KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 10, 2021

B2B marketers are working harder than ever to generate a return-on-investment, but new research shows that they are still faced with numerous challenges. Budget and resources (64%) top the list as the biggest challenges they are stacked against as they attempt to establish an ROI. B2B Marketers and Sales Alignment.

Resources 269

Resources B2B Marketing B2B B2B Sales 269

Martech

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A little more than half (53%) of B2B marketing managers say their budgets are up this year compared to 2022, according to a new study. Source: B2B Reviews Why we care. It’s interesting to see how budgets are shifting now that people no longer feel like there’s a recession around the corner. Get MarTech!

Marketing Report 118

Marketing Report Allocation B2B Marketing B2B 118

Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 15, 2024

But now, there’s something new on the scene: B2B creators. These are B2B creators, and they’re changing the rules of how businesses talk to their audiences and make choices. Today, we’re breaking down the rise of B2B creators and why they’re more than just the next big thing. Who Are B2B Creators?

Enterprise Management 224

Enterprise Management B2B B2B Thought Leadership SMB 224

Martech

MAY 31, 2023

In the B2B marketing space, 70% of marketing executives expect digital marketing budgets to increase slightly or significantly this year. While 19% of marketers in general expect a significant increase, 24% of executives expect budgets to significantly grow. April 2023 state of B2B digital. in April of this year.

Marketing Budget 115

Marketing Budget Budget Programs B2B Marketing B2B 115

Sword and the Script | B2B

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Several credible studies conducted in 2023 put the average benchmark for B2B marketing budgets at about 10% of revenue How much money should a company invest in B2B marketing? As companies plan their budget for 2024, here’s a look at three credible benchmarks for B2B marketing budgets. The CMO Survey: 9.2%

Marketing Budget 91

Marketing Budget Advertising Benchmark Marketing Budget Creation Budget Programs 91

Martech

AUGUST 7, 2023

Tighter budgets are extending the B2B purchase cycle with buyers doing more research and looking for more ROI data, according to a new survey. B2B buyers are contending with many new purchase processes, according to DemandGen’s 2023 B2B Buyer’s Survey. Customers want to do business with people they already know.

Purchase 92

Purchase Peer-to-peer B2B Cross-Selling 92

Martech

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Although 60% of B2B marketers report budgets being cut or staying flat 2021 through 2022, more than half (52%) claimed to be optimistic, or very optimistic, about their team’s performance. Among other key findings: 12% did report budget increases. Budget cuts, inflation, pandemic, war? A low profile for ABM?

Account Based Marketing 106

Account Based Marketing B2B Marketing B2B Marketing Budget 106

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As marketers look ahead to the remainder of the year, those in both the B2B services and B2B product sectors expect their budgets to grow in the coming months. The CMO Survey” from Deloitte, The Fuqua School of Business at Duke, and the American Marketing Association discovered that B2B product marketers expect a 9.3

B2B Marketing 263

B2B Marketing B2B Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget 263

The Point

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Budgeting season is here again, and demand marketers are not immune. How big does your demand gen budget need to be in order to support your organization’s revenue goals in the new year? Alternatively, is the budget you’ve been handed enough to do the job? We prefer to base budgets on MQLs vs. raw inquiries.

Budget Programs 162

Budget Programs Lead Ranking Demand Marketing Qualified Leads 162

Walker Sands

MAY 18, 2023

In fact, according to Integrate’s 2023 State of B2B Marketing survey , 22% of B2B marketers plan on cutting Demand Gen spend in 2023, while 25% plan on cutting ABM spend. Reallocate Budget to High-Performance Campaigns The great thing about running ads in Google, Bing, Linkedin, etc., Let’s see what they had to say. Not exactly.

