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Recession Planning: Should You Cut Your Marketing Budget?

Zoominfo

The constant pendulum swings give consumers and businesses little confidence for planning ahead, and the only thing we can probably agree on is that everything really is weird. All too often, marketing budgets are the first to be scaled back. But cutting back on marketing isn’t always what’s best for your business.

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How to optimize your marketing budget: Do more with less

Sprout Social

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.

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15 Key Statistics Designed to Guide Successful B2B Content Marketing Programs

KoMarketing Associates

Whether you’re using content marketing to build up SEO , increase engagement on social media, or garner brand awareness, these 15 statistics will help guide you in the right direction. Content Marketing Budgeting Statistics. What’s Working in Content Marketing 2021. The State of Marketing Budgets 2021.

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How To Plan Your B2B Marketing Budget Like A CMO Pro

Envy

How do you plan when your marketing (and beyond) world spins at an unprecedented pace? Pandemic aside, this is not the first time B2B marketers will face drastic changes to their best intended budget plans. Here are some practical tips to keep you on the right marketing budgeting (and planning) track.

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An Updated Look At the State of Marketing Budgets

B2B Marketing Directions

Image Source: Gartner, Inc. Last month, Gartner released the findings of its CMO Spend Survey, 2021. The Gartner survey was conducted from March through May of this year. The survey produced 400 responses from marketing decision makers and influencers located in North America, Europe and the UK. in 2020 to 5.8%

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Trends and Changes in 2021 Marketing Strategy Planning

Blue Flame Thinking

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. This translates into everything from scaling back planned campaigns to staff reductions. What to Consider as You Plan for 2021.

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Managing Marketing Budgets in a Crisis

Ledger Bennett

Significant shift in budget since the onset of the pandemic Late last year Gartner published their 2019-2020 CMO Spend Survey , and while budgets had declined a little in 2019, confidence was very high regarding the outlook for 2020. When a crisis hits, a company’s marketing budget is usually the first to go.