Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Even so, many manufacturing companies are in the young/first steps phases of content marketing maturity, as reported in today’s release of Manufacturing Content Marketing 2018: Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends—North America sponsored by IEEE GlobalSpec Media Solutions. You can use this one-page plan.)

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 6, 2017

B2C marketers may be about to hit that stage given the signs that popped up as we read through the survey data and fill-in responses to the latest annual content marketing research. You can read the full results in B2C Content Marketing 2018: Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends—North America , produced by CMI and MarketingProfs.).

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 16, 2018

But what may be surprising is how a small shift in commitment level can make a BIG difference in overall content marketing success. data from our annual content marketing survey, as reported in today’s release of Content Marketing in the United Kingdom 2018: Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends sponsored by Tomorrow People.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Whether you are tallying up your results for the end of the year, or planning programs for the next year, benchmarks provide context for companions. Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. The metrics content marketers track.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Fifty-seven percent of B2C marketers surveyed expect their 2019 content marketing budget to increase over 2018, and 29% of those expect it to increase by more than 9%. But our latest research reveals that 56% of B2C marketers who increased spending over the last 12 months did so in the area of content creation.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

As definitions go, it’s a good start; but it doesn’t really get to the heart of what sets efforts like BMW’s The Hire apart from other forms of content marketing, let alone why 74.5% Autodesk’s AutoCAD computer-aided design (CAD) software is used by millions of architects and mechanical engineers. For its Original.

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Engagio

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

That’s why in this edition of Behind the Brilliance, I asked Sam Melnick , VP of Marketing at Allocadia, to join me in a conversation about this important topic. Allocadia is a leader in Marketing Performance Management (MPM) software, helping marketers plan strategically, invest with purpose, and measure impact.

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Martech Advisor

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

According to IDG’s 2018 Digital Business research , 89% of businesses have integrated or have plans to adopt a digital-first strategy. Getting access to real-time analytics data can help you wisely use your marketing budget as well. Image source: Consumer Value Creation. Through digital transformation.

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ClearVoice

JULY 30, 2019

It’s happening for brands that leverage freelance talent to improve and grow their content creation efforts. And with fledgling time and resources, brand marketers can’t produce enough on their own. million people freelanced in 2018 in the U.S., Do you need help with blog creation, management, promotion or editing?

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Content Standard

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Many brands are willing to allocate substantial funds for the creation and launch of content initiatives. The jacket of May 2018’s Entertainment Weekly print edition was a custom cover produced by Unilever’s Dove Real Beauty Productions. As a consultant, I’ve noticed an odd dilemma emerge among my client companies.

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LeanData

JULY 13, 2020

Marketing budgets vary by company, but any marketer will tell you, no matter how much is allocated, it is never enough! Marketers are often tasked to do more with less, wear several hats, work with limited resources, generate pipeline, and demonstrate that the marketing team’s efforts had an influence on revenue.

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ClearVoice

MAY 15, 2020

So plan for it. That way, you can justify how much budget you need to ask for as you set your goals for the year ahead. Especially when marketing budgets are shrinking due to the effects COVID-19 has had on revenue generation. Distribution: Where does this video belong? Video marketing is a long game.

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Valasys

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Marketing automation relates to the system whose purpose is performing marketing actions by avoiding physical effort. Some of the examples are delivering emails, distributing social media content, and a few more. The importance of marketing automation is vast in the present marketing industry.

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Content Standard

MARCH 6, 2018

But social media’s ROI is strongest when brands are consistent and diligent in their posting, which may result in marketers continuing to go through the motions even as their returns dwindle. Facebook’s plans to overhaul its News Feed may provide the perfect moment to reassess this strategy.

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Content Marketing Institute

JULY 11, 2018

HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: No Lies: How to Get Content Marketing Right in E-Commerce. According to Deloitte’s 2018 Retail, Wholesale and Distribution Outlook , U.S. Contentmarketing’s cost efficiency makes it an accessible technique for #retail at any budget level. Retail content is a mixed (shopping) bag.

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Martech Advisor

OCTOBER 24, 2019

With marketers spending so actively on digital ads, it is critical to measure whether they are reaching the target audience and having the desired impacts. It tells you how efficiently your ads are reaching your audience and whether your marketing budgets are being used optimally. So, what exactly is CPM? What Is a Good CPM?

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SnapApp

DECEMBER 4, 2017

. With 2017 coming to a close, now is the time to look ahead and start planning for the lap around the sun. . And as the content marketing landscape continues to rapidly evolve, it makes sense to look to research to identify trends and patterns that can help guide your strategy. Content Marketing Budget Statistics.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The first core value of our organization is to “acquire and share knowledge” We do this through a range of tactics including twice monthly team trainings, collaborative monthly planning for client programs, and group email distributions sharing articles and resources of value for both individual and organizational impact.