Budget Programs 119

Budget Programs Demand CPL Cost per Lead 119

Martech

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It was followed by B2B product marketers at 67.1%, B2B services at 66% and B2C products at 64.5%. Marketing budget. Marketing budgets have dropped near to pre-Covid levels, with marketing expenses accounting for 10.6% of company budgets and 9.2% of company budgets and 9.2% in the spring to 66.5 Why we care.

Allocation 115

Allocation Marketing Budget Forecasting Lead Scoring 115

Martech

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Very little growth in B2B marketing budgets this year, with 57% of marketers saying their budget was the same as or less than 2021, according to a new report. One in five reported being hit with mid-year marketing budget cuts. Via 2022 State of B2B Marketing Budgets report from Demand Metric and Integrate.

Marketing Budget 85

Marketing Budget Budget Programs B2B Marketing B2B 85

Envy

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Dissecting the very short lives of the B2B marketing budgets in 2022 will not take long. Q2 2022 - Ukraine war and crazy inflation means reality shocks the world, some marketing budgets tightened. 2023: The B2B marketing stakes are high. B2B Marketing budgets have always been a struggle to justify.

Marketing Budget Creation 100

Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Budget Programs B2B Marketing 100

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

As B2B marketers look ahead to the remainder of 2018, new research suggests that they are shifting their focus to demand generation. Recently, DemandGen Report conducted its “2018 Demand Generation Benchmark Survey Report” to gauge how B2B marketers intend to utilize their budget over the coming months.

B2B Marketing 255

B2B Marketing B2B SEM Top of Funnel 255

Envy

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Are you one of the many many B2B tech marketers who still have not had their marketing budget approved? You are not alone.

B2B Marketing 98

B2B Marketing B2B Marketing 98

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As marketers look to improve upon the return-on-investment (ROI) of their various tactics, new research suggests that many are taking a more agile approach to budgeting. Kantar and Google recently partnered to conduct a survey to determine how marketers are budgeting for various channels to achieve their top objectives.

Marketing Report 225

Marketing Report Allocation Marketing Budget Creation Leads 225

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 29, 2022

Many marketers are feeling the pressure of working with a tight budget at their organization, but new research indicates that they might find room to spend when it comes to digital initiatives. of the overall budget. In fact, research and development budgets are 7.2% In fact, research and development budgets are 7.2%

Marketing Report 227

Marketing Report Digital Marketing Funnels Marketing Budget CMO 227

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As B2B marketers look ahead to the coming months, new research suggests that they will have at least the same amount of budget to work with – if not more – to achieve their top objectives. About 41% stated that they expect to see an increase in budget as they look to reach their primary goals.

Marketing Report 159

Marketing Report Allocation B2B Marketing B2B 159

Martech

AUGUST 4, 2022

Despite all the economic turmoil, 74% of B2B marketers expect their budgets to increase in the coming fiscal year, up from 68% last year, according to a new report. However, only 12% expect a large increase compared to 26% last year, according to digital marketing agency Wpromote’s State of B2B Digital Marketing report.

Paid Search Agency 115

Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing Advertising Agencies B2B 115

Drew Neisser

JANUARY 27, 2023

B2B Marketers… This is the episode to bring to your C-Suite. It’s no secret that marketing budgets are often the first to be cut when things get tight, but Forrester analysts Barbie Mattie and Nick Buck are here with the cold hard data about why marketing spend correlates directly to business growth.

Advertising Benchmark 52

Advertising Benchmark Allocation B2B Forrester 52

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 Biggest Challenge in B2B Social Media Marketing.

Social Media 236

Social Media Allocation Social Marketing B2B Marketing 236

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Are you feeling pressure on your marketing budget? Budgets are changing but you only need a small investment for big results with content marketing. Marketing Budgets Shifting and Changing. Marketing budgets had been steadily rising, up from $12.3 Marketing budgets had been steadily rising, up from $12.3

Marketing Budget 300

Marketing Budget Paid Content Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation 300

Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 22, 2023

marketing technology tools, as 70 percent of marketing and media decision-makers have said that they are under greater organizational pressure to establish and maintain their brand presence, according to new survey data of interest to B2B marketers. Report] Within two years marketers will work with an average of 7.5 channels, and utilize 16.3

Marketing AI 78

Marketing AI Marketing Budget Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation 78

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 13, 2019

As B2B marketers look into new tactics to reel in prospects and customers, new research suggests that they are expanding their marketing budgets accordingly. The CMO Survey conducted in February 2019 recently discovered that the budgets of B2B product marketers are expected to increase 8.5 percent within the same period.

