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. In fact, in 2023, 71% of CMOs indicated that they did not possess an adequate budget to implement their strategies fully.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 28, 2021

LinkedIn recently published the “Age of Agility” global report, and statistics showed that most businesses (34%) intend to decrease their technology spending, compared to pre-COVID-19 spending levels. Overall, 30% of businesses intend to maintain their B2B tech spend, compared to before the pandemic.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 14, 2021

As business rebounds, marketers need analytics and attribution software to connect the dots between marketing actions and revenue. Out of those who dropped their martech budget, 39% shifted their focus to existing vendors and internal users to further existing tool adoption strategies without having to purchase new martech.

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B2B Marketing Directions

AUGUST 15, 2021

Image Source: Gartner, Inc. Last month, Gartner released the findings of its CMO Spend Survey, 2021. The Gartner survey was conducted from March through May of this year. Gartner expressly noted that the results of this survey do not represent the market as a whole, but only reflect the sentiments of the respondents surveyed.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Marketers have been forced into survival mode to keep their businesses afloat. The businesses finding the most success today, despite the turbulence, are the ones willing to remain flexible, make change rapidly, and get creative. Despite the turmoil, many businesses remain optimistic heading into 2021. Source: Gartner.

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Act-On

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

And many say that while expectations for ROI are increasing, their budgets are not. Audit existing email nurture campaigns for performance Do you have engagement programs scheduled to kick off after a prospect attends a webinar, downloads content, or takes other actions with your brand? Hardly seems fair, right? Not bad, right?

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Rev

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There are hundreds of options for sales tools, and it can be tough to know which ones are the best fit for your team. In this blog post, we’ll show you what to consider when building a new sales tech stack or evaluating whether you should add new tools to your current one. ” What is a sales stack? The answer is it depends.

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B2B Marketing Directions

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Image Source: Gartner, Inc. Gartner recently published the findings of the 2020 Gartner Marketing Operations and Organization Survey. All respondents were required to be involved in decisions regarding marketing operations and/or the alignment of marketing budgets, resources and processes.

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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? as of 2022.

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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? as of 2022.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Buyer intent data tools make it easier to identify the when and how of a potential prospect’s consideration for purchasing a specific product or service. According to a Gartner study, by the end of 2022, more than 70% of B2B marketers will utilize third-party intent data to target prospects. How to use Buyer Intent Data Tools.

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Hubspot

MARCH 23, 2021

It's also about adhering to a strict budget, and achieving new levels of growth while simultaneously choosing the most cost-effective option for your business. Here, we'll explore typical marketing budgets, as well as marketing budgets by industry, so you can determine how your budget matches up against competitors.

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ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But whether we are talking about well-thought-out ‘growth marketing’ programs or haphazard ‘inside-out,’ interruptive go-to-market tactics, random acts of marketing and sales are at a breaking point. This has made for a challenging 2023.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 26, 2021

Technology played a large role in helping workers transition to WFH, and that software will continue to wield influence in 2021. Companies will not uninstall this software, but instead permanently add it to their repertoire of tools that will allow business continuity and hybrid work schedules. Source: ZoomInfo.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 20, 2021

ITSMA and the ABM Leadership Alliance recently published their benchmark study on ABM for 2020, and statistics showed that in response to the pandemic, 42% of marketers have altered their business objectives for ABM. ABM budgets, however, did not appear to take a major hit as a result of the pandemic.

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The ROI Guy

MAY 18, 2017

According to Gartner, the average enterprise technology buying team now includes more than 13 people ! Who’s in Charge: The Business or IT? Back in the day, technology purchase decisions were more complex and as such, IT used to own the majority of the budget and lead almost all of the decision making process.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Those who don’t risk misallocating marketing budgets by focusing on the wrong tactics. Those are just a few of the findings from B2B Buying Disconnect: Forecasting Radical Changes in Tech Buying Behavior just published by software rating site TrustRadius. Nearly two-thirds of B2B tech buyers are now under age 40.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Gearing up for another fight with finance to spar over the funds you need to fuel next year’s programs and activities? Gartner recently found that marketing budgets are beginning to recede, dropping from their peak (12.1% How can marketing impact the business tomorrow? of company revenue in 2016) to 11.3%

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DealSignal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

What does this mean for digital marketing spend in 2021-2022, and how should you plan to allocate your B2B marketing budget for the best ROI? Here, we explore insights and walk through three tips you should keep in mind when creating your B2B marketing budget.

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Martech

MARCH 14, 2023

The tool challenges the one trait humans always thought they would have over machines — creativity. As marketers explore this generative AI tool without restriction, CMOs must assess its impact along three key functions: content production, ideation and market research. Assessing ChatGPTs impact on key marketing functions 1.

