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How to Use Marketing Budget KPIs for Decision-Making

SmartBug Media

The most skilled marketers aren't just the ones who can identify the best channels for growing customers; they are also the ones who can identify the best channels to avoid. Key KPIs to Track in Your Marketing Budget. Cumulative spend: The total budget expended across all marketing channels. Marketing efficiency.

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5 Ways to Supercharge Your B2B Content Strategy with Original Research

Hinge Marketing

How is this relevant to marketers? When going through various stages of the buyer journey, purchasers of B2B and professional services have a list of criteria they use to evaluate service providers and vendors. . This is especially effective for sophisticated, digital inbound marketing systems. Think about it.

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8 Common LinkedIn Advertising Mistakes

The Point

LinkedIn’s big advantage over its key competitor – and the reason it’s now cannibalizing so many marketing budgets previously reserved exclusively for paid search (SEM). – Unless your LinkedIn ad performance and ROI continues to hold steady, plan on introducing a new ad at least once a month. Stale Creative. Saying Too Much.

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How to Overcome Objections to Get Your Company to Invest in B2B Inbound Marketing

Hubspot

A lot of marketing budget rejection can feel demoralizing. You may start to wonder if your company even believes in the power of marketing. A 2014 study by The Fournaise Group found that 90% of marketers are not trained in marketing performance and marketing ROI. Online marketing results are quantifiable.

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Content Strategy Ain’t Just For Large Companies

Marketing Insider Group

So the answer is no , content marketing is not the same as marketing today because it does not seek to blast the market with overly promotional interruptions that do not serve the customer audience. Content creation can come straight from a small company’s existing customers. Photo Source.

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14 Key B2B Marketing Reports to Inform the Strategic Budgeting Process

KoMarketing Associates

For B2B marketers, the key takeaways are how search will become more personally valuable, and move away from text to a visual, more interest-based experience. This information is timely because many organizations are thinking about budgeting and planning marketing objectives for the new year.

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2024 B2B Demand Gen Strategies to Uplevel Your SaaS Marketing

FunnelEnvy

The rise of inbound marketing focused on attracting potential customers through valuable content and building trust, perfectly complements the SaaS model. 72% of businesses plan to invest more in SaaS solutions, and 73% expect to increase their spending by at least 5%. Growing markets always breed more competition.