Navigate the Channel

JULY 12, 2023

Benchmarking industry standards can guide email marketing goals. Before we get into the benchmarking and metrics, let’s reinforce the value of B2B email marketing and doing it well. What are the right metrics to benchmark, if “many” marketers are focusing on the wrong ones? Math is fun!

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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. Benchmarks give us a sense of how well we are resourced and what sort of results others in industry are providing. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks.

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InsightSquared

MAY 25, 2021

Industry-first Benchmark Study from InsightSquared and RevOps Squared Reveals Top Avenues for Boosting Forecast Accuracy include Improved Data Quality, Increased Sales Rep Accountability and Automation . Following are key takeaways from the research: Sales Rep involvement and data quality are key to improving accuracy.

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Top Rank Marketing

JANUARY 12, 2024

MarketingCharts 3 ideas for B2B marketers entering 2024 [LinkedIn Benchmark] Chief marketing officers have faced increasing pressure to directly drive business growth, while 84 percent of marketing professionals have indicated AI technology will augment their work, and Fast Company recently took a closer look.

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Optinmonster

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Average Ecommerce Conversion Rate Benchmarks The average ecommerce conversion rate is a benchmark for measuring your site’s performance against others. As per the latest study , the average ecommerce conversion rate is 3.65%. Benchmarks & Insights for 2023 appeared first on OptinMonster.

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Hinge Marketing

JUNE 14, 2017

Hinge is pleased to announce the release of the 2017 Accounting Marketing Budget Benchmark Study. This study explores how firms across the nation spend and allocate their marketing budgets. Today I’m very excited to announce the release of our brand new Budget Benchmarking Study for accounting firms.

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NetLine

MARCH 21, 2022

In Embedding ABM: Next Steps for Market Leadership —ITSMA and the ABM Leadership Alliance’s fifth annual ABM benchmark study—you’ll learn about the current state of ABM and the five ways that ABM leaders stand apart to generate more substantial results. Where should others expect to see ABM’s impact on their business?

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Outreach

AUGUST 24, 2021

That’s why it’s essential to know which email statistics matter, how to compare your performance against industry benchmarks, and ultimately, fold these metrics into a better understanding of buyer sentiment. Email marketing benchmarks can differ depending on the type of business you’re working for and where your clients work.

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Sprout Social

MAY 15, 2020

Use these social media benchmarks to get a feel for how your brand is stacking up to peers in your industry. Read on for our findings on social media benchmarks across industries and networks, or skip to the detailed stats for your own industry. Note: COVID-19 has recently disrupted routines in all areas of business and daily life.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 6, 2021

As more B2B marketers experiment with account-based marketing (ABM), new research suggests that they are diverting more of their budget to this tactic. Lead nurturing campaigns (40%), case studies (30%) and videos (29%) also made the list. COVID-19 and Changing Marketing Investments.

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Vidyard

MARCH 23, 2021

There’s no question that 2020 was the year of video and we’ve got video benchmarks to prove it. Here are the key shifts we’ve seen supported by our benchmark findings for 2021: Using video for sales has gone from “explore” to “invest”. Video in Business Benchmark Report. Video Benchmarks for Creation and Publishing 1.1

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Advertising Benchmark Video Marketing Top of Funnel Enterprise Management 81

Tony Zambito

DECEMBER 20, 2015

A recent survey conducted by Cintell*, entitled 2016 Benchmark Study On Understanding B2B Buyers , indicates that high performing organizations utilized qualitative research for their buyer personas. The study focused entirely on the use of buyer personas for understanding B2B buyers. State Of Buyer Personas 2016 Survey.

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Hinge Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

“How can I use research as marketing content?” Today, about 1 in 5 B2B companies are publishing primary research and using it to reach new audiences, generate leads, and as validation for their services. With so few companies taking advantage, primary research can be the secret weapon in your content strategy.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 18, 2018

ITSMA and the ABM Leadership Alliance recently conducted the “2018 ABM Benchmark Study,” and statistics showed that 67 percent of respondents who have implemented ABM have achieved greater customer success with their solutions, compared to their counterparts. The Goals of Marketers Who Utilize ABM.

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ANNUITAS

JULY 23, 2015

However, when it comes to our jobs, our own marketing effectiveness, performance and industry benchmarking…we want to learn more about our peers and comparisons are welcome. We also strive to better ourselves, our teams and our organization and that is why benchmarks and surveys are so important. Probably not.

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Sales and marketing as a percentage of revenue in successful SaaS companies Building a marketing budget from scratch B2B SaaS company marketing budget examples SaaS marketing benchmarks: Things to keep an eye on Why an inbound SaaS marketing strategy is so important Conclusion What is a typical marketing budget percentage?

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Sales and marketing as a percentage of revenue in successful SaaS companies Building a marketing budget from scratch B2B SaaS company marketing budget examples SaaS marketing benchmarks: Things to keep an eye on Why an inbound SaaS marketing strategy is so important Conclusion What is a typical marketing budget percentage?

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 8, 2022

Marketers who use email have seen their delivery rate fall over the past year, but new research indicates that open rates and click-through rates have begun to rise. Knak recently published its “2022 Email Marketing Benchmark Report,” and statistics suggest that marketers’ average delivery rate sits at about 93%, which is down 3.2%

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 18, 2021

One way to get there is through something called "competitive benchmarking" — the process of looking externally to see how your business stacks up against your competitors and industry standards. You might already practice a form of benchmarking in your business. You might already practice a form of benchmarking in your business.