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Martech

AUGUST 28, 2023

Marketers are using only one-third of their martech stack’s capability, according to Gartner’s 2023 Martech Report. of their marketing budget on technology, says Gartner. The reasons for this are skills, governance and stack sprawl and complexity, according to Gartner. Business email address Subscribe Processing.

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Martech

OCTOBER 26, 2023

One eye-catching statistic from my presentation was the Gartner survey, revealing that 63% of marketers plan to invest in generative AI in the next 24 months. I remember working at an enterprise software company and being invited to a meeting by a colleague. It is typically one of the biggest line items in any CMO’s budget.

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Contently

AUGUST 11, 2022

When these words start to appear, conventional wisdom tells businesses to cut their marketing budgets. The trick, as many researchers found, is to adjust and reallocate your budget rather than gutting your chance at growth. Content, meanwhile, offers buyers a lot of value but takes deeper effort to tie to business results.

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Top Rank Marketing

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Big Tech continues to experience painful job cuts and layoffs , while players throughout the space are struggling against tight budgets, stagnant growth and thickening competition. They are more likely to say their budgets have decreased or will decrease. Brand marketers are often busy keeping pace with their own organizational needs.

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Directive Agency

APRIL 21, 2023

In fact, 86% of software buyers use peer review sites when buying software. Ensure the directory ranks high on a search for “best (your primary software category).” At PartnerStack, we ran a 3-month pilot on a directory that doesn’t rank on the first page of our primary buyer search term, “best partner management software.”

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Content Standard

AUGUST 21, 2023

A recent Gartner poll revealed that a whopping 70% of executive leaders are exploring generative AI solutions, with 19% already in pilot or production modes. When it comes to AI-generated content creation, there are three main adoption paths brands can take: using public tools, building proprietary tools, or levergaging enterprise tools.

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InsightSquared

AUGUST 14, 2019

In fact, Gartner reported by the year 2020, AI will become a more integral part of the sales process for up to 30% of companies around the world. Many of today’s business applications have begun to integrate more AI-fueled features, which simplify the busy work that keeps salespeople occupied.

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Lead Forensics

APRIL 16, 2024

Example Tools: Yesware: Uses AI to analyze email behavior and suggest personalized content for your outreach. AI-powered sentiment analysis tools can analyze customer reviews, social media conversations, and email exchanges to gauge customer satisfaction and identify areas for improvement.

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chiefmartech

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Gartner recently released their CMO Spend Survey 2017-2018. The headline of their report: Budgets Recede Amid Demand For Results. After three consecutive years of growth, average marketing budgets at enterprise companies (most of the companies Gartner surveyed have more than $1 billion in revenue) have slipped from 12.1%

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 5, 2018

When it comes to purchasing software, a significant 43% of your prospect's buying efforts were ad hoc, and not part of any established purchase plans. This according to Gartner’s latest research on tech buying trends. As a result, you need to help the buyer justify the purchase to allocate or reallocate budget.

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Madison Logic

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Gartner tells us the typical buying committee for a complex B2B solution involves 6-10 decision makers‚ each armed with 4-5 pieces of information they’ve gathered independently and must deconflict with the group. Why Should Marketers Build Multiple Nurture Programs? . Here are some examples of nurture program goals: .

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Content Standard

JULY 14, 2021

Before you kick off your search for the perfect content marketing partner, though, your business must first look within itself to understand its marketing goals and needs. If your content needs are more modest, a bootstrapped approach may be sufficient (as well as a better fit for tight budgets).

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Engagio

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

By fostering a deep alignment between marketing and sales teams, ABM enables businesses to approach their target accounts with the precision and personalization that today’s competitive landscape demands. In contrast, ABX is all about engaging business buyers with relevant messages delivered in a trusted way on the buyer’s terms.

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Parse.ly

OCTOBER 7, 2021

As businesses gear up for 2022, executives are looking to invest in strategies that yield the biggest results and cut funding to the ones that don’t. Now’s the time to evaluate how content has impacted your bottom line and leverage that data to secure budget for next year. Lindsey: “There is quite a bit still being figured out.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Buyer intent data tools make it easier to identify the when and how of a potential prospect’s consideration for purchasing a specific product or service. According to a Gartner study, by the end of 2022, more than 70% of B2B marketers will utilize third-party intent data to target prospects. This could be you!)

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Influencer marketing has long been a staple for business-to-consumer (B2C) brands looking to cultivate more authentic connections with their audience. B2B influencer marketing is a strategic approach where businesses promote their product or services through collaborative partnerships with subject matter experts within a specific industry.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 30, 2023

After all – marketing now holds more of the technology budget than the IT function, and arguably benefits more from quality BI, data, and analytics solutions than any other function. AI and Machine Learning (ML) and Business Intelligence (BI) are indeed game changers. Who doesn’t want that – now!

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