The Marketing Blender

MAY 4, 2021

Our Services. What, exactly, does a fractional CMO do? or “It feels like we’re not getting the ROI out of our marketing,” it might be time to consider hiring a fractional Chief Marketing Officer. This is where a fractional CMO steps in, figuratively and often literally, into their business. See Our Work.

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Full Circle Insights

JULY 9, 2020

With no future current participation, we’re seeing a lot of restructuring and planning going on in B2B marketing organizations, where marketing teams are thinking about ways to allocate more of their budget to reinvestments in digital marketing. But what’s the best way to re-plan our B2B marketing budgets?

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Choozle

APRIL 30, 2024

According to Gartner’s 2023 CMO Spend and Strategy Survey , 25.6% of marketing budgets are now dedicated to paid media, underscoring its critical role in marketing strategies. When you search for something, like “best pizza near me,” those businesses have paid to appear there.

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Content marketing can be a powerful way to build a foundation for your overall marketing strategy, create lead generation opportunities, and engage with your target audience. So it’s critical to take the time to create a strong content marketing strategy that can deliver relevant content to your audience.

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Choozle

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Jumping out of a plane, throwing the first pitch at a baseball game, or climbing all the 14ers in Colorado might be more daunting than creating a marketing budget. But, as a marketer, I can’t think of anything more unnerving than creating your very first marketing budget. How do I show what’s working?

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Full Circle Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The economic downturn caused by COVID-19 prompted many companies to cut marketing budgets. B2B marketers have redirected budget dollars previously earmarked for in-person events to digital ads instead, driving a 22% increase in spending on digital channels. Process efficiency is the other key to marketing success.

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Terminus

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

For brand marketers, previously measured on nearly impossible to quantify metrics like impressions and visibility, this is a new challenge. In contrast, digital and demand gen marketers are nearly always responsible for pushing small (or large) marketing budgets to do more. Preparation is the best protection.

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Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2019

I recently hosted our latest invite-only CMO Roundtable in Seattle. We partnered with Allocadia and our topic focused on Finance and Marketing Alignment with the CFO and CMO. Chris Pick , CMO from Apptio and Samantha Bannister , VP of Finance and Operations from Allocadia were the panelists who provided valuable insights.

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Modern B2B

MARCH 9, 2023

What role does marketing technology play in your organisation? In theory, marketing technology platforms should be supporting our marketing processes, enabling us to work at a pace and required volume. They should be giving us reporting on which of our marketing activities is working and which isn’t.

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The Marketing Blender

APRIL 14, 2022

Our Services. . Your Go-To Guide to Creating a B2B Marketing Strategy Framework. Are you looking to create a successful marketing strategy but don’t know where to start? This blog post will outline the steps you need to take to create your own B2B marketing strategy framework. See Our Work. .

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The Marketing Blender

MAY 2, 2022

Our Services. . How to Do B2B Social Media Marketing the Right Way. Wondering how to do B2B social media marketing ? In this article, we’ll discuss how to use social media for B2B marketing, including various B2B social media tactics and how to create a B2B social media marketing strategy. See Our Work. .

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Martech

MAY 22, 2023

Marketing budgets remain flat in 2023 having failed to climb back to pre-COVID levels. That’s one takeaway from Gartner’s latest CMO Spend and Strategy survey unveiled at the Gartner Marketing Symposium and Xpo in Denver. In essence, catalytic marketing is not about “more.”

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Envy

APRIL 29, 2018

Casting wide is only really feasible if you have substantial budgets, dedicated messaging, targeted marketing tools and processes per audience. Most companies do not and therefore the result is bland messaging and marketing tools that do not mean much to anyone. Challenge #5: Build ing a Solid Marketing Team.

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Crimson Marketing

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The problem is, by the time you analyze those results, you’ve likely already spent too much—or too little—on marketing. As Lance Walter, CMO of financial intelligence technology company Host Analytics suggests, there is a better way.

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Scoop.it

AUGUST 7, 2018

A content marketing budget keeps you grounded, provides direction, and ensures a positive return on investment. Why You Need a Budget. Developing your first content marketing budget can be intimidating – especially when there’s a lot of money involved. 5 Tips for the Perfect Budget. percent of revenues.

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Full Circle Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Marketing leaders are betting on a digital-focused future by adopting martech solutions at an accelerated pace. In the Gartner CMO Spend Survey , nearly 70% said they expected to increase martech investments over the next 12 months. Another point in favor of more CMO-CIO collaboration: there’s evidence that it increases revenue.

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chiefmartech

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Gartner recently released their CMO Spend Survey 2017-2018. The headline of their report: Budgets Recede Amid Demand For Results. After three consecutive years of growth, average marketing budgets at enterprise companies (most of the companies Gartner surveyed have more than $1 billion in revenue) have slipped from 12.1%

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Porch Group Media

MAY 17, 2022

But, as with any type of marketing program, marketers face a few unique challenges when it comes to executing mover marketing programs. This article offers tips and strategies on how to overcome these obstacles and leverage your mover marketing program to its full potential. Measuring ROI.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 7, 2019

Companies are allocating large sums of their marketing budgets for technology investments that promise to make their teams more productive and the business more profitable. Automation is truly revolutionary and offers numerous benefits that every CMO needs to be aware of.