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

So here’s a simple way to benchmark your own B2B ecommerce marketing. A recent Forrester research study broke out B2B companies’ ecommerce maturity into three levels. Now for the benchmarking part: Does your organization have any of these best practices in place? Where does your B2B ecommerce marketing stand?

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KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 15, 2022

While many marketers are still leveraging email to drive leads, new research indicates that they are also finding success utilizing webinars to connect with customers. Case studies (33%), virtual events (28%) and videos (23%) were also cited as particularly beneficial. This was specifically at the middle and late stages of the funnel.

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Vidyard

MARCH 23, 2021

There’s no question that 2020 was the year of video and we’ve got video benchmarks to prove it. That’s why we created the fourth annual Video in Business Benchmark Report , which analyzes business’ use of video to support sales, marketing, and communication efforts. Video Benchmarks for Creation and Publishing 1.1

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Advertising Benchmark Video Marketing Top of Funnel Enterprise Management 65

Digital B2B Marketing

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Published Benchmarks Are Garbage. Remember, a benchmark just reflects how the companies or marketers in the study are doing. Here are a few of the problems with published benchmarks: Benchmarks are not exhaustive. A benchmark averages together these apples, oranges and bananas as if they were all the same.

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Hinge Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2019

According to a major study by Google, Gartner and Motista , B2B buyers are more emotionally connected to the brands they purchase than B2C consumers. These speakers were able to use original research as part of their B2B content strategy, which appealed to the left cerebral hemisphere of my brain, associated with logic and reason.

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B2B Marketing Directions

MARCH 13, 2022

(This month's Research Round-Up features the latest ABM benchmark study by ITSMA and the ABM Leadership Alliance, Winterberry Group's latest forecast of marketing and advertising spending, and a survey examining the future of marketing events by the CMO Council and Cvent.)

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 18, 2024

Choosing a topic involves balancing personal passion with what the audience is searching for, using keyword research and Google Trends as tools. Reviewing the top search engine results for your keyword reveals what content performs well, helping to set a benchmark for your own post. Start with keyword research. Yes, better.

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B2B Marketing Directions

MARCH 12, 2023

(This month's Research Round-Up features two recent studies that examine the state of account-based marketing. One is the 2022 ABM Benchmark Survey by Momentum ITSMA and the ABM Leadership Alliance , and the second is the ABM Census 2022 survey by B2B Marketing.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Not all B2B marketers have discovered how to effectively leverage account-based data, but new research suggests that high performers, in particular, are making strides in this area. As more B2B marketers reap the benefits of account-based marketing, previous research suggests that it may be the result of making it a top priority.

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KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Although sales representatives and marketers are seeing similar success via account-based marketing (ABM), new research indicates that there are still several challenges in this area. Finding B2B Marketing Success with ABM.

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Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 15, 2012

That one came up last week and led me to review my files on industry benchmarks. I found five relevant studies dating back to 2009. Taking the oldest first: Silverpop International Email Marketing Benchmark Study, 2009 This one doesn’t break out results by mailer type, so it’s probably dominated by business-to- consumer marketers.

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ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Participate in our new study by clicking here. Back in 2012, the Fournaise Marketing Group published results from a study that showed that 80% of CEOs do not trust marketers , compared to a 90% approval rating on trusting the CFO or CIO. Please help us out, share your perspective, and gain access to the research. Stay tuned!

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Convert

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Marketers can easily make informed guesses and calculated assumptions based on insights and industry best practices , but there might be another way to get extremely valuable insights for your next optimization campaign: conducting user research. But jumping into user research requires knowing how to conduct said research in the first place.

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The Point

OCTOBER 11, 2022

One strategy proving highly effective is use of industry studies, perhaps co-authored with a research or analyst firm, about a topic or business challenge that speaks to the pain your solution solves. A second is leveraging user data in the aggregate to provide potential customers useful industry benchmarks.

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Golden Spiral

APRIL 18, 2019

Understanding those needs requires significant initial and ongoing research to get the most valuable insights for your business. Thankfully, there are many reputable research firms, associations, and other outlets doing the hard work for you. Below are resources we recommend for your health IT product research. CIO Forums.

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Hubspot

JUNE 4, 2020

That's why we're publishing week-over-week benchmark data for core business metrics like website traffic, email send and open rates, sales engagements, close rates, and more. Both the APAC and LATAM regions had a positive week, and are now at or just below the benchmark for deals closed. You can find past writeups using this timeline.

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Hinge Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2020

But that’s not a sustainable growth strategy in today’s marketplace…and the research backs that up. For the fifth consecutive year, the Hinge Research Institute conducted a comprehensive study of over 1,000 businesses providing professional services. FREE Download] High Growth Study 2020: Executive Summary.

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PathFactory

JUNE 23, 2022

After 7+ years as a SiriusDecisions then Forrester analyst leading B2B content research, I joined PathFactory as SVP of Product Marketing and Research. It has been an honor to serve the B2B community over the past several years as a research analyst. There Is No Revenue Intelligence Without Content Intelligence.

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