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Content Standard

AUGUST 27, 2018

.” This has been a popular marketing mantra in recent years, as content marketing trends and organic reach increasingly attracted the attention—and budgets—away from advertising. Today, content marketing is no longer a competitive advantage, it’s a marketing mandate.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2023

In fact, research from Salesforce shows that sales reps now spend about 28% of their week actually selling — down from 34% in 2018. Any marketing budget, as well as the valuable time spent on acquiring those leads, could be wasted. Slower lead response times that ultimately eat into your bottom line.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 10, 2018

How content marketers reach those audiences, where they’re investing to do it, and what they’re most concerned about are a few of the new findings presented in CMI and MarketingProfs’ ninth annual B2B Content Marketing 2019: Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends—North America report , sponsored by Conductor. cmicontent Click To Tweet.

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Digilant

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The event kicked off with the following question: What digital buzzwords and shifts that have been trending in the industry this year, such as Transparency, Attribution, In-Housing, Influencer Marketing, etc. do you see having a big impact on your 2019 marketing budgets? Can any of you talk to the role of customer experience?

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ClearVoice

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The phrase “less is more” applies to many situations in life — but not when it comes to building your business case for content marketing. When it comes to your content marketing planning and budget, your leadership needs to know that “more is more.” Organic vs. paid distribution.

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Contently

DECEMBER 5, 2019

million for their content marketing budgets in 2019, per Contently research. This number includes content creation, distribution, technology, and talent. In 2018, audiences spent an average of 1:26 seconds with financial services content. Invest in paid distribution on Facebook.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

If you’re like most content marketers I speak to, the strategies and tactics you use to grow an audience and get attention just aren’t working as they once were. A BuzzSumo study, Content Trends 2018 , confirms it; in a review of 100 million articles published in 2017, the company found social sharing was half what it was three years earlier.

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Atomic Reach

APRIL 2, 2019

In 2018, brands and agencies in the United States spent a total of $72.02 Marketing Automation. Outside of saving time, the most significant benefits of marketing automation are increased customer engagement (68 percent) and more timely communications (58 percent). Social Media Marketing Statistics.

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Valasys

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The key to planning the perfect B2B marketing strategy and understanding current and future trends is knowing what happens in the B2B marketing industry. B2B Marketing. A formal marketing plan is in place in 45% B2B companies (Statistica). Poor marketing is the reason 14% of businesses fail. (

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Hubspot

AUGUST 9, 2018

By the end, you’ll be able to map out your budding marketing career and pinpoint your goals. According to the dictionary , marketing is “the process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service. ” Email marketers make between $39,000 and $70,000, with the median salary being $50,500.

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Single Grain

JUNE 21, 2023

Influencer Marketing Hub ) LinkedIn has better brand awareness in the UK than in the U.S. Influencer Marketing Hub ) LinkedIn is the most popular B2B advertising platform. Influencer Marketing Hub ) LinkedIn Ads have a 1.6% Statista ) 80% of B2B marketing leads come from LinkedIn. quarterly growth in reach. are female.

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Content Standard

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Without a documented strategy, marketers are flying blind, tossing content randomly to the winds in the hopes that someone will pluck it up, consume it, and convert. Content strategy, at its most basic, consists of personas, stages of the buyer’s journey, and a plan for how content meets the needs of each persona at each stage.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 14, 2014

. “Data analytics are currently most commonly used by B2B marketing leaders to measure and report marketing’s performance (64%), as well as to justify (55%) and allocate (52%) the marketing budget. Analytics are least commonly used to fine-tune the marketing mix (14%).” 4 B2B Marketing Stats.

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The Lead Agency

MARCH 27, 2018

In 2016, B2B buyers said that they were planning to make 55% of their work purchases online within 2018. Therefore, it is important for any B2B business to have a digital marketing strategy in place. However, 14% of B2B businesses fail due to poor marketing. However, 14% of B2B businesses fail due to poor marketing.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Having been immersed in online video pre-YouTube, I don’t think marketers have pushed this wonderful medium as hard as they could over the last few years. For the sake of marketing budgets, audience engagement and experience, and ROI, let’s push things forward. Use design thinking. Let me qualify that.

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Single Grain

JULY 19, 2019

billion by 2020 : Further, 73% of small businesses are investing in social media marketing with nearly all (95%) planning on increasing their marketing budgets in 2019. How to Build a Social Media Marketing Conversion Funnel. And that number is likely to increase to $37.71 The result? Conclusion.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 1, 2020

It becomes easier to achieve your marketing goals with future content because you already have a foundation in place – a vast content library of written, visual, and experiential content, all designed to resonate with your target buyers. This is in contrast to traditional marketing. How the Experts Define Content Marketing.

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Full Circle Insights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

But here are a few predictions for how 2021 will unfold in the marketing space: Virtual events are here to stay. Even if a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is developed and distributed on a wide enough scale to make large, in-person events safe again, we’ll probably do fewer of them in 2021 than we did in 2019.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 6, 2018

. “However, teams are lean, indicating that many companies are still in the early stages of content marketing. ” Image credit: People Creations. B2B Marketers who spent at least 39 percent of their budgets on custom content in 2017 saw the most success. ( Marketing Insider Group ). CMSWire ).

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