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Ten Ways to Optimize Your Marketing Budget

Golden Spiral

Have you been asked to cut your marketing budget? Slashing marketing expenditures, however, is a knee-jerk reaction. Google slashed their own marketing budget at the height of the pandemic. The UK government urged businesses to reduce prices by cutting their marketing spending. Watch the headlines.

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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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Top 10 Amazing B2B Marketing Trends to watch out for in 2020

Valasys

The B2B marketing 2020 setup will be more proactive than ever before & there will be several key shifts in 2020. Forrester predicts that progressive marketers will be more proactive in their engagement with buyers in 2020. The Key B2B Digital Marketing Trends for 2020.

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CMO Spend in the Current Economic Climate and Plans for 2021

Porch Group Media

According to Gartner’s report, in 2020, technology spend will account for the largest proportion of marketing budgets when compared with media, agencies and in-house labor. In other research by Forrester , forecasts were not quite so optimistic. share) of total US marketing budgets in June, up from 13.3%

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Build out your packing list: Preparing for the 2023 marketing journey

Sprout Social

But we can control our message, communication styles and how we execute on our plans. As leaders, we have the opportunity to shape our 2023 , even as budgets shrink and hiring stalls. Leading through ambiguity I’ve approached 2023 planning like packing for a large trip. Check out this list of 2023 social media predictions.

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6 B2B Lead Generation Strategies to follow in 2022

Only B2B

Before making a purchase decision, 74% of business purchasers conduct research online, says Forrester. As per Statista , the pandemic has pushed 62% of global B2B businesses to cut their marketing budgets. As a result, you’ll need to update your B2B lead generating techniques to reflect these new market shifts.

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Why UGC campaigns may be the answer to the biggest challenges CMOs face this year

SmartBrief - Marketing

Essentially, marketing leaders are trying to optimize the resources they have while searching for creative ways to connect with their audiences without sabotaging their marketing budget. Another 32% said they were cutting TV and video advertising and 31% reduced their audio advertising budget.