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60% of Digital Marketing Spend Now Goes Toward Paid Channels

KoMarketing Associates

As marketers continue to discover new tactics to help them achieve their top objectives, new research indicates that many are now willing to invest more in paid channels. goes toward social advertising, while 9.8% is dedicated to search advertising. is invested in digital display advertising as well.

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Report: Most Marketers Struggling to Find Multi-Channel Strategy Success

KoMarketing Associates

It’s becoming more important than ever before for marketers to connect with customers and prospects across multiple channels. However, new research indicates that many are failing to achieve the objectives associated with utilizing existing multi-channel strategies. Balancing Paid and Unpaid Marketing Channel Investments.

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Martech spending falls to lowest level in 10 years

Martech

Marketing technology spending fell this year, reaching its lowest level in a decade, according to a new Gartner report. of the marketing budget, down from about 25.4% in 2023, according to Gartner’s 2024 CMO Spend Survey. Spending also fell for staff and agencies, while paid media grew. It went from 25.6%

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Report: 69% of B2B Marketers to Increase Digital Advertising Spend Amidst Pandemic

KoMarketing Associates

As B2B marketers look to strategize amidst the pandemic, new research suggests that they will be putting more of their budget toward digital advertising and email marketing to get by. Other channels that will see an increase in investment include mobile marketing (67%), paid search (66%), website (66%) and SEO (66%).

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Content Marketing During a Downturn: Here’s What the Conventional Wisdom Gets Wrong

Contently

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. Companies need to keep growing to succeed, and content is one of the most effective ways to do that.

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How to optimize your marketing budget: Do more with less

Sprout Social

With an economic downturn looming, it’s not surprising around 75% of CMOs report being asked to do more with less in a Gartner survey. Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging.

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The Strategic Ensemble Behind Effective Content

ClearVoice

Content production is collaborative, not a one-person show. You need an entire crew of talented people working toward one common goal: craft clear, compelling content that achieves the desired results. The Researcher: The Backbone of Authenticity and Relevance What makes content credible and authoritative? Solid research.