Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

by demonstrating how smart and helpful you are). • It helps the consumer solve a problem or improve their life in some way, and it helps the producer sell goods or services that accomplish that task. Get the answers to these questions and more here in some of the best guides to content marketing of the past year.

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Hinge Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

There’s no getting around it: any professional services firm that wants to grow has to find new clients and new opportunities. And the most successful firms take a methodical approach to this task, documenting each year’s strategy in a marketing budget plan. Four Approaches to Marketing Planning.

Marketing Budget 120

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The ABM Agency

JANUARY 15, 2021

For some B2B companies, the 2021 marketing budget has increased due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dollars usually spent on trade shows, in-person events, and travel expenses are up for grabs; the sales team is working virtually, spending less cash on entertaining potential clients. Before You Spend: Campaign Planning.

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Budget Programs Paid Content Paid Search Agency Marketing Budget Creation 52

Scoop.it

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Social media marketing spends reached 13.3% of global marketing budgets in February 2020, the highest they’ve been for the last two years, and they’re expected to keep on increasing by 62% over the next five years. The question is, then, how do you balance created vs. curated content for the best lead capture impact?

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Lead Capture Curation Marketing Budget Creation Top of Funnel 80

B2B Marketing Analytics

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Given the growing scrutiny around marketing budgets and the asks for returns from the marketing spend, marketing performance insights not only empower marketing leaders to have data-driven conversations with the c-suite, inspire/reward their teams based on performance but also optimize the execution of their strategy.

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Marketing Attribution Multi-Touch Attribution Analytics ROI 74

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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B2B Marketing Analytics

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Given the growing scrutiny around marketing budgets and the asks for returns from the marketing spend, marketing performance insights and marketing analytics not only empower marketing leaders to have data-driven conversations with the c-suite, inspire/reward their teams based on performance but also optimize the execution of their strategy.

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Buffer

JANUARY 25, 2022

Although anytime can be a good time to switch up your marketing strategy, the start of the new calendar is one that resonates with us quite a bit. With that in mind, we talked to 10 small business owners to learn about what they're changing in their marketing this year.

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Mass Analytics

DECEMBER 16, 2022

To recover from the COVID-19 crisis , all brands have been reviewing their Marketing budgets and their allocation alongside the different Marketing Channels. Marketers today are asking the following question: What media channel are best to invest in? But first, what is Marketing Mix Modeling?

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The Point

APRIL 23, 2020

There’s plenty of debate online about the merits of marketing spend in a recession, but the reality is that many B2B firms are currently cutting back on large-scale investment. 10 Things to Do When Marketing Spend is On Hold Click To Tweet. Assess social media strategy. Host a survey. Update your resource center.

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LeadsRX

JANUARY 7, 2022

Optimizing return on ad spend ( ROAS ) is more important for small businesses than any other business type. In 2022, SMBs will continue to adopt analytics at a rapid pace and can, and will, benefit from the best practices established by larger, global brands. Predictive Marketing – Get Humans Involved with the Data.

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Marketing Attribution Multi-Touch Attribution Trends Advertising Agencies 76

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

More and more B2B marketers are shifting their marketing budget out of expensive pay per click (PPC) advertising and traditional media and into content creation, optimization and social media. Junta42 reported that for the third straight year, marketers are planning to spend significantly more on their content marketing efforts.

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Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget 60

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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Work Management ROI Marketing Management Marketing Budget 40

B2B Marketing Directions

MARCH 1, 2015

The survey found significant similarities in the viewpoints of B2B and B2C marketers, but the results also revealed a few interesting differences. Both B2B and B2C participants in the survey were optimistic about marketing budgets for 2015.

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The Point

MAY 30, 2023

When a marketing budget get cut, certain line items tend to get immediate scrutiny: media spend, headcount, events. However, simply slashing spend – while quick and dramatic – can have a detrimental effect on leads, pipeline, and revenue. Identify and eliminate wasted spend in search.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 11, 2010

For marketers, the news is good overall. According to research from IDC and Forrester, marketing spending is anticipated to increase between 3 to 5% for 2011. In the current environment, marketers are still being asked to do-more-with-less, driving a significant change in strategies, campaigns and go-to-market channels.

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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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Paid Content Stats Social Media Paid Search Agency 100

ViewPoint

MARCH 6, 2012

Stephanie Tilton is a content-marketing consultant who helps B2B companies craft content that engages prospects and customers, nurtures leads and advances the buying cycle. She has produced hundreds of white papers, case studies and eBooks for a range of organizations, including some of the world's leading technology companies.

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Buyer Personas Forrester Lead Ranking Peer-to-peer 120

Content Standard

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

The paper writes, “As more viewers consume media on their own schedules, often without commercials, broadcasters regard live events as the only content that compels most viewers to watch in real time, as one vast audience, without filtering out advertisers.” Let’s Take a Look. For reference, since NBC acquired only the U.S.

