B2B Marketing Directions

MAY 14, 2022

Source: The CMO Survey (This month's Research Round-Up is devoted entirely to the most recent edition of The CMO Survey, which was published in late February. The CMO Survey has been conducted semi-annually since 2008, and it consistently provides a wealth of valuable information about marketing spending, trends and practices.)

CMO 52

CMO Customer Surveys Research B2B 52

Top Rank Marketing

JANUARY 5, 2024

B2B Marketers Own the Customer Journey, Now What? percent of overall digital ad spending in the U.S., and MediaPost recently took a look at the gains LinkedIn has made on the top ad market shares of Meta and Google.

Paid Search Agency 114

Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies B2B Marketing Linkedin 114

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Content marketing can be a powerful way to build a foundation for your overall marketing strategy, create lead generation opportunities, and engage with your target audience. So it’s critical to take the time to create a strong content marketing strategy that can deliver relevant content to your audience.

Budget Programs 206

Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation Statistics Allocation 206

B2B Marketing Directions

MARCH 14, 2021

The findings of the February 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. The survey was fielded January 6-26, 2021. were VP level or above.

CMO 52

CMO Customer Surveys B2B B2B Marketing 52

Blue Flame Thinking

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

If 2020 taught us anything as marketers, it’s the importance of being agile. Throughout many industries, marketing budgets took a hit. In fact, in a recent survey of CMOs by Gartner , 44% reported facing midyear budget cuts due to the effects of the pandemic. What to Consider as You Plan for 2021.

Planning 98

Planning Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Trends 98

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.) display advertising, digital video).

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing ABM Spending Budget Management 52

Spiralytics

APRIL 23, 2023

Marketing has always been about reaching your target audience at the right time and place. billion internet users worldwide as of January 2023, you need to connect with your audience online, where they’re already spending time. This is where digital marketing comes into play. Top Digital Marketing Trends in 2023 1.

Marketing AI 62

Marketing AI Trends Planning Paid Search Agency 62

ClickZ

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Open source digital experience company Acquia surveyed thousands of customers, prospects, partners, and consumers at large about the personalization space and current trends there. Trend #1: Personalization is popular (and growing). Trend #2: Personalization initiatives stall out due to lack of resources.

Trends 90

Trends Advertising Channels Personalization Advertising Mediums 90

B2B Marketing Directions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Over the next several weeks, marketing leaders will be evaluating how well their existing marketing programs have performed and developing plans for the coming year. The CMO Survey is a valuable resource for information regarding these important issues. Two-thirds of the respondents (66.0%) were affiliated with B2B companies.

CMO 40

CMO Customer Surveys Trends Planning 40

Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Social Media Today Industry Jargon Is the Silent Killer of B2B Marketing 88 percent of B2B decision-makers have said that jargon, marketing clichés, and tired buzzwords such as “disruptive” harm the credibility of brands, and Adweek recently took a look at how using the wrong words can have negative consequences in B2B marketing.

B2B Marketing 106

B2B Marketing Search Marketing B2B Multi-Channel 106

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Marketers spend a good portion of their careers trying to get ahead of the curve when it comes to identifying and adopting the latest marketing trends. But being the trending topic yourself—whether B2B brand or thought leader—is a challenging feat. In fact, it’s probably one of the reasons why you’re here.

Social Media 307

Social Media B2B Thought Leadership Media B2B 307

The Lead Agency

APRIL 14, 2024

Tired of trend lists that don’t apply to the unique challenges of B2B marketing? B2B marketing can be complicated; buyer journeys are messy. You’re researching, comparing, and have just now landed on the relevant, tangible information that will actually help you get better B2B marketing results.

Work Management 62

Work Management Paid Content B2B Marketing Trends 62

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 13, 2020

A recent survey and found that 73% of CEOs think that marketers lack credibility and have quite a bit of work to do to earn their trust. Establishing credibility and trust in marketing is more important than ever before. Too often, we stay there in our little marketing silos, doing what we’re told. Quick Takeaways.

