Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Report] 43 percent of software as a service (SaaS) leaders have said that they use competitive analysis for pricing research, with 34 percent turning to feedback from existing customers, while 14 percent utilize previous market research, according to newly-published B2B survey data.

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Newsletter B2B Marketing Linkedin Studies 136

Oktopost

DECEMBER 21, 2023

But budget limitations can make or break even the best, and most thorough plans you’ve set to accomplish in 2024. They’re expected to make every marketing dollar count and deliver maximum impact on a limited budget. In fact, in 2023, 71% of CMOs indicated that they did not possess an adequate budget to implement their strategies fully.

Marketing Budget 62

Marketing Budget Budget Programs Paid Content Marketing Budget Creation 62

Hinge Marketing

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In the Hinge Research Institute’s High Growth Study 2021, Technology and Software Edition , the most pressing business challenges for surveyed firms were 1) “Unpredictability in the marketplace” and 2) “Changes in how buyers buy your services.” The study also had good worldwide representation. Purchase access here.

Digital Asset Management 77

Digital Asset Management Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs 77

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Gartner also found that when B2B buyers are making purchase decisions, they spend most of their time independently researching the brand online. Embrace automation tools. Real-time support and proactive services are key to retaining customers over the long term, and automation tools simplify these processes for you and your clients.

Loyalty 314

Loyalty Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Budget Programs 314

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 6, 2022

How your social media marketing budget stacks up to your peers and competitors? You can find the answers to those questions and many more in the just-released research report from Onalytica and Immediate Future, the 2022 State of B2B Social Media Marketing Industry. How Much of the Marketing Budget is Allocated to Social Media.

Social Media 238

Social Media Allocation Social Marketing B2B Marketing 238

Sword and the Script | B2B

MARCH 26, 2024

Thought leadership benefits B2B marketing in so many ways – awareness, consideration and even customer retention – but it can have adverse effects when it’s under-resourced and turns out to be light on substance The social media platform LinkedIn and the PR firm Edelman routinely team up to conduct surveys. So, how can you get on a shortlist?

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B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Studies B2B 85

KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Account-based marketing (ABM) continues to grow in popularity among marketers, but implementing ABM takes time, and new research has uncovered some of the biggest growing pains along the way. About 16% stated that they have not yet begun to measure their ROI. The Struggle to Implement an ABM Strategy.

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Account Based Marketing ABM Marketing Report ROI 286

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Elevating ABM: Building Blocks for Long-Term Growth ” is the sixth annual survey done in partnership with the ABM Leadership Alliance. Source: Momentum ITSMA 2023 I was fortunate to see a preview of the 2022 ABM Benchmark Study at the Momentum ITSMA fall “ Marketing Vision 2023 event ”. Marketing is and always will be a “team sport”.

Account Based Marketing 195

Account Based Marketing Advertising Benchmark ABM B2B Thought Leadership 195

B2B Marketing Directions

MARCH 12, 2023

(This month's Research Round-Up features two recent studies that examine the state of account-based marketing. One is the 2022 ABM Benchmark Survey by Momentum ITSMA and the ABM Leadership Alliance , and the second is the ABM Census 2022 survey by B2B Marketing.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing ABM Customer Surveys Research 52

Hinge Marketing

JUNE 7, 2021

This is why for the 5th time, the Association for Accounting Marketing (AAM) joined forces with the Hinge Research Institute to conduct the industry’s most comprehensive study on CPA marketing budgets. The timing of this study allows accounting marketers to see the many ways these changes have impacted the industry.

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Hinge Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

And while some AEC firms have thrived, introducing new tools and techniques to address an increasingly digital marketplace, others continue to struggle, searching for the perfect recipe for high growth. The Hinge Research Institute’s newly released High Growth Study 2022: AEC Edition paints this picture. About the Study.

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Studies Peer-to-peer Marketing AI Digital Transformation 163

Biznology

MAY 10, 2017

As influencer marketing programs become more popular, businesses are wondering how they can create their own influencer programs without emptying their piggy bank to hire influencers experts to do it for them. There’s a reason that 48% of surveyed marketers plan to increase their influencer marketing budgets this year.

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Budget Programs Planning Work Management Paid Search Agency 198

Act-On

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

And many say that while expectations for ROI are increasing, their budgets are not. A recent survey found that: 41% of marketers report they’re feeling more pressure to achieve a high ROI. She looked at the current program metrics to determine which messaging worked and which didn’t. Hardly seems fair, right? Not bad, right?