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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. White Papers are Influence Kings, But Need Persona.

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Single Grain

JULY 7, 2023

In today’s competitive business landscape, making the right decisions about your advertising strategy can be the difference between success and stagnation. But with so many marketing channels, tools and techniques available, how do you know which path to take?

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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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Statistics B2B Marketing Marketing Budget Creation Planning 255

Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Content Marketing Stats. B2B Content Marketing Assessment. White Paper Library. Many of the statistics and results are consistent with what we saw last year: 9 out of 10 organizations market with content marketing. On average, B2B marketers employ eight different content marketing tactics to achieve their goals.

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Advertising Benchmark Budget Programs Marketing Report Statistics 40

The ROI Guy

MAY 4, 2006

A Q&A with me on latest IT sales and marketing metrics, trends and best practices Is 2006 shaping up to be a good year for IT spending growth? Worldwide annual growth in global IT spending is expected to be 6.3% in 2006, with annual growth in software sales leading the way at 7.0%. On average, IT firms invest 3.6

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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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Paid Content Top of Funnel Stats Marketing Budget 122

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 3, 2017

That said, there are definite nuances and characteristics of B2B marketing that are different from marketing to a general consumer. For example, differences are reflected in marketing spend. The average marketing budget across all companies in the study was about 8 percent. Target Audience.

B2B Marketing 120

B2B Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency Allocation 120

Zoominfo

JULY 21, 2019

For this reason, we’ve compiled more than 90 content marketing statistics surrounding the current state of B2B marketing. Keep reading these statistics for new insights, best practices, and inspiration for your own content marketing strategy. In comparison, 86% of B2C marketers use content marketing ( source ).

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Statistics Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Planning 100

Full Circle Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

In the B2B marketing and martech sector, there are clear trends playing out now that suggest ways the industry will evolve in 2021. White Papers. Full Circle Method for Digital Marketing Overview. Full Circle University SEO Series: Campaign Attribution for Digital Marketing. Why Funnel Metrics are Essential to Marketing.

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Lead Ranking Sales Management Marketing Attribution Full Circle Insights 89

Martech

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Life would be a lot simpler if marketing were a machine. Your marketing budget would produce an expected return on investment, given a fixed input. In real life, calculating ROI on your marketing spend is impossible. Markets are non-linear in nature. Markets are subject to the butterfly effect.”

ROI 101

ROI Planning Marketing Budget Creation Multi-Channel 101

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 1, 2020

This is not true for most marketing programs. But it is what marketing was always meant to be: a conversation between your company and your target audience that attracts new customers. Once you get your content marketing strategy going, it’s that positive snowball effect in action. Take Demandbase for example.

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Marketing Budget Paid Content ROI Marketing & Strategy 361

CoSchedule

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Knowing how to write a report is an essential skill that every marketer who wants to stay competitive and employed must learn. Even if the strategies you’ve deployed recently are clearly paying off, chances are your bosses are not going to be content with just knowing your marketing efforts are successful.

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Process A/B testing Marketing Report Guidelines 96

Allocadia

APRIL 3, 2019

“Allocadia is the single system of truth for our marketing investments. It empowers us to make data-driven decisions and gain insights that determine if we are succeeding and where best to reallocate funds.” – Anna Alexander, Manager of Marketing Budget Systems, Pitney Bowes.

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Trust Marketing Allocation Work Management Marketing Budget 52

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 14, 2019

Mostly they go into a big file which I mine occasionally for helpful factoids to spice up a paper or presentation. I've also packaged it all in a paper for the Customer Data Platform Institute, available here. The majority of consumers believe they receive personalized service , but many fewer expect personalized experiences.

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Customer Surveys Marketing Attribution Enterprise Management Personalization 149

SWZD

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Here are our tips for justifying the 2018 demand generation budget you require to ensure stellar results for your Sales team. Establish Your MBR (Marketing Budget Ratio). Marketers rely on MBR because it connects marketing investment to revenue and lets you benchmark your budget level to that of other companies.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Budget Programs Demand 76

ClearVoice

JUNE 17, 2019

Unfortunately, many content marketers spend too much time producing, developing, and churning out content rather than focus on quality or how that content will play a role in boosting overall site conversion rates. Content strategy vs. content marketing: What is the difference? 5 tools to help convert website traffic.

Marketing Automation Services 94

Marketing Automation Services Traffic Budget Programs Lead Ranking 94

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?

Marketing Budget Creation 98

Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Lead Ranking Planning 98

Valasys

JULY 30, 2019

Marketers spend a lot of time thinking about their buyers — who they are, what they need, and how to reach them. Establish the Best Sources for Traffic i.e. the aptest Ad Networks: To get quality traffic on the landing pages & to optimize the website conversion rates, B2B enterprises need high-quality sources of traffic.

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