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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B2B Marketing Analytics

AUGUST 2, 2020

As though the ever-increasing expectations of the c-suite from marketing teams to demonstrate the quantifiable impact were not enough and now we are in these unprecedented times, which have further highlighted the need for marketing to be more data-driven and efficient with their investments.

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Engagio

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

During these uncertain times, putting your limited marketing budget to the best use to stimulate revenue growth and form better relationships with your best customers becomes even more important. Now more than ever, getting hyper-targeted using ABM / ABX as your go-to-market (GTM) approach is critical.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

As we look ahead, the future of marketing is shaping up to be an exhilarating swell, filled with evolving challenges and opportunities. Keen to see how your marketing playbook compares with the industry’s best? Or maybe you’re itching to find out the latest strategies keeping top marketers on their toes?

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The Point

MAY 30, 2014

Melnick posits his question largely on the basis of IDC research that shows the rate of growth in digital marketing spend amongst technology companies significantly outpacing the equivalent growth of digital marketing as a percentage of agency revenue. Helping clients achieve closed-loop demand generation.

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KEO Marketing

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Digital marketing plans for 2018 will consume a large portion of most B2B companies’ entire marketing budgets. The ease of tracking and adjusting mid-campaign, the extensive reach, and the preference by consumers for digital communications, make digital marketing a high priority for 2018.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 13, 2011

One of the reasons I was thrilled to be asked to join the Focus B2B Marketing Year In Review round table was that it would allow me an opportunity to discuss my annual predictions for the coming year. First, I did some research and identified some of the top 2012 marketing predictions posts, listed below. Other Trends To Watch.

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Porch Group Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Marketing departments are certainly no exception and have been forced to balance between cutbacks in spend while still maintaining acquisition and retention strategies to thrive during these difficult times. Spend is also increasing for digital advertising as consumers head to online channels for information.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 26, 2021

If you’re like most companies, you realized in 2020 that annual marketing budget planning doesn’t work anymore. Annual budgets aren’t flexible enough to keep up with your audience’s dynamic behavior. Unsurprisingly, 46% of B2Bs say they’re paying closer attention to their marketing’s direct impact on sales post-pandemic as well.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 4, 2021

That might sound overly simplistic, but I do believe it's paramount that marketers understand their influence and what a wonderful positive power it can be. Whether B2B or B2C, customers are looking for brands they can trust to meet their needs and make their lives easier or more delightful. We are humans, serving humans.

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Digital B2B Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2013

Marketing budgets are often one of the first budgets cut, time and time again, yet marketers continue to claim companies are making unwise decisions. To support the case, you point to research and cases showing companies who invest in marketing during a downturn come out stronger. Here’s why.

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B2B Marketing Directions

MARCH 1, 2015

The Salesforce.com survey included a nice balance of B2B and B2C participants. Fifty-six percent of the respondents were from B2C companies, and 44% were affiliated with B2B enterprises. The survey found significant similarities in the viewpoints of B2B and B2C marketers, but the results also revealed a few interesting differences.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Paul Dunay in his blog post, “4 C’s of B2B Marketing” has defined this very nicely. Wikipedia defines content marketing as “an umbrella term encompassing all marketing formats that involve the creation or sharing of content for the purpose of engaging current and potential consumer bases.” Don’t sell.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

by Jon Miller A common question I hear from marketers is “I already have a CRM system (e.g. salesforce.com, Microsoft Dynamics CRM), so why do I need marketing automation ”? Many CRM systems have a module for marketing. Architecture of Marketing Automation versus CRM. Marketing Automation.

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Metadata

JANUARY 27, 2022

I just went through the hiring process for the Demand Generation Manager position on our team, and let me tell you: I had to sift through a lot of BS before I found the stellar demand gen expert who ended up joining our team. Because the best marketers have their own perspective on everything from metrics to channels to branding.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 25, 2010

This next B2B Marketing Thought Leader Interview is with Bill Odell, vice president of marketing at Helpstream , a Social CRM solutions company. Bill is responsible for the company’s overall marketing and go-to-market strategies and oversees all product marketing, partner marketing and corporate marketing activities.

