chiefmartech

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I started programming as a kid, writing multiplayer games for dial-up bulletin board systems (BBSs) — a precursor to the web and social media as we know it today. While acknowledging the cosmic power of that low-level foundation upon which all software has been built, let me just say that writing Assembly sucked. I have a point.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In this post, you’ll find out how B2B marketers are planning, executing and budgeting their marketing programs, so you can be sure your strategy falls in line with or zooms ahead of your competition in 2020. 63% of B2B marketers report using a content marketing agency to handle some or all of their marketing program.

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Martech

MARCH 8, 2024

Both consumers and businesses are gaining access to the most powerful set of tools ever created. These tools will radically change how we engage with technology and force us all to acquire a new set of skills to thrive. 1 barrier to the adoption of AI for marketing. Is it focused on marketing applications of generative AI?

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Martech

DECEMBER 27, 2023

This disconnect isn’t just a minor inconvenience; it’s a significant barrier to strategic alignment and shared success. A cutting-edge social media campaign focusing on brand awareness doesn’t do much good when the C-Suite’s primary goal is to increase direct sales. Why the disconnect?

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In this piece, the team behind Figo’s social media presence shared their tips for maintaining a regular social cadence and translating results to larger company goals. Why social media consistency matters for brands Consistency on social media isn’t just nice to have: it’s a non-negotiable for long-term success.

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Oktopost

MAY 26, 2020

Why Fintech needs social media. Social media is a critical channel for fintech and finserv companies, but it can be an ongoing challenge as well. But social media is where your audience is, and it’s where they want to engage with you. However, that is not the only reason social media and fintech go hand in hand in 2020.

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Litmus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

They must adapt to leverage emerging technologies while operating under tighter budgets and an increased focus on accessibility and data privacy. Marketing budgets In January 2023, many experts shared dire warnings about the economy. Brands should: Conduct accessibility audits across your email marketing programs.

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BenchmarkONE

MARCH 25, 2022

The structure of your digital marketing team will depend on the size and budget of your business. . Whatever the size of your business, it’s essential to structure your digital marketing team to align with your business budget and goals. . Social media marketers: As of October 2021, there were 4.55 Content marketing team.

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Valasys

APRIL 20, 2023

Based on this data, experts make changes to the website or landing page using different conversion rate optimization tools, such as testing different headlines, changing the placement of CTAs, simplifying the checkout process, and improving website speed and mobile responsiveness. What to look for in a CRO tool?

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SocialPilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

“Artificial intelligence is not a substitute for human intelligence; it is a tool to amplify human creativity and ingenuity.” – Fei-Fei Li , Co-Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. But there’s more to AI marketing than just the strategies and the tools. Wouldn’t it be great?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

53% of marketers say half or more of their budget is allocated to lead generation, while 34% say less than half of their budget is allocated to lead generation ( source ). For B2B software marketers, however, the top sources of new business are organic search, SEM/PPC advertising, and word of mouth referrals ( source ).

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2016

Technology used to be only a concern of the IT department, but these days, even the most entry-level employee is expected to have basic knowledge of online tools. Only 44% of CMOs say, “I can measure ROI,” but this number has to increase if the CMO wants to increase their marketing budget. Integrated CRM.

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EveryoneSocial

AUGUST 24, 2020

If you currently work as a marketer or spent any time in the marketing department, you are well aware of the amount of B2B marketing tools currently available. And you can see the insane visual that from The MarTech 5000 below: Many of these marketing tools can be used in all different industries, but I’ll be focusing on B2B specifically.

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QuanticMind

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

While online learning is no longer the necessity it was at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the continued increase in demand for online education programs is undeniable. Luckily, as the higher education space has evolved, so too have the tools available to marketers. Speaking of social media, let’s talk Meta for a moment.

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Onalytica B2B

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Social media lowered the barrier to entry to reach an audience; pre-social, the focus was on advertising and its high capital requirements to reach a similar audience mass. As ever, B2C and B2B largely differ here; 31% of B2C marketers are experimenting and 48% are running on-going programs- perhaps 2025 is playing it safe.

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Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This points to one of the biggest barriers facing business leaders when it comes to search engine optimization. Marketing leaders across industries are wondering: How much of my marketing budget should be allocated to SEO, and what can we expect to get out of it? If you can’t measure it, you can’t make sense of it.

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Onalytica B2B

APRIL 26, 2018

From identifying influencers and engaging with them, through to measuring the success of the program. 1) Keep the barriers to entry low. Each audience will have different a type(s) of influencer that influence them, different content types that they enjoy, and different social media platforms that they engage on.

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Brandpoint

JULY 1, 2021

If the world is more online than ever, you need to know exactly where your current and future clients are, be it on certain websites or social media platforms. How can we break down barriers for our customers? Create customer loyalty programs/post-purchase value. In many cases, content creation is now equal to ad budgets.

