B2B Marketing Directions

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The findings of the August 2021 edition of The CMO Survey were published last month. The CMO Survey is led by Dr. Christine Moorman and sponsored by Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the American Marketing Association and Deloitte LLP. The CMO Survey is conducted semi-annually, and it provides a wealth of information.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2017

It’s planning season, marketers. Gartner recently found that marketing budgets are beginning to recede, dropping from their peak (12.1% According to Gartner, the drop is due in part to marketing leaders being too distracted by tactics and execution. Figure Out How Marketing Spend Aligns with Business Goals.

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Martech

MARCH 2, 2023

Boards and the C-suite expect CMOs to lead the way to profitable growth in 2023 despite various macroeconomic pressures manifesting into the “ triple squeeze ,” making everything more expensive. or “How will a 10% change to upper-funnel media impact bookings?” Marketing mix modeling (MMM) can help answer them.

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Crimson Marketing

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The problem is, by the time you analyze those results, you’ve likely already spent too much—or too little—on marketing. As Lance Walter, CMO of financial intelligence technology company Host Analytics suggests, there is a better way.

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The ABM Agency

JANUARY 15, 2021

For some B2B companies, the 2021 marketing budget has increased due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dollars usually spent on trade shows, in-person events, and travel expenses are up for grabs; the sales team is working virtually, spending less cash on entertaining potential clients. Before You Spend: Campaign Planning.

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SmartBug Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The combination of brand positioning, lead generation, digital marketing, local advertising, and paid media helps franchisees maximize their marketing efforts while adhering to established brand standards. For this article, we spoke to franchise business expert Jenn Foster , fractional CMO and founder of Foster Marketing.

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ViewPoint

JUNE 10, 2016

Understanding the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results—the final of a multi-part blog series. Many challenges facing Sales and Marketing have been around since the beginning of time. Experience has taught me that only 5% to 15% of inquiries are ready to speak to Sales.

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Martech

MARCH 18, 2022

The mystery of the marketing spend has baffled many CEOs, often illustrated by this quip that half the spend is wasted, if they only knew which half. Well, it is possible to know which half, according to Michael Brenner, CEO and founder of the Marketing Insider Group, an agency that specializes in content marketing.

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Allocadia

APRIL 8, 2019

There‘s a little secret most marketers know, but don‘t talk about. According to The CMO Survey of marketers, only 35 percent of decisions are made based on marketing analytics. Just one in three marketing decisions is data-driven. Better budgeting and planning are critical to improving marketing performance.

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The Marketing Blender

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

How to calculate and allocate your marketing budget for the next fiscal year in 2020. Tips for planning next year’s marketing budget before the end of this quarter. In Q4, two different phenomena hit marketing departments—either belts get tightened or a “use it or lose it” mentality takes hold. Our Services.

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Allocadia

DECEMBER 22, 2017

It’s planning season, marketers. Gartner recently found that marketing budgets are beginning to recede, dropping from their peak (12.1% According to Gartner, the drop is due in part to marketing leaders being too distracted by tactics and execution. Are you donning your boxing gloves? They track: A.

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Webbiquity

JULY 27, 2021

CMOs are reporting that marketing budgets are being slashed. Here’s what that means, and practical ideas that go beyond the bad news to how B2B marketers to adapt. in 2021, their lowest point in the history of Gartner’s CMO Spend Survey.” ” Here are five likely impacts of those budget cuts.

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Allocadia

APRIL 16, 2019

It’s planning season, marketers. Gartner recently found that marketing budgets are beginning to recede, dropping from their peak (12.1% According to Gartner, the drop is due in part to marketing leaders being too distracted by tactics and execution. Figure out how marketing spend aligns to business goals.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 27, 2023

By Matt Heinz , President of Heinz Marketing If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Digital marketing budgets continue to rise, often at the expense of offline advertising spend. But digital marketers must continue to evolve practices as they strive to make their content an asset, rather than an annoyance, to prospective buyers. Yet marketers continue to spend heavily on online advertising.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 4, 2021

Here's what else 2021 has in store based on the predictions of this fabulous group of marketing leaders. Marketers will plan asynchronous events that plug into the funnel. Latané Conant , Chief Market Officer at 6sense , predicts: "This year saw an explosion of virtual events as marketers adapted to a changing world.

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PureB2B

JUNE 14, 2021

Marketing budgets, a critical element in any marketing campaign but difficult to generate, and getting approval seems like an arduous task. That is a general notion, and it comes from what marketing directors have noticed over the years. Such stats only go to prove that justifying a marketing budget to the CFO is hard.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2016

Image credit: The CMO Survey. 46% of B2B marketers say they’re not sure whether any social channels have generated revenue for their businesses. Only 13% believe they’ve proved the impact quantitatively—though that may be because just 14% tie social media marketing activities to sales levels. The CMO Survey ).