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B2B Marketing Analytics

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Marketing teams across the board are heads-down reviewing 2019 performance and coming up with strategy and budget for 2020. Apart from numerous other factors that influence a good marketing analytics strategy, data quality is one of the critical ones. It’s about time for 2020 planing.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 2, 2013

Today’s most effective marketers are optimizing content across channels, coordinating search and social marketing activities with traditional PR, and measuring their web presence and performance with sophistication. The first step to improving digital marketing results is to understand the emerging trends and best practices.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Do you know how much to spend on your B2B marketing budget in 2009? How to allocate your budget across programs and headcount? Or how to split marketing programs budget between investments such as events, advertising, and PR? For example: Marketing Investment Trends. for software, 0.8%

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Full Circle Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

Patent 11,341,166 , for its attribution software solution inside a CRM system. The ability to accurately attribute pipeline and revenue to marketing campaigns is essential for top B2B marketers,” said Bonnie Crater, President, and CEO of Full Circle Insights. SAN MATEO, Calif.,

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

B2B Marketing POSTs by Laura Ramos About the Author About this blog High tech marketers face incredible challenges building awareness, developing demand, enabling sales, and demonstrating marketings impact on the business in an increasingly digital world. This blog draws on the heritage of my Forrester research.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 18, 2011

These more intelligent marketing assets and tools are crucial to building and operating a high performance revenue engine. You’ve no doubt heard the hoary business axiom, “Half my marketing spend is wasted, but I just don’t know which half.” However, I bet that you would also agree that it is much truer than it should be.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 7, 2015

Which funnel stage gets the majority of a marketing budget? If you answered the top and the middle—congrats, you’ve passed today’s marketing pop quiz! According to CustomShow , 97% of a company’s marketing budget is spent on the top and middle-of-the-funnel— which is where online ad campaigns play a key role.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 12, 2011

But, since the above described “seat” discussions seem to be continuing unabated, I would offer the following recommendation to senior marketing professionals, and those that aspire to be: Don’t just occupy that seat at the senior management table…truly own it. Social media made up about 3 percent of spending on the chart.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

A lot of marketing budget rejection can feel demoralizing. You may start to wonder if your company even believes in the power of marketing. A 2014 study by The Fournaise Group found that 90% of marketers are not trained in marketing performance and marketing ROI. The truth is that they may not.

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Zoominfo

JULY 11, 2018

When executed correctly, content marketing can attract, engage, and retain new customers– Yet, despite the various benefits of content marketing, many B2B organizations have miles to go before they can build a successful content marketing program. The Importance of Content Marketing. B2B Content Marketing Strategy.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

This Blog is an initiative of the CMA Digital Marketing Council. All marketing-related topics are fair game: branding , strategy , online, offline, marketing trends, technology , direct marketing , market research.and more. That’s where software comes in to its own. Yahoo’s PPC ROI Calculator.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Marketing and sales alignment. Then lock these goals in with a service-level agreement between your marketing and sales teams. To do this, work backward from the gross revenue amount that marketing is responsible for generating ( generally around 40 percent ). Photo Credit: State of Inbound Marketing. 2) Tactics.

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Integrated B2B

OCTOBER 26, 2012

To date, few B2B companies have capitalized on the full potential of the seminars, receptions, trade show stands and other marketing events they hold for business partners, clients and prospective customers. The study also showed that B2B companies on average spend 5-8 weeks planning their trade shows or other marketing events.

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Zoominfo

JULY 21, 2019

Yet, despite the various benefits of content marketing, many B2B organizations have miles to go before they can build a successful content marketing program. For this reason, we’ve compiled more than 90 content marketing statistics surrounding the current state of B2B marketing. billion in 2014 ( source ).

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. New TCO Calculator: EMC SMB Virtual Solutions Advi.

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SnapApp

DECEMBER 4, 2017

And as the content marketing landscape continues to rapidly evolve, it makes sense to look to research to identify trends and patterns that can help guide your strategy. That’s why we’ve gathered 54 content marketing stats all in one place – so you can start thinking about how this data will inform your plans for 2018. .

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Full Circle Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

That’s why the company was built from the ground up on the principle that marketing data should reside in the CRM. We’ve seen what a difference it can make when sales and marketing share a single source of truth. Performance-Driven Marketer’s Guide to Annual Planning. Top 5 Reports Sales Wants From Marketing.

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Martech Advisor

AUGUST 28, 2019

Pete Hoelscher, Acting CEO of IEEE GlobalSpec, provides research-based insight as to how trends in the industry will impact B2B marketers in 2020 in a piece entitled, “Five Industrial Marketing Trends that Will Matter in 2020. Trend #1: Email marketing continues to evolve.

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Valasys

JULY 30, 2019

Investing in the right format of display ads is important for B2B marketers as the prospects for B2B marketing are scattered across numerous referral sites & hence, it gets entirely arduous and essential to track both the opportunities as well as revenue generated from each display ad.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With marketers facing increasing pressure to demonstrate the value of the budget they’re allocated for programs, marketing attribution and predictive analytics solutions are tailor-made for proving how tactics and media channels contribute to the bottom line. A marketing attribution model (via Marketing Evolution).

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