Trust Marketing 300

Trust Marketing Word of Mouth Advertising Agencies B2B Thought Leadership 300

B2B Marketing Directions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

The findings of the August edition of The CMO Survey by Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the American Marketing Association, and Deloitte were published a few days ago. The latest results are based on responses from 341 marketing leaders at U.S. Marketing Spending On average, marketing expenses amount to 9.8%

CMO 49

CMO Customer Surveys Allocation B2B 49

B2B Marketing Directions

MARCH 17, 2019

The findings of the latest CMO Survey by Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the American Marketing Association, and Deloitte were published a few days ago. The latest results are based on responses from 323 marketing leaders at U.S. B2B and B2C companies. As this table shows, only 35.4% As this table shows, only 35.4%

CMO 53

CMO Marketing AI Customer Surveys B2B 53

Vision6

APRIL 30, 2024

The Small Business Now: The State of SMB Marketing report from Constant Contact , found that ANZ SMBs are cognisant they need to do more on the marketing front this year, with an uncertain economy spurring many of them to double down on marketing in 2024.

Studies 52

Studies SMB Small Business Marketing Budget Programs 52

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

With an economic downturn looming, it’s not surprising around 75% of CMOs report being asked to do more with less in a Gartner survey. Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. How has AI impacted the market? Let’s look at these steps in detail.

Marketing Budget 124

Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation Paid Content Budget Programs 124

Sword and the Script | B2B

AUGUST 8, 2023

SaaS companies have an average of 38 active cases studies that are between 500-1,000 words in both HTML and PDF format; here’s how they incentives customers, sales and customer success to solicit new case studies Case studies are a pillar of B2B marketing, particularly in technology circles like software-as-a-service (SaaS).

Case Studies 86

Case Studies Case Study Advertising Benchmark Paid Search Agency 86

Martech

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

CallRail just released its 2022 Outlook for Digital Marketing Agencies. The report highlights the areas of success agencies saw last year and reveals what challenges they expect to face in 2022 and beyond. The study surveyed over 500 individuals employed full-time at U.S.-based Marketing agencies made big gains in 2021.

Advertising Agencies 97

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Marketing AI Ad Agencies 97

Sprout Social

JUNE 15, 2021

To find out, we surveyed 500 British and Irish marketers to understand their goals, what they consider best-in-class and how they leverage social data for their campaigns and initiatives. We also surveyed 500 British and Irish consumers to find out how aligned businesses’ social strategies are to what they want and expect.

Top of Funnel 104

Top of Funnel Social Media Work Management Correlation 104

ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

There is perhaps no more challenging role in the C-suite than that of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) within a B2B organization. While the data on average tenure for CMOs changes each year, the consistent trend is that – among the C-suite – CMOs typically have some of the shortest tenure, well shorter than CEOs, CFOs and CIOs.

CMO 147

CMO Positioning Marketing Analytics Tools Peer-to-peer 147

Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2021

Back in 2018, 90% of B2B customers reported investigating between two and seven sites before they made a purchase. Further digitization of the buyer’s journey, along with the pandemic’s impact on field sales and marketing tactics, has only accelerated this trend. But marketers still do. In an ideal world, you wouldn’t.

Ideal Customer Profiles 147

Ideal Customer Profiles Zoominfo High Quality Lead Marketing & Strategy 147

ClearVoice

JUNE 24, 2021

In 2021, content marketing continues to dominate for one simple reason: Your audience doesn’t want the alternative. They hate popups and disruptive ads with irrelevant marketing messages and no personalization selling things and services they neither want nor need. marketing Click To Tweet.

Statistics 117

Statistics Content Marketing Marketing Budget Paid Search Agency 117

Porch Group Media

JULY 6, 2021

With the market becoming more complex and customers demanding a personalized experience, data-driven marketing is the only way forward. In an increasingly complex economy, marketers are more focused than ever on using data-driven insights to better understand their customers and boost their overall competitive advantage.

Statistics 122

Statistics Planning Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency 122

B2B Marketing Directions

JUNE 27, 2020

The findings of a special COVID-19 edition of The CMO Survey were published a few days ago. The Founder and Director of The CMO Survey is Dr. Christine Moorman, the T. The survey is sponsored by the Fuqua School of Business, Deloitte, and the American Marketing Association. Austin Finch, Sr.

