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New Gartner report challenges conventional wisdom on holiday marketing

Martech

With the holiday shopping season gaining steam, many economic indicators suggest marketers should be focusing on price and savings. However, a new Gartner report takes a contrarian view, saying the focus should be on inclusivity and ESG (environmental, social and governance) achievements.

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Gartner rips CMOs over martech while business demands ‘more with less’

Sword and the Script | B2B

The tech analyst likens CMOs spending and utilization of martech to gambling with the marketing budget but the real culprit may well be short-term thinking in business CMOs are buying and implementing marketing technology (martech) that their marketing teams aren’t using.

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Recession Planning: Should You Cut Your Marketing Budget?

Zoominfo

The constant pendulum swings give consumers and businesses little confidence for planning ahead, and the only thing we can probably agree on is that everything really is weird. Unfortunately, that’s not really an actionable business tactic. All too often, marketing budgets are the first to be scaled back.

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11 Digital Marketing Trends for Growing Your Business in 2021

Marketing Insider Group

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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Gartner Research Maps the Landscape of Marketing Operations

B2B Marketing Directions

Image Source: Gartner, Inc. Gartner recently published the findings of the 2020 Gartner Marketing Operations and Organization Survey. The survey results are described in two reports - the 2020 Marketing Operations Survey report, and the Marketing Organization Survey 2020 report.

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Trends and Changes in 2021 Marketing Strategy Planning

Blue Flame Thinking

If 2020 taught us anything as marketers, it’s the importance of being agile. Throughout many industries, marketing budgets took a hit. In fact, in a recent survey of CMOs by Gartner , 44% reported facing midyear budget cuts due to the effects of the pandemic. A Common Trend: Reduced Marketing Budgets and Narrowed Focus.

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Gartner Names 6sense as Magic Quadrant Leader in Account-Based Marketing Platforms

6sense

Last week, we were recognized as a Leader in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Account-Based Marketing Platforms Report. We were positioned in Leader Quadrant based on our Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute, which we consider have demonstrated 6sense’s overall leadership across: Market Understanding. Business Model.