Sword and the Script | B2B

MAY 30, 2023

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. Ergo, CMOs invest martech. It’s 11.4%

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Ledger Bennett

JULY 15, 2020

Significant shift in budget since the onset of the pandemic Late last year Gartner published their 2019-2020 CMO Spend Survey , and while budgets had declined a little in 2019, confidence was very high regarding the outlook for 2020. When a crisis hits, a company’s marketing budget is usually the first to go.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2017

It’s planning season, marketers. Gartner recently found that marketing budgets are beginning to recede, dropping from their peak (12.1% According to Gartner, the drop is due in part to marketing leaders being too distracted by tactics and execution. How can marketing impact the business tomorrow?

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accelerate agency

JANUARY 10, 2022

Whether you’re a brand new startup or an established business, building a SaaS marketing budget is a time-consuming project. As we’ll explore, building a SaaS marketing budget is about more than just figures. How much do SaaS companies spend on marketing? Does spending more on marketing equal more success?

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 26, 2021

The challenges we are facing have changed how we communicate with consumers and market our products and services. How can chief marketing officers empower their organizations to remain nimble in changing times? Make Short-Term Plans. One key strategy is planning for a shorter term than you have in the past.

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SmartBrief - Marketing

JULY 6, 2023

A recent Marketing Dive story reported that marketing budgets account for 9.1% At the same time – per a recent news release by Gartner – 75% of CMOs face increased pressure to “do more with less” to achieve profitable growth in 2023. One area where marketers can cut expenses without compromising quality is translation.

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Content Standard

JULY 14, 2021

Each offers a unique set of product and service packages, industry specialties, and track records. As you weigh potential partners against one another, it’s also worth looking from a macro level: how each option fits with your organization’s overarching marketing goals, most pressing areas of need, and content marketing budget.

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ClickDimensions

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In the fast-paced world of B2B sales and marketing, the landscape of complex and costly tech solutions can be overwhelming but also the key to success for small to medium businesses (SMBs). Scalability is Key: Look for solutions that can scale with your business.

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ClickDimensions

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In the fast-paced world of B2B sales and marketing, the landscape of complex and costly tech solutions can be overwhelming but also the key to success for small to medium businesses (SMBs). Scalability is Key: Look for solutions that can scale with your business.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Done the right way, commissions can be a powerful incentive to give your best and go beyond your comfort zone. In my 20-plus-year career, and as founder of the Harris Consulting Group, I’ve learned some valuable lessons, tips, and best practices when it comes to structuring sales commissions.

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The Marketing Blender

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Our Services. How to calculate and allocate your marketing budget for the next fiscal year in 2020. Tips for planning next year’s marketing budget before the end of this quarter. In Q4, two different phenomena hit marketing departments—either belts get tightened or a “use it or lose it” mentality takes hold.

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Contently

AUGUST 11, 2022

When these words start to appear, conventional wisdom tells businesses to cut their marketing budgets. As multiple researchers have found over decades of studies, stopping your marketing efforts during tough times is a mistake. If you spend that on an ad campaign at a $10 cost per click, you get 50 clicks.

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Top Rank Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Here are four reasons why B2B marketers will have to innovate to survive in 2023 – along with some analysis on how to turn these challenges into great opportunities to innovate. In fact, as the unstable economic climate continues, marketing budgets seem to be caught in the crosshairs once more.

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accelerate agency

APRIL 12, 2023

Finding the right SaaS marketing strategy for your company may seem challenging, but in such a competitive environment, it’s crucial. It’s estimated that the total value of the worldwide SaaS market will hit $195 billion in 2023, up 17% from 2022. Marketing of any kind is all about finding ways to stand out from the crowd.

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sagefrog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

With the onset of the new year, marketers are urged to assess the current state of their strategies. As businesses embrace the dynamic nature of online platforms, staying ahead of the curve with the right social media experts, tech tools, and solutions becomes vital. of overall company revenue. [1]

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Hinge Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2019

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. . It reinforced key marketing messages, and satisfied the rational criteria I would use to evaluate brands like these.

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Allocadia

DECEMBER 22, 2017

It’s planning season, marketers. Gartner recently found that marketing budgets are beginning to recede, dropping from their peak (12.1% According to Gartner, the drop is due in part to marketing leaders being too distracted by tactics and execution. That’s the strategy used at GE Digital.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Every CMO I’ve talked with in the past two years is hungry for talent, but they haven’t had the budget to staff up. While 61% of CMOs report they lack the in-house capabilities to deliver their strategy, spending on in-house labor remained static, per Gartner’s 2022 CMO Spend survey. . Why is it such a problem?

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 31, 2020

But while promoting your brand online is crucial, if you have a brick-and-mortar store or other physical local business, outdoor marketing is essential as well. The key is to market across many channels and be consistent with your messaging. Event Marketing. Here are seven ways to promote your local business outdoors.