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Martech

APRIL 5, 2023

As marketers, we know what this means. When times get tough, marketing budgets get cut. We also know businesses that keep investing in email marketing are better off when the economy improves. Besides my own recommendations, I also asked five other email experts for their best advice for recession-proof email marketing.

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Full Circle Insights

JANUARY 28, 2021

For example, a software vendor that focused on the travel and leisure industry might have to recalibrate the ICP and focus on clients in less hard-hit sectors. Adopt Agile Marketing Methods. The scrum master running the marketing sprint will establish goals for the project and align them with company objectives.

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SmartBug Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For this article, we spoke to franchise business expert Jenn Foster , fractional CMO and founder of Foster Marketing. Jenn: My experience has almost exclusively been assisting home services franchise brands. Jenn: My experience has almost exclusively been assisting home services franchise brands.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 18, 2018

Besides revealing a little more than half of B2B marketers are extremely or very committed to content marketing, it also found that success rates with content tactics are growing. B2B marketers became more efficient at developing content and increased focus on strategy development. What kind of content do customers want?

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Martech

OCTOBER 20, 2022

At the risk of being nostalgic, it was a simpler time for our industry: the martech landscape was comprised of a mere 1,000 solutions and nobody had even heard of Cambridge Analytica. Fast forward to today, that martech landscape now has over 10,000 solutions , with new product launches and integrations happening daily. .

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PureB2B

MAY 13, 2022

Pain points have solutions, even if they’re hard to navigate around. Here’s a list of the top challenges B2B marketing directors face, with suggestions on how to solve them. Marketing Budget. The budget is, for better or worse, the driving force behind everything marketing teams do. Proactive Campaigns.

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Full Circle Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

As we move further into the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, the economic repercussions have sparked rumors of a fundamental reset in business roles, including the role marketing plays in driving business. Have overarching strategies and detailed tactics to drive growth, including recommendations on new product development.

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Full Circle Insights

JUNE 16, 2020

To succeed with digital campaigns, you’ve got to have a comprehensive understanding of how campaigns are performing in terms of engagement, cost, effectiveness and revenue so you can allocate spend efficiently to maximize lead generation and demonstrate marketing’s contribution to deals won. Bridging the Digital Marketing-CRM Divide.

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Digilant

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Over the next five years, the overall portion of social media in marketing budgets is estimated to increase to 24.5%. As such, it is crucial to understand social media campaign best practices to be both authentic and cost-effective. Fortunately, there are a few tips to help you simplify the process: 1.

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The rise of remote working has led to a huge increase in SaaS (Software as a Service) adoption, with the global SaaS market estimated to reach a value of $195 billion during 2023. In an increasingly crowded market, you need to make sure your SaaS company stands out.

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The rise of remote working has led to a huge increase in SaaS (Software as a Service) adoption, with the global SaaS market estimated to reach a value of $195 billion during 2023. In an increasingly crowded market, you need to make sure your SaaS company stands out. What are your short- and long-term goals?

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The rise of remote working has led to a huge increase in SaaS (Software as a Service) adoption, with the global SaaS market estimated to reach a value of $195 billion during 2023. In an increasingly crowded market, you need to make sure your SaaS company stands out. What are your short- and long-term goals?

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Full Circle Insights

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

A Gartner CMO spend survey found that 68% expect to increase martech investments in the coming months. But will CMOs consult with their CIO before buying a new martech solution? Marketing departments and other business units routinely make decisions about purchasing cloud solutions and other technology without IT’s input.

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Full Circle Insights

MARCH 23, 2021

maker of comprehensive sales and marketing performance measurement solutions, today rolled out a new product bundle: Full Circle Enterprise, which combines the company’s popular Response Management with Funnel Metrics, Campaign Attribution and Digital Source Tracker products. “In SAN MATEO, Calif.,

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Allocadia

JUNE 12, 2019

This post is part 2 of a three-part series on building and managing a marketing budget: Part 1: How to Organize Your Marketing Budgets. Part 2: How to Build Out a Marketing Budget [below]. Part 3: Ongoing Management & Tracking of a Marketing Budget. Top-down vs. bottom-up budgeting.

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Allocadia

JUNE 13, 2019

John O’Rourke is Vice President of Strategic Marketing at Host Analytics. With a background in accounting and finance, John has over 30 years of experience in the software industry, including 20 years of experience in EPM Product Marketing at Hyperion Solutions, Oracle and Host Analytics.

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ClickZ

JULY 16, 2019

What’s important is to find out the right tools and tactics that will supercharge your strategy rather than spending more time between many different technologies. Moreover, 46% of marketers say that the abundance of data channels and sources make it harder for them to plan their long-term strategy.

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DemandBase

AUGUST 18, 2020

If you’re just digging your feet into ABM and looking for pointers on how to build a successful account-based strategy, then How to ABM Like a Boss is the definitive blog series for you. We know Sales and Marketing alignment is a major component of ABM, so consider splitting the bill. How to get more budget to do ABM the right way.

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