Envy

DECEMBER 23, 2020

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.

Marketing Budget Creation 118

Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Planning Allocation 118

Sword and the Script | B2B

JULY 18, 2023

There’s been no shortage of surveys and stats in B2B marketing; here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones from the first six months of 2023 Apart from this blog, I produce a separate monthly email newsletter that curates articles and blog posts across marketing communications. ” Read more on Marketing Dive 2. .

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Planning Statistics B2B Marketing Top of Funnel 52

SmartBug Media

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Now, as the world is rushing into remote work, it’s the perfect time to harness the power of agile marketing and use it to prepare crisp, effective, and fully remote quarterly planning sessions. How Does Agile Marketing Facilitate Smooth Remote Planning? Secrets to Running a Fully Remote Quarterly Planning Session.

Planning 95

Planning Paid Search Agency Marketing & Strategy Advertising Agencies 95

ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

For this company ‘someplace else’ had been growth, but at low margins, with chaos in the sales ranks, and a poorly installed CRM system…all because of a marketing plan that wasn’t a plan. Shelly, the president, looked at me and said, “Yes we have a marketing plan, right Don? Do you have a sales plan?”

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Planning Marketing Plans SWOT Work Management 120

Allocadia

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

COVID-19 and the ensuing market-turbulence put marketing teams under a microscope to explain exactly where they are spending and pivoting marketing dollars – and how it is driving business results.

Planning 52

Planning Spending Budget Management Marketing & Strategy 52

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 5, 2015

Well, if that is the case then we should stop being stupid with our content marketing planning. Too many brands have an enthusiastic, scattershot and complex approach to their digital and content go-to-market strategy. Sales, marketing and content creation have converged. Simplification is the new innovator.

Planning 100

Planning Marketing Plans Content Marketing Tips 100

Martech Advisor

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Sherri Kolomayz, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Infor, shares tips for keeping new year planning evergreen and relevant for changing customer habits. As the calendar months roll into fall, visions of spreadsheets, pivot tables, calendars, and PowerPoint presentations loom in every marketer’s mind.

Resource Management 70

Resource Management Budget Programs Planning Marketing Plans 70

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Whether virtual or in-person, event planning is a painstaking process. Every aspect of event planning can be supported with appropriate technologies that will make planning your event not only easier but also more organized and precise. Event Budget Management. Event Registration, Marketing, and Promotion.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Planning Process 344

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 8, 2024

With the success of today’s marketers hinging on adaptability, integrating AI isn’t just an option—it’s a strategic necessity for growth. The Vast Influence of AI on B2B Marketing The influence of AI is visible in every facet of B2B marketing, from lead generation and customer engagement to data analytics and decision-making processes.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

PNR: This Old Marketing with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose can be found on both iTunes and Stitcher. ” We unpack the latest content marketing spending research – and debate whether or not we can actually believe it. .” Download this week’s PNR: This Old Marketing podcast. In this week’s episode. Show details.

Budget Management 82

Budget Management Stats Spending Content Marketing 82

B2B Marketing Analytics

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Marketing teams across the board are heads-down reviewing 2019 performance and coming up with strategy and budget for 2020. Having access to these marketing analytics capabilities to access performance data in real-time has been game-changing for our customers especially when it comes to annual planning.

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Planning Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Plans Analytics 40

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

It’s that time of year again and I have to ask the only question that matters for those of us involved in marketing strategy and planning: Do you know which marketing programs have worked and which ones didn’t? Accountability is tough on B2B Marketing organizations. It should be followed by a business plan.

Marketing Budget Creation 100

Marketing Budget Creation Planning Marketing Budget Budget Programs 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

It’s that time of year again and I have to ask the only question that matters for those of us involved in marketing strategy and planning: Do you know which marketing programs have worked and which ones didn’t? Accountability is tough on B2B Marketing organizations. It should be followed by a business plan.

Marketing Budget Creation 100

Marketing Budget Creation Planning Marketing Budget Budget Programs 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2010

The best approach to dealing with uncertainty is to be prepared and to have a plan. It’s that time of year for creating your marketing plan. The Hunter – Gatherer Model One of the biggest mistakes a marketer can make is to create a plan in a vacuum. I have used sales pipeline return on marketing spend.

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Planning Marketing Plans Work Management Budget Programs 100

KEO Marketing

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Digital marketing plans for 2018 will consume a large portion of most B2B companies’ entire marketing budgets. The ease of tracking and adjusting mid-campaign, the extensive reach, and the preference by consumers for digital communications, make digital marketing a high priority for 2018.

Marketing Budget Creation 54

Marketing Budget Creation Planning Marketing Plans Marketing Budget 54

Marketri

APRIL 17, 2024

I talk with a lot of CEOs of middle market businesses. And while every company is unique, I hear a common thread: Most aren’t satisfied with their marketing function. The more I meet with CEOs at prospective client companies, the more insight I gain about why they’re dissatisfied and what they want and need from marketing.

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Allocation Planning Sales Qualified Leads Paid Search Agency 62

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 25, 2011

The first step to great marketing is having a great marketing plan. However, not everyone bothers to plan – even though most agree that it is the foundation to successfully achieving your marketing objectives. ” If you haven’t started your marketing plan exercise, now is the time!

Planning 100

Planning Marketing Plans Lead Ranking Inbound Marketing 100

Allocadia

JULY 9, 2020

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Budget Management 52

Budget Management Planning Marketing Budget Creation CMO 52

Hive9

MAY 19, 2020

To justify their marketing spend, marketing leaders are under constant pressure from their organization to deliver ROI. To get a sense of the current struggle, let’s take a look at what marketing leaders Denise and Christine have been up to.