CMO 98

CMO Customer Surveys Verticals Custom Publishing 98

chiefmartech

APRIL 21, 2020

At today’s virtual Discover MarTech event, I’ll be digging into the latest data from our 2020 Martech Career Survey run in collaboration with the team at MarTech Today. We’ll have an official report out later, but we wanted to get some of these key findings to you right away.

Enterprise Management 130

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 130

Martech

MARCH 2, 2023

And although marketing budgets, as a share of revenue, rebounded last year to more than 9%, according to the 2022 Gartner CMO Spend and Strategy Survey , they are still lower than they were in 2020, forcing CMOs to achieve more with less. What is marketing mix modeling?

Marketing Mix 101

Marketing Mix Marketing Attribution Lead Ranking Planning 101

Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2021

Not All Web Traffic is High Quality Back in 2018, 90% of B2B customers reported investigating between two and seven sites before they made a purchase. Further digitization of the buyer’s journey, along with the pandemic’s impact on field sales and marketing tactics, has only accelerated this trend. But marketers still do.

Zoominfo 130

Zoominfo Ideal Customer Profiles High Quality Lead Marketing & Strategy 130

Martech

JULY 22, 2022

Committing to customer journey analytics and orchestration requires that every business function — marketing, sales, customer service, product development — contribute data on the points where they touch the customer throughout the life cycle. More agile marketing and operations. Here are some of these benefits.

Enterprise Management 84

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Cross-Selling 84

ANNUITAS

AUGUST 30, 2018

These business leaders had legitimate concerns about the performance of their Demand Generation efforts, which often manifested in a number of ways: sales leaders needing to add headcount to “fill in the gaps” around lead generation shortcomings, or a distrust driven by a disconnect between marketing and sales when it comes to performance reporting.

CMO 197

CMO Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel 197

Sprout Social

JUNE 26, 2023

In fact, per The 2023 State of Social Media Report , 96% of business leaders believe AI will help companies significantly improve their decision-making processes going forward. These insights help you develop more effective targeted marketing campaigns and a higher level of personalization in products and services.

Marketing AI 98

Marketing AI Ideal Customer Profiles Allocation Analysis 98

Sword and the Script | B2B

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

58% of marketers say martech cybersecurity was the top consideration in procuring marketing software tools. I recently read an account by an executive summarizing his experience buying a marketing technology (martech) tool. The findings remind me of a trend I’ve seen in other technology sectors. 38% said cost.

Differentiation 74

Differentiation Marketing Management Buy Budget Programs 74

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 1, 2010

MarketingSherpa recently released its 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. You can download the executive summary for free (or pay $400 for the full report ). A slightly higher percentage of marketers than last year (41% vs. 39%) called “marketing to a lengthening sales cycle&# a top challenge.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services B2B Marketing Trends Planning 100

Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2020

This multitouch buying experience poses a difficult question for marketers: Which channels actually contribute to an eventual conversion—and how much did each channel contribute? Enter: Marketing attribution. We explain the basics of marketing attribution and explore several popular marketing attribution models.

Marketing Attribution 130

Marketing Attribution Multi-Touch Attribution Paid Content Sales Management 130

B2B Marketing Directions

JUNE 12, 2022

(This month's Research Round-Up features a look at "revenue marketing" benchmarks by Demand Spring, an extensive examination of the state of content marketing by Semrush, and a report by Considered Content discussing two surveys that show where B2B buyers and B2B marketers are on the same page.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Research Cost Per Click 52

ClearVoice

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Marketing is Essential During a Recession. It’s tempting to cut back on your marketing budget, but data shows that is actually not a good idea. According to a new report from Analytic Partners , if you cut back on marketing spending during a recession, your competitors may swoop in and steal your business.

Planning 96

Planning Marketing Budget Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 96

Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Our Sites: Content Marketing Institute. Content Marketing World. Content Marketing Stats. B2B Content Marketing Assessment. « Must-See Content Marketing Examples From 2011. How to Climb the Engagement Pyramid with Public Sector Content » « Must-See Content Marketing Examples From 2011. |

Advertising Benchmark 40

Advertising Benchmark Budget Programs Marketing Report Statistics 40