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Allocadia

APRIL 16, 2019

It’s planning season, marketers. Gartner recently found that marketing budgets are beginning to recede, dropping from their peak (12.1% According to Gartner, the drop is due in part to marketing leaders being too distracted by tactics and execution. How can Marketing impact the business tomorrow?

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accelerate agency

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Software as a service (SaaS) is a business model which is becoming ever more popular. You need a SaaS marketing strategy that works. One which can help you with what is often the tough job of selling your service to prospective customers. What follows are 12 elements of a successful SaaS marketing strategy.

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Vision Edge Marketing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

To “get things done”, Marketing like all functions in the organization runs on processes. Planning, reporting, model development, research, customer journey mapping, content creation, event management, campaigns, opportunity management, etc., are all examples of Marketing processes! They attract a cost.

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Martech

AUGUST 19, 2022

Integrating your marketing technology stack into a unified digital ecosystem can be challenging and time-consuming. Technical debt in the case of marketing technology is similar to that of software development projects. Technical debt in the case of marketing technology is similar to that of software development projects.

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Valasys

JULY 12, 2019

A new study from marketing research firm Gartner revealed that despite the proliferation of digitization, 77% of B2B buyers still are under an impression that making a purchase is time-consuming & even painful. Therefore, B2B marketers also need to abide by certain practices to optimize their marketing endeavors.

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The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Suit over Gartner’s Magic Quadrant Big Marketing Ploy In an earlier post I wrote about ZL Technologies lawsuit over Gartner Group’s Magic Quadrant, over what it considered “multitude of illegalities&#.

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Martech

MARCH 14, 2022

With that said, let’s begin the journey to unlock the power of your marketing technology with this advice: Do not purchase another platform, point solution, service, or analyst report until you read this article and share it with the rest of your marketing organization.

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Allocadia

APRIL 28, 2020

This spring, every marketing organization across the globe stepped back and reevaluated their plans. Marketing never sleeps – even during an economic crisis, marketers are tied to the mandate of moving the needle and driving impact for their organization. Tip #3 – Invest in the Best.

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Heinz Marketing

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In “Marketing’s Role Post Purchase” , Payal Parikh explains that it’s more important than ever to remember that loyal customers are an important source of cash flow and organic growth. With a reduced marketing budget, it is essential to bring in revenue from key customers.

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Content Standard

OCTOBER 23, 2017

This estimated $40 billion market is eager to find enterprise customers seeking to build out their marketing technology stack, and the demand for these services is steadily increasing. If you’re just starting to build a marketing stack, then understanding where to put your money first is a fairly straightforward process.

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SmartBrief - Marketing

JULY 25, 2023

Because of the volatile economic climate and rising inflation costs, many are trimming their marketing spend. In fact, Gartner reports 75% of CMOs are being asked to “do more with less” this year and are feeling pressure to cut their martech investments. CMOs are caught between a rock and a hard place.

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Content4Demand

APRIL 7, 2020

I need to know what’s happening so I can help clients stay informed of the current landscape, as well as to get inspiration that will help us create successful strategies for clients. I really like Conductor , because they fully understand the marriage of SEO and content: The best content in the world won’t matter if no one can find it.

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Content4Demand

MAY 21, 2020

Written by Marjorie Romeyn-Sanabria & Michael Rodriguez Republished with permission from Demand Gen Report With in-person engagement on hold this spring and possibly into summer, B2B marketers continue to pivot their strategies to make up for lost leads, maintain relationships with clients and attract new business.

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Champion Communications

APRIL 30, 2020

Plans that were made months ago have been halted by lockdown, rendering many marketing strategies obsolete. Gartner ’s latest research ?has that technology and service providers spend?an an average of 11% of their marketing budget on third-party trade shows, and 6% on hosting events. For the B2B?tech

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Marketing Graham

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

I’ve worked with a number of bootstrapped start-ups and while they are waiting for investment their marketing budget is normally limited. Because I’m weird, I actually enjoy getting the most out of a small budget. Take a look at my blog ‘ What is B2B Marketing? 1 Twitter polls. Unique is the key.

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Madison Logic

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Not all this time is spent talking to sales about solutions. Look at the graphic below from Gartner: most of the time spent by a B2B buying committee is away from solution providers. Buyer intent data is a collection of signals that reveal when a prospective customer is looking for or interested in learning about a solution.

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Webbiquity

JULY 27, 2021

CMOs are reporting that marketing budgets are being slashed. Here’s what that means, and practical ideas that go beyond the bad news to how B2B marketers to adapt. in 2021, their lowest point in the history of Gartner’s CMO Spend Survey.” ” Here are five likely impacts of those budget cuts.

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6sense

APRIL 13, 2016

“When Gartner first wrote about predictive lead scoring in August 2014, the practice was still in its early stages.” In their March Tech Go-to-Market report, Gartner notes that “predictive lead scoring is now a “must have” for B2B technology marketing leaders with high volumes of leads from inbound channels and events.”

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