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21 Vital Mobile Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2014

Webbiquity

According to CNN , “Americans used smartphone and tablet apps more than PCs to access the Internet (in January 2014) — the first time that has ever happened.” And mobile payments aren’t just for buying lattes—three-quarters of B2B vendors say they plan to offer mobile commerce by the end of 2014.

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Marketing Automation 2014 Industry Overview: What the Surveys Tell Us

Customer Experience Matrix

Strong Growth Continues As I reported last week , I expect industry revenue to grow 60% in 2014, accelerating from the already-impressive 50% per year we saw in 2012 and 2013. Again, there were no particular surprises in the answers – marketers care more about cost, integration, and ease of use than vendor or technical details. (I

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Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion: Get Ready for Software Vendors as Data Owners

Customer Experience Matrix

It still feels odd to think of a software company owning a data business, although Salesforce.com bought Jigsaw (now Data.com) in 2010 and Oracle purchased the BlueKai and Datalogix in 2014. Other vendors like Nimble and HubSpot have done a better job of simplifying access to third party data about an individual or company.

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3 Ways B2B Buying is Changing In 2014

Crimson Marketing

The buying process will become more personal, putting more pressure on the vendors to supply a positive selling experience as well as product. A thought out personalized plan for each buyer will be expected in order to streamline their decision and their vendor screenings processes. Even before an order is even placed.

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30 Remarkable Content Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2013 (and 2014)

Webbiquity

And it continues to expand: 82% of marketers plan to increase their budgets for content marketing in 2014. 87% of B2B buyers say content has an impact on vendor selection; more than a quarter (27%) say it has a “major impact.” Globally, about three-quarters of all B2B vendors use case studies in their marketing efforts.

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New Raab VEST Report: B2B Marketing Automation Will Reach $1.2 Billion in 2014

Customer Experience Matrix

I’ve just published the latest edition of our B2B Marketing Automation Vendor Selection Tool (VEST), with updated entries on all your favorites and several new entries to boot. This is always a fun project because it gives me an overview of what all the vendors have been up to for the past six months. lots of new vendors.

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How B2B Marketers Will Spend Their Budgets in 2014

Webbiquity

All of the top seven growth areas for marketing dollars are digital, with more than half of all marketers planning budget increases in 2014 in five of these areas. B2B vendor websites have come a long way since the days of serving as essentially online brochures. Marketing Research Marketing Strategy'