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COVID-19's Surprising Impact on Marketing Spending

B2B Marketing Directions

Decades of research studies have shown that investing in advertising and marketing during a recession will enable companies to increase market share and recover more quickly when the recession ends. Nevertheless, the general view is that marketing is one of the first business functions to face budget cuts when times get tough.

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3 Essential Components to Build a Successful Marketing Spend Pitch

SmartBug Media

Getting buy-in from the leadership team for your marketing spend can be a daunting task, especially when marketing has traditionally had a reputation of contributing little to the overall revenue goals of a business. As a marketer, it’s easy to get into the weeds with the metrics you are presenting. Start with Why.

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Content Marketing ROI Starts With A Strong Business Case

Marketing Insider Group

Content Marketing ROI is probably the biggest question I get from marketers who are struggling to build their own business case internally. We spend our time getting informed and also looking to be entertained. Content Marketing is the about building measurable business growth.

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How to Effectively Save Your Tech Business Thousands of Dollars In the Next Year

Webbiquity

Running a business is expensive—especially a tech company that’s trying to provide the best services possible for clients. Simple cost-saving strategies can go a long way in reducing spending on everything from day-to-day operations to business marketing. Guest post by Lexie Lu. Optimize Your Working Space.

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How to Avoid Wasting 75% of Your Marketing Spend

ViewPoint

To become like them, you need business rules for follow-up and measurement, and a system to report on results. There is a requirement for enlightened sales managers who have control over their salespeople. And, you need a marketing manager who doesn’t mind being measured for his or her contributions.

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Enterprise marketers spending 22% of their budget on martech

chiefmartech

(If you’re looking for zombies in marketing technology, check in on those set-it-and-forget-it nurture campaigns configured in your marketing automation platform 2-3 years ago.). ” Marketing is still seen a relatively elastic expense. has come in the past 5 years. In the scheme of things, the world changed quickly.

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3 Marketing Spend Trends Shaping 2021 Strategy

Allocadia

COVID-19 and the ensuing market-turbulence put marketing teams under a microscope to explain exactly where they are spending and pivoting marketing dollars – and how it is driving business results.