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[Research Round-Up] ABM, Marketing Spending and Next Generation Events

B2B Marketing Directions

(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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How To Plan Your B2B Marketing Budget Like A CMO Pro

Envy

Planning a B2B marketing budget is one of the big challenges for CMOs, but the size of marketing budgets as a percentage of company revenue has remained more or less stable at 11% since 2012. Yet B2B marketers have been complaining about “not having enough budget” since the dawn of time.

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Marketing Attribution: Keep It Simple

InsightSquared

When sales cycles are short, marketing attribution can be fairly straightforward. The higher the value of the contract, the longer the sales cycle and the more complex the marketing machine, the harder it becomes to know where marketing spend is achieving ROI.

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Marketing Attribution: Keep It Simple

InsightSquared

When sales cycles are short, marketing attribution can be fairly straightforward. The higher the value of the contract, the longer the sales cycle and the more complex the marketing machine, the harder it becomes to know where marketing spend is achieving ROI.

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Franchise Marketing Expert Shares Digital Triumphs

SmartBug Media

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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Let's talk ABM: 6 ways to build buyer experiences with ABM

Strategic-IC

And the beauty of that focus on accounts is ABM’s ability to deliver truly unique, engaging, and personal buyer experiences that regular B2B marketing strategies simply cannot. Lisa is now Chief Marketing Officer at the Arbinger Institute. You don't have to have a face-to-face meeting.” – Lisa Sharapata, previously CMO at BoostUp 2.

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Warm Up Your Content Strategy with a Human Touch

Content Standard

As physical marketing spend shifts to digital channels, brands are looking to sales enablement and demand generation. FedEx, known for being one of the most trusted B2B companies, created numerous resources for small business owners, including templates for COVID signage, shipping discounts and expert advice and best practices.