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Technology Marketing Budgets Recover With Strength into 2011

The ROI Guy

The latest marketing spending survey results are out and the budget news is finally good for technology marketers. According to IDC’s annual “Tech Marketing Barometer Study”, marketing budgets are recovering with strength in 2011, with an expected 8% annual increase over 2010 levels.

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B2B Industrial Marketing Trends: Recap of the GlobalSpec 2012 Report

KoMarketing Associates

When questioned about the marketing channels they intended to use in 2012, responses were mixed: i.e., tradeshows (67 percent), email marketing (65 percent), SEO (59 percent), social media ( Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook ) (57 percent), trade magazine advertising (47 percent), and PR (38 percent).

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Holy Cow! That Is A Lot Of Time Spent Online Using Social Media

Marketing Insider Group

Should marketing spend in social media come close to matching the nearly 25% of online time spent there? I think the answer depends on the marketing objectives. Summit B2B Marketing Predictions For 2011 Need to Drive Leads? Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?" For now, I don’t think so.

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The Role of B2B Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Related Posts: Why am I in Marketing? Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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The Role of B2B Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Related Posts: Why am I in Marketing? Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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The New Marketing Accountability

Marketing Insider Group

I agee that ALL marketing spend should be tied to quanitifiable results that the sales team and executives want to see. I’m not sure NPV is the right metric for all marketing tactics. I bet most marketers fail this simple test by getting 0 or 1 of those answers right. Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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Money Is the Root of All Marketing Plan Evil

Marketing Insider Group

Which means your 2011 marketing plan has just a few more chances to be analyzed, reviewed and refined in order to help you meet your objectives for the year. Model the appropriate marketing mix in order to achieve a higher return on marketing spend. Create an audience-first marketing mentality.

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