The Marketing Blender

MAY 13, 2024

In B2B marketing, professional services is an industry that requires a specialized approach. After all, you are often selling your “smarts” (expert knowledge that drives value in the service) instead of a tangible product. Why Is Marketing B2B Professional Services So Hard?

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 5, 2017

We reached out to B2B marketers across different industries and asked them the following question: What are B2B marketers prioritizing in their 2018 budget? For us, the best way to do that is to deliver tangible value to our entire community (free and paid) by helping our users stay on top of the latest in marketing technology.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 21, 2023

But budget limitations can make or break even the best, and most thorough plans you’ve set to accomplish in 2024. They’re expected to make every marketing dollar count and deliver maximum impact on a limited budget. Now that doing more with less is essential, strategic budgeting is the key to success for CMOs in 2024.

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KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Statistics indicated that most leading marketers (73%) now consider it “very easy” to increase budgets for channels that are outperforming their goals or expectations. Furthermore, these changes in investments often take place quickly, with budget changes of 20% or more typically happening within a week for most marketers (58%).

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 5, 2023

As marketers look for ways to leverage content and bolster their return-on-investment (ROI), new research suggests that creating a documented strategy and allocating more budget toward this initiative can help. In contrast, only 52% of content marketers who say that they are “unsuccessful” have a strategy in place.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

APRIL 23, 2024

The two organizations teamed up to survey “sales and marketing executives at about 1,100 US software and cloud hosting companies.” Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. That’s how Post It notes were discovered and it went on to be a best-selling project.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Are you feeling pressure on your marketing budget? If you think you can’t stretch your dollars to meet all your marketing needs, you may actually need better allocation, not more money. The objective of marketing is to attract, engage, convert, and retain customers. Marketing Budgets Shifting and Changing.

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Tiecas

APRIL 5, 2024

A documented industrial marketing strategy is critical for success. Did you know 80% of successful content marketers have a documented content marketing strategy? In my experience working with manufacturers and industrial companies, too many are in a rush to pump out more content without a strategy in place.

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Inbox Insight

MAY 9, 2024

Lead generation has become an essential aspect of every company’s growth strategy. While some B2B companies choose to keep lead generation in-house, there are significant advantages to outsourcing this critical function. In fact, outsourced lead generation can produce 43% more outcomes compared to in-house lead creation.

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Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2019

More than 86% of businesses surveyed in 2016 indicate that they plan to increase their upcoming email marketing budgets ( source )—and you should too. Before you can determine how much budget to allocate to email marketing, it’s important to establish your goals and priorities. Where are your emails falling short?

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Marketri

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

When it comes to planning your marketing budget, the process can be daunting. Unfortunately, this leads many companies to fall back on reusing an old budget. To maximize the impact of your marketing dollars, you must leverage a strategic approach to budgeting. How many new leads do you want to acquire?

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Webbiquity

JUNE 8, 2021

Developing a concise, productive, balanced marketing budget usually always involves allocating limited funding—especially if that budget is for a startup or small business. Every department head in the company needs part of the overall budget (and most want more) for their specific team’s operations. 1: Branding.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 6, 2022

You can probably guess the top two social networks for B2B marketing pretty easily, but do you know which platform is #3? What the biggest missed opportunity is for B2B marketers? How your social media marketing budget stacks up to your peers and competitors? The Top Social Networks for B2B Marketing.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While benchmarks and leading indicators help guide our decisions, the variables that can change outcomes are unique to each company, category and audience. Believing B2B digital marketing differs from general marketing has led us to actions contrary to marketing theory. Now, marketing needs to show ROI quickly.

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The Marketing Blender

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Our Services. How to calculate and allocate your marketing budget for the next fiscal year in 2020. Tips for planning next year’s marketing budget before the end of this quarter. In Q4, two different phenomena hit marketing departments—either belts get tightened or a “use it or lose it” mentality takes hold.

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Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

This can be a difficult challenge, as they are responsible for creating and executing marketing strategies that drive sales and revenue growth. However, there are several strategies that B2B marketers can use to work around budget cuts and continue to achieve their goals.

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Vision Edge Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But this approach has a number of drawbacks, which is why we recommend outcome-based budgeting and planning. The best place to start is to understand the purpose of a budget. In business, we budget and allocate resources for what is important to the success of the organization. Let’s explore why.

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The Marketing Blender

APRIL 16, 2020

Our Services. How to make smart cuts to your Marketing Budget…. It’s the decision to let your emotions take control and turn into words, decisions, and actions that rarely lead to success or a life well-lived. All three of these ought to be allocated thoughtfully and intentionally. Digital Marketing.

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SmartBug Media

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Mastering the art of trade show marketing requires going beyond conventional strategies. You can approach trade shows with one of two marketing strategies: developing one theme for all events you attend or customizing your strategy for each show.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Best of the MarTechBot showcases the MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. This helps in identifying high-value customers and developing strategies to retain and upsell to them. Use data to optimize campaigns for better ROI and conversion rates.

