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Your B2B Marketing Budget Playbook for 2021 Success [Research]

Marketing Insider Group

Most companies have learned that B2B marketing budgets are much more important than they thought – and that their existing marketing strategies, well, kind of sucked. Look, we all knew B2B marketing had plenty of problems long before COVID-19: Generic, bland, and forgettable content.

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Recession Planning: Should You Cut Your Marketing Budget?

Zoominfo

All too often, marketing budgets are the first to be scaled back. We surveyed nearly 250 marketers , and while 59% of respondents said they either were not adjusting their budgets or weren’t making significant changes, almost 40% said they were cutting back on marketing spend in anticipation of a recession.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on B2B Marketing Plans: Tech vs. Non-Tech

Webbiquity

Those differences are one area explored in How COVID-19 is Impacting B2B Marketing , a research report just published by B2B Marketing Zone and Webbiquity LLC. More than 450 B2B marketing professionals gave their input to this study. overall budgets will be cut). Overall Budget Impacts. Online Event Plans.

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Why A Digital Marketing Agency Makes More Sense During A Recession

Square 2 Marketing

Having been through this back in 2008, digital marketing agencies are in a unique position to help companies get through a recession. Hiring will slow down, layoffs could increase, spending will likely decrease and it’s going to be harder to win business.

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Don’t Cut Your Marketing Budget in a Recession, as seen on HBR

6sense

Companies that have bounced back most strongly from previous recessions usually did not cut their marketing spend , and in many cases actually increased it. But they did change what they were spending their marketing budget on and when to reflect the new context in which they operated. R&D and new product launches.

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

Contently

When these words start to appear, conventional wisdom tells businesses to cut their marketing budgets. As multiple researchers have found over decades of studies, stopping your marketing efforts during tough times is a mistake. There’s a really interesting contrast playing out in marketing right now.

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How to Recession-Proof Your Content Marketing Strategy

ClearVoice

Brands you use every day, like Groupon, WhatsApp, and Uber incredibly got their start during the Great Recession of 2008-2009. Marketing is Essential During a Recession. It’s tempting to cut back on your marketing budget, but data shows that is actually not a good idea. Agile Marketing is Your Friend.