latest CIO study, "Reimagining IT: The 2011 CIO Agenda" highlights several important trends that will have significant impact on technology marketing and sales enablement into 2011 and beyond. According to Gartner, this requires CIOs re-imagine IT and lead it through a process of “creative destruction.

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Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner Downgrade IT Spending Outlook

The ROI Guy

In the latest research from Gartner and Forrester, both IT research firms revised their annual spending projections over the next few years, predicting lower budgets and slower growth. Gartner's View: Timid Growth for Next Five Years According to Gartner's latest projections, global enterprise spending on IT should increase 3.1%in

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Gartner reduces IT Spending Outlook for 2010, but still predicts a positive 2.9% growth

The ROI Guy

Gartner's latest IT spending outlook for 2010 remains positive, but is less optimistic than prior forecasts, as worldwide growth stalled over the summer. percent decline from 2008. percent decline from 2008. The full article on Gartner's research can be found at: [link]. percent in 2010 , to surpass $2.4 trillion, a 5.9

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