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NuSpark Consulting

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

One of the most important metrics that businesses track is lead and conversion attribution, which is the process of determining which marketing efforts led to a specific lead or conversion. This enables businesses to improve the overall performance of their marketing campaigns and maximize their return on investment.

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Envy

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pandemic aside, this is not the first time B2B marketers will face drastic changes to their best intended budget plans. Here are some practical tips to keep you on the right marketing budgeting (and planning) track. Yet B2B marketers have been complaining about “not having enough budget” since the dawn of time.

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It doesn’t matter how big or small your business is; creating a SaaS marketing budget takes a lot of time and effort. All good SaaS marketing budgets go beyond the numbers alone. Join us as we look at how to build a SaaS marketing budget that’s tailored to you. How much do SaaS companies spend on marketing?

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It doesn’t matter how big or small your business is; creating a SaaS marketing budget takes a lot of time and effort. All good SaaS marketing budgets go beyond the numbers alone. Join us as we look at how to build a SaaS marketing budget that’s tailored to you. How much do SaaS companies spend on marketing?

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The Point

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In uncertain economic times, Market Development Funds (MDF) can be a precious resource for channel partners (resellers, distributors, ISVs) looking for budget to fund sales and marketing activity. By some measures, that may add up to $15 billion of unspent marketing budget every year in the US alone. Be realistic.

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xiQ

JULY 9, 2019

Does Your Marketing Budget Allow For Game Changing Solutions? Similarly, you can’t use outdated sales and marketing tactics and technologies to conduct next generation Account-Based Marketing. . B2B Marketing is transforming from Lead Generation to Account-Based Marketing. AI cannot be ignored!

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Binary Demand

JUNE 22, 2023

[ps2id id=’overview’ target=”/]One frequently asked question in the dynamic and cutthroat B2B lead generation environment is, “Why is data quality so important?” It is the process of capturing the attention of intent-rich leads to contact and nurture them for sales. But there’s so much more.

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The Marketing Blender

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Our Services. . How to Choose the Right Advertising Budget for Your Business. Is it purely to sell a service or product? Depending on these goals and how big and complex they are, you’ll need to develop a strategy and set your budget. Keep Learning: How to allocate your marketing budget.

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The Marketing Blender

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

At the Marketing Blender, we understand the frustrations and questions that business owners have, and we’re here to help you find the solutions you need. Insufficient Marketing Investment for B2B Revenue Growth One of the primary reasons your revenue might not be growing as quickly as you want is underinvesting in marketing.

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NuSpark Consulting

JULY 8, 2023

This information is invaluable, as it helps companies allocate their marketing budget more effectively and invest in the channels that yield the highest returns. Optimizing Marketing Strategies Tracking attribution allows businesses to optimize their marketing strategies.

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Televerde

OCTOBER 7, 2020

About 53% of marketers say that they allocate more than half of their marketing budget to lead generation. Lead generation is built on the concept of pay-to-play, meaning the more money you shell out, the more leads you’ll see. 4 Factors to Consider When Budgeting for Lead Generation.

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Hubspot

MARCH 27, 2020

If you've prepared a marketing budget, you can refer back to it for the answer. A budget shows how much you have to spend on campaigns overall, and the 'Paid Advertising' section shows how much you intend to spend on social ads. Marketing budgets are imperative to a company's success. Marketing Costs for a Startup.

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xiQ

JULY 9, 2019

Does Your Marketing Budget Allow For Game Changing Solutions? Similarly, you can’t use outdated sales and marketing tactics and technologies to conduct next generation Account-Based Marketing. . B2B Marketing is transforming from Lead Generation to Account-Based Marketing. AI cannot be ignored!

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SocialPilot

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The process of finding, vetting, and selecting an influencer – as well as executing the entire influencer marketing campaign – runs more smoothly when guided by proper influencer marketing strategies. I can say the crux of our successful campaign lies in the influencer marketing strategies we follow.

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ClearVoice

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The success of that execution depends on how well your content operations support your content strategy. Content operations and content strategy are intrinsically tied together. What is Content Strategy? At its core, a content strategy is your master blueprint. What are Content Operations? What are Content Operations?

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accelerate agency

JANUARY 10, 2022

Whether you’re a brand new startup or an established business, building a SaaS marketing budget is a time-consuming project. As we’ll explore, building a SaaS marketing budget is about more than just figures. How much do SaaS companies spend on marketing? Does spending more on marketing equal more success?

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 18, 2022

If the value is that obvious, why is it that, “While the concept of intent data has been around for close to a decade, many companies are just starting to fully explore the best methods of harnessing it to grow their businesses”? Do we have the budget? If we do, is that the best way to spend it?

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