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Planning Campaigns Work Management Marketing & Strategy 264

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. He ought to know—his company’s marketing budget is already 3 times greater than its technology budget—a turn of events Gartner predicts will only begin to proliferate widely after a couple more years.

Budget Programs 100

Budget Programs Enterprise Management CMO Planning 100

KEO Marketing

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Email marketing has long been a favorite tactic for business-to-business marketers, and it looks like that isn’t going to change anytime soon. In fact, the latest data suggests that email is more popular than ever among marketers. Not surprisingly, social media and mobile marketing are also high on the list.

Budget Management 48

Budget Management Spending Email Marketing Budget Programs 48

B2B Marketing Directions

DECEMBER 18, 2016

By this point, most B2B marketers are well into their planning for 2017, and it appears that many marketers will have healthy marketing budgets in the coming year. Several research studies have found that a majority of marketers are expecting their budgets to increase in 2017.

Budget Management 40

Budget Management Spending Account Based Marketing Planning 40

Outbound Engine

MAY 27, 2020

If history is any indicator, the businesses that tend to survive an economic hardship are the ones that keep marketing through it while their competitors go dark. We’ve put together a five-step plan for staying strong through this (or any) difficult market, and emerging on the other side way ahead of your competitors.

Small Business Marketing 52

Small Business Marketing Planning Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation 52

Allocadia

MARCH 30, 2021

The Problem: Missing Measurements and Budget Management. In 2019 Freshworks’ marketing operations team began streamlining various marketing and operational activities. The Solution: Taking Control of Budgeting, Plans, and Measurements. Calculating the ROI of Digital Channels.

Advertising Channels 52

Advertising Channels ROMI Marketing Budget Budget Management 52

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Influencer marketing has become a really big deal in a relatively short time. According to Google Trends, average monthly searches related to influencer marketing have increased 6X since early 2016. As an industry, influencer marketing has grown by nearly a factor of 10 in that time, from $1.7 billion in 2016 to $16.4

Paid Content 266

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Work Management 266

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 30, 2011

Which means your 2011 marketing plan has just a few more chances to be analyzed, reviewed and refined in order to help you meet your objectives for the year. Are you on track to meet your plan? One of the biggest reasons I see B2B marketing plans veer off course starts right at the beginning. The Road To Hell.

Planning 100

Planning Marketing Plans Allocation Marketing & Strategy 100

Allocadia

APRIL 16, 2019

Senior marketing executives tend to be more “imaginative,” “unconventional” and “willing to test limits” than CFOs, CEOs, CROs and CIOs. Plan and budget strategically and predict revenue performance. Deliver insight to the CFO into investment plans and forecasts. Finance values predictability over all else.

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Planning Work Management Marketing Management Buy 40

Go Beyond SEO

AUGUST 19, 2015

Simply posting to social platforms without a goal is so 2008 – in order to be successful now and in the future, outlining your social media marketing plan is key. This is particularly true for businesses that rely heavily on social media marketing. Where do I Start when Creating a Social Media Marketing Plan?

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Planning Social Media Marketing Plans Social Marketing 74

Bound360

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

‘Tis the season for marketing self reflection. The annual budgeting season is a right of passage for marketing leaders, a time to assess what worked this year and what did not. One of my old managers used to say, “a budget is the most tangible representation of a strategy.” How much is marketing driving pipeline?

Planning 45

Planning Marketing Plans Budget Programs Account Based Marketing 45

Contently

MARCH 3, 2023

Here’s the hot take on the trends related to technology for content marketing, based on responses to the 2023 Contently State of Content Marketing Survey. That’s according to the 206 marketing leaders who responded to the survey. What other technologies will achieve transcendent growth in 2023?

Trends 150

Trends Planning Content Marketing Marketing Management 150

KEO Marketing

APRIL 30, 2015

Businesses know that digital marketing is increasingly important, and many plan to increase their spending in that area. That makes sense, but the problem is that quite a few of those marketers don’t really know where exactly they should be investing their money or how best to use digital strategies to achieve their goals.

Spending 48

Spending Budget Management Planning Forrester 48

Allocadia

MARCH 31, 2019

Serving B2B markets worldwide, the company designs, develops and sells products and services that provide network infrastructure for networking requirements of service providers, enterprises, governments, and research and public sector organizations worldwide. – Eric Andrews, VP Global Marketing Operations, Juniper Networks.

Budget Programs 40

Budget Programs Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Budget 40

Martech

MARCH 21, 2024

As artificial intelligence technologies rapidly advance, marketing teams are tasked with integrating these powerful tools into their existing operations. As a marketing leader or CMO, you’re looking to harness AI to generate tangible business outcomes and elevate customer experiences. Sales and marketing alignment.

Marketing AI 118

Marketing AI Contingency Planning Work Management Digital Transformation 118

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.

Planning 40

Planning Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation Webinar Metrics 40

Content Standard

JULY 18, 2017

Retail marketing remains a headache for Macy’s, and this struggle to drive business in stores has led to many prominent stores being shut down. This involves revamping several aspects of its marketing strategy, especially where digital marketing is concerned. The efforts are valiant, but the results haven’t come.

Planning 0

Planning Paid Search Agency Peer-to-peer Amazon 0

The Point

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In uncertain economic times, Market Development Funds (MDF) can be a precious resource for channel partners (resellers, distributors, ISVs) looking for budget to fund sales and marketing activity. By some measures, that may add up to $15 billion of unspent marketing budget every year in the US alone.

Demand Generation Agencies 147

Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies CMS Development Work Management 147

The ROI Guy

APRIL 23, 2010

A survey by Gartner found that 44% of high-tech and telecommunications companies plan to increase their marketing budgets this year. Forty-one percent of executives surveyed said they would keep marketing budgets flat this year, while only 15% said they plan to decrease them.

Gartner 40

Gartner Marketing Budget Creation Planning Budget Management 40