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Content Standard

JANUARY 25, 2018

Social media remains a silo within the marketing department: In the most recent CMO Survey , marketing leaders gave an average of 4.2 (7 7 being very integrated) when asked to rate how effectively social media is linked to their firms’ marketing strategies. Social Media Evolution. Was it a fad?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Do you know how much to spend on your B2B marketing budget in 2009? How to allocate your budget across programs and headcount? Or how to split marketing programs budget between investments such as events, advertising, and PR? Making marketing more relevant through sales enablement (slides 11-15).

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Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 30, 2019

By Josh Baez , Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing. The average consumer experiences tremendous marketing fatigue, and with the proliferation of available marketing channels, content formats, and competition, buyers are bombarded from every angle—and the experience isn’t always a positive one.

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Vision Edge Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Ted Levitt, author of The Marketing Imagination, writes, “The role of marketing is to create and keep customers.” ” A marketing plan is a valuable instrument in helping Marketing plot a course of action for how it will go about creating and keeping customers.

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Single Grain

JULY 6, 2021

The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is a crucial position for every organization, but hiring a CMO is more challenging than any other C-level position. In this article, I will discuss what a CMO is, the different skills needed to become a great CMO, and how you can hire the perfect CMO for your organization.

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Aberdeen

JANUARY 25, 2019

In this week’s roundup of intent data news and features, we’ll assess marketing budgets, touch on LinkedIn, take a trip to an unfamiliar industry, and consider how to format a B2B content marketing strategy. B2B Marketing Budget Boost. This Marketing Daily column explores B2B marketing spend projections for 2019.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Content Marketing Stats 84% of digital marketing leaders acknowledge the role of AI in enhancing personalization. Zippia) 82% of marketers report that AI significantly influences their content creation plans. Hubspot) 79% of companies have observed revenue growth in marketing and sales due to AI.

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Full Circle Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Modern notions of the “single source of truth” concept originated in the information system design world. A Single Source of Truth for Marketing and Sales. That’s why the company was built from the ground up on the principle that marketing data should reside in the CRM. Get Everyone on the Same Page.

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B2B Marketing Traction

MARCH 12, 2010

One marketing tool to use in determining which marketing strategies and inbound marketing tactics will be most effective in B2B marketing planning is your product or service lifecycle stage. Here are some examples of marketing strategies and inbound marketing tactics that are best suited to each stage.

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Martech

APRIL 27, 2022

Tools are even giving marketers the ability to predict interactions in order to increase efficiency and allow for real-time adjustments. Data and analytics take the guesswork out of marketing. They help you get more value from your marketing budget (e.g., Resources for learning more about marketing analytics.

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Single Grain

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Marketing budgets vary widely by industry, company size and business goals. Trying to figure out exactly how much you should be spending can be tricky – and if you ask 10 people what they think, you’re going to get 10 different answers. A Radical Way of Looking at Marketing Budgets. Marketing budgets are useless.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Breaking down your marketing budget. Recent data suggests that B2C organizations spend an average of 5% to 12% of their revenue on marketing, and B2B puts aside about 8% to 9% of their revenue for marketing spend. Sample SEO budget breakdown. Commit a proportion of your overall marketing budget.

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Full Circle Insights

JULY 9, 2020

With no future current participation, we’re seeing a lot of restructuring and planning going on in B2B marketing organizations, where marketing teams are thinking about ways to allocate more of their budget to reinvestments in digital marketing. But what’s the best way to re-plan our B2B marketing budgets?

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Martech

APRIL 28, 2023

The goal of MMM is to help marketing leaders plan future marketing spend and measure the performance of past investments. Today, I used a prompt to practice my selling skills by simulating a conversation with a CMO of a national brand who I was trying to convince to beta test my fictional analytics software platform.

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Allocadia

APRIL 23, 2019

Just as they continually aim to create better customer experiences, so the most successful marketers also seek ways to better manage the investments that go into making this execution happen because thoughtful spending leads to better decisions. How you run marketing influences how you do marketing.

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Full Circle Insights

MAY 20, 2022

to continue nurturing leads through the funnel. Predicting Behavior Through an Account-Based Management Role Lens. They want to control the process, which often means doing their own research. Marketing Attribution and Funnel Metrics Are Still the Key. Velocity & Shortening Your Sales Cycle.

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Allocadia

APRIL 25, 2018

Just as they continually aim to create better customer experiences, so the most successful marketers also seek ways to better manage the investments that go into making this execution happen because thoughtful spending leads to better decisions. How you run marketing influences how you do marketing.

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Allocadia

APRIL 16, 2019

A guest blog post from Joshua Jamieson, Senior Consultant at QuintoVate, a management consulting firm with broad experience in Marketing Operations and a singular focus on Marketing Performance. Marketing financials. This can sometimes throw marketers for a loop, and that’s exactly why technology choices are so critical.

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Full Circle Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Marketing leaders are betting on a digital-focused future by adopting martech solutions at an accelerated pace. In the Gartner CMO Spend Survey , nearly 70% said they expected to increase martech investments over the next 12 months. Another point in favor of more CMO-CIO collaboration: there’s evidence that it increases revenue.

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