Customer Surveys 163

Customer Surveys B2B Marketing B2B Marketing Budget 163

Webbiquity

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The 2022 IT spending forecast is bright for B2B technology marketers. More than half (53%) expect their IT budgets to increase, while just 7% anticipate budget cuts. 55% of North American companies, and 51% of European firms, say their IT budgets will increase next year. It’s worth checking out.

Enterprise Management 307

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 307

Top Rank Marketing

AUGUST 4, 2023

It’s been fun to play with these models, and generate a variety of new outputs.” — Joelle Pineau @jpineau1 of @MetaAI Click To Tweet The US B2B Media Market is Forecast to Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels This Year The size of the overall U.S. B2B media market is expected to see 4.7 B2B media market is expected to see 4.7

B2B Marketing 91

B2B Marketing Budget Programs ROI B2B 91

Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

By Cameron Katoozi , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing 2023 is already hitting companies pretty hard – specifically bringing several challenges for B2B marketers, one of which is budget cuts. However, there are several strategies that B2B marketers can use to work around budget cuts and continue to achieve their goals.

Marketing Budget 97

Marketing Budget B2B Thought Leadership Top of Funnel Allocation 97

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.

Small Business Marketing 136

Small Business Marketing Budget Programs Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation 136

Biznology

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

It use to be that businesses could set their video budget by committing to a fixed number of productions with a cost estimate for each. In the event of a budget cut, productions could be canceled. This still happens, but nowadays, such a large share of B2B business is conducted via online video. Budget for the opportunity.

Budget Programs 151

Budget Programs Video Marketing Content B2B Sales 151

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.

Marketing Budget Creation 118

Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Planning Allocation 118

Webbiquity

MARCH 1, 2022

The way B2B buyers consume content has changed significantly in the past two years. But fascinating new research quantifies those changes, and points the way forward for B2B content marketers. B2B tech buyers most highly value product demos, factual product information, and free trials. No surprise there.

Research 349

Research B2B Marketing Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services 349

Webbiquity

APRIL 14, 2020

The abrupt shutdown of vast swaths of economy and the entire live events industry, to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, has dramatically impacted plans for B2B marketers. 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.

Marketing Budget Creation 336

Marketing Budget Creation Paid Content Planning Peer-to-peer 336

Act-On

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Like the unhappy families of Anna Karenina , no two B2B marketing teams are exactly alike. We’ll cover: The most common approach to B2B marketing organizational structure Areas that are often overlooked, or need to be tweaked Ironing out your b2b marketing department structure is crucial for your overall strategy.

Paid Search Agency 182

Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Analytics Tools 182

Webbiquity

APRIL 28, 2020

The team at B2B Marketing Zone recently published a report, How COVID-19 is Impacting B2B Marketing. On April 23, while presenting the findings on a webinar , the BMZ team ran four quick polls with the webinar audience to find out how the B2B marketing outlook and plans had changed over 30 days of lockdowns, slowdowns, and shutdowns.

Planning 311

Planning Marketing Budget Creation Webinar Metrics B2B Marketing 311

Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2019

Yet, B2B marketing professionals continue to rank the channel high on their list of preferred marketing tactics. More than 86% of businesses surveyed in 2016 indicate that they plan to increase their upcoming email marketing budgets ( source )—and you should too. How will your strategy evolve over time and will it impact your budget?

Marketing Budget 231

Marketing Budget Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation Email Marketing 231