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Optinmonster

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Use tools that offer robust data privacy features to overcome this eCommerce business challenge. It’s a program by Amazon that lets its sellers outsource their shipping duties to Amazon. You can use automated competitor price-tracking software like Prisync to monitor your competitors.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 17, 2019

To do that, it helps to take a look at some of the common barriers to success. One barrier to entry for cross-discipline collaboration is a technology adoption gap. Implementing standardized technology tools aimed at promoting collaboration and data analysis is a cornerstone of modern marketing strategy. Workflow processes.

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EveryoneSocial

JULY 10, 2017

How to Get Employees to Use Advocacy Software. Your company has just committed to employee advocacy software (or is thinking about it) after diligent research about social selling , employee advocacy , and creating a team of engaged employees. So now you are ready to jump in the software. Choose the Right Software.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 30, 2018

In past blog posts we have referenced using Twitter lists for both social media and SEO program initiatives. In this post, I plan on identifying five key areas B2B marketers can leverage Twitter lists in their digital marketing programs. Customer / Prospect Prioritization. Employment Engagement. Final Thoughts.

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TrustRadius Marketing

MARCH 28, 2022

If you’re completely new to this and have a small budget and a small team making your web platform accessible will look daunting. The silver lining is there is an abundance of software that can streamline the process of making your website accessible. This is where validator and evaluation tools are lifesavers.

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ClickZ

APRIL 29, 2020

In 2018, 29 percent of their budgets, excluding media spend and agency fees, went to martech while just 24 percent went to paying staff. And 42 percent of respondents to Chief Marketer’s 2019 B2B Marketing Outlook survey said their martech budgets would increase this year. A survey by Gartner revealed that U.S.

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Tiecas

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Here are some of the biggest hurdles we encounter and how industrial marketing can assist us in achieving our goals: Limited Resources : One of the most significant challenges for small to mid-sized manufacturing companies is limited resources, including budget, manpower, and time.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

MARCH 26, 2024

Thought leadership benefits B2B marketing in so many ways – awareness, consideration and even customer retention – but it can have adverse effects when it’s under-resourced and turns out to be light on substance The social media platform LinkedIn and the PR firm Edelman routinely team up to conduct surveys.

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Zoominfo

JULY 22, 2018

91% of retail brands use two or more social media channels ( source ). 42% of retail executives spend up to half their marketing budget on omni-channel initiatives ( source ). 23% of marketers cite lack of time and resources as a major barrier to implementing multichannel marketing ( source ). social media accounts ( source ).

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ClickZ

JANUARY 2, 2021

North America (US $15 billion) is poised as the largest market for AI software with Asia-Pacific coming in second (US $10 billion), and Europe third (US $8 billion). Gaming stands tall as a sweet spot for investments, acquisition, and growth as Microsoft strengthened its COVID-19-resilient gaming business with an investment in ZeniMax Media.

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TaylorMadeIn KEW

MARCH 28, 2016

But zero-based budgeting just might. Last month I was astounded to read an article titled ‘ How to secure more budget for marketing ’. It apparently came off the back of some research that found lack of marketing budget is the most significant barrier to success facing almost half of marketers.

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SugarCRM

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Modern marketing automation software (MAS) no longer suffers the stigma of being too complicated for anyone but a large enterprise technology company to adopt. What’s the opportunity cost of onboarding marketing automation software? It’s not surprising that marketing automation software only has a 3% adoption in non-tech companies.

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SugarCRM

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Modern marketing automation software (MAS) no longer suffers the stigma of being too complicated for anyone but a large enterprise technology company to adopt. What’s the opportunity cost of onboarding marketing automation software? It’s not surprising that marketing automation software only has a 3% adoption in non-tech companies.

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Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2019

For B2B software marketers, however, the top sources of new business are organic search, SEM/PPC advertising, and word of mouth referrals ( source ). Get a Demo Successful Tactics By spending as little as six hours per week, 66% of marketers see lead generation benefits with social media ( source ).

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BenchmarkONE

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Create Fully Automated Welcome Programs. Are you aiming to kick off your loyalty-based rewards program? Take an example of Eddie Bauer’s welcome email to new members of their loyalty program: Source. Today, you’ll need to inundate people seven times every day so your brand can stand out in cluttered social media feeds.

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Liveintent

MARCH 30, 2022

In this blog post, we’ll explore how you can leverage first-party data gathered from your email newsletter programs to drive revenue. If you don’t already have a newsletter program in place, you’ll soon know why it might be a good idea to start one. Let’s take a look. First-party data and ad sales.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2019

In this post, you’ll find out how B2B marketers are planning, executing and budgeting their marketing programs, so you can be sure your strategy falls in line with or zooms ahead of your competition in 2019. 63% of B2B marketers report using a marketing agency to handle some or all of their marketing program.

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ClickZ

APRIL 8, 2021

Many of these technology-driven changes—in consumer and business culture, talent, expectations, capabilities, budgets, and relationship dynamics—are profoundly reshaping our industry. To streamline, agencies are relying on technology and new software tools. We all wonder: what is the path to a new normal ?

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 31, 2012

With so many marketers finding social media stumbling blocks standing in their way, how can they effectively find ways to “leapfrog” over them? Research shows social media usage is steadily on the rise as companies look to promote brand awareness and nurture leads. What kind of social media channels—i.e.,

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