Lead Nurturing 191

Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Top of Funnel 191

Webbiquity

OCTOBER 5, 2021

More than half (53%) expect their IT budgets to increase, while just 7% anticipate budget cuts. The conclusions are based on surveying more than 1,000 technology buyers in companies across North America and Europe. Here are six more interesting results from the SWZD research. Among companies based in the U.S.

Enterprise Management 312

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 312

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 16, 2018

To find out, IAB recently conducted the “Digital Content NewFronts: Video Ad Spend Study 2018” report. These findings reflect consumers’ enthusiasm for the dynamic storytelling which original video programming delivers in spades, and the power of the medium to deliver strong ROI. million will go toward original content.

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Spending Studies Video Marketing Budget Programs 194

Vision6

APRIL 30, 2024

ANZ SMBs are more likely than any other country polled to spend more time on marketing, increase their budgets, and the number of marketing channels they use in 2024. Constant Contact’s study also found that customer retention is among the most pressing concerns for SMBs in ANZ, especially when compared to other regions.

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Studies SMB Small Business Marketing Budget Programs 52

Top Rank Marketing

AUGUST 11, 2023

adults have said that they consider Twitter — recently rebranded as X — to be dominated by unpleasant people who hold extreme views, with a scant 12 percent considering the platform fun to use — two of several findings of interest to digital marketers contained in newly-published social media platform survey results.

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Buying Cycle B2B Marketing Demand Generation Agencies Studies 98

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

It’s widely acknowledged as being an effective strategy, and there have been dozens of studies documenting its success. A July 2020 study of marketers revealed that only 22% said their “ABM strategy is in place and measurable.” 14% are only now rolling out their ABM programs. Start Small and Design for Scale.

Account Based Marketing 269

Account Based Marketing Budget Programs Planning Paid Search Agency 269

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 26, 2020

If you don’t measure your Marketing ROI , you’re not likely to get buy-in for the budget increase you want. How you do that depends on whether you have an existing content marketing program. If you haven’t gotten your content marketing program off the ground yet, you won’t have any metrics to show yet. So, show them the money.

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ROI Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Content Marketing 363

Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 20, 2022

Four Steps to Stronger B2B Case Studies. Thomas speaks to Bob Wiesner about the creation of stronger B2B case studies. Wiesner notes on the subject: “Case studies go right to the heart of your credibility. Each of the ten rules is uniquely backed by empirical research. In this podcast, George B.

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Case Studies Case Study Studies ROI 98

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In this post, you’ll find out how B2B marketers are planning, executing and budgeting their marketing programs, so you can be sure your strategy falls in line with or zooms ahead of your competition in 2020. 63% of B2B marketers report using a content marketing agency to handle some or all of their marketing program.

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Resource Management Demand Generation Agencies CMS Development Work Management 357

Outgrow

MARCH 18, 2024

Top 9 Data Analytics Tools for Smarter Marketing Decisions In every business, it’s important to understand data to make smart choices. Marketers now have lots of data analytics tools to help them figure out what customers are doing and how to make their campaigns better. What Is Data Analytics?

Marketing Attribution 52

Marketing Attribution Paid Content Budget Programs Analytics 52

Outgrow

MARCH 18, 2024

Top 9 Data Analytics Tools for Smarter Marketing Decisions In every business, it’s important to understand data to make smart choices. Marketers now have lots of data analytics tools to help them figure out what customers are doing and how to make their campaigns better. What Is Data Analytics?

Marketing Attribution 52

Marketing Attribution Paid Content Budget Programs Analytics 52

Hinge Marketing

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Mergers and acquisitions are happening at a breakneck pace, and marketing budgets remain historically high as government contracting firms struggle to compete in a new, digitally driven marketplace. These insights come from the Hinge Research Institute ’s annual High Growth Study. We call these firms the “High Growth Firms.”.

Marketing Budget 91

Marketing Budget Studies Peer-to-peer Work Management 91

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

With the end of year fast approaching, many organizations are taking a good look at budgets and priorities for the new year. Software Advice’s recently released 2014 B2B Demand Generation Benchmark report revealed that the vast majority of B2B marketers (79 percent) use at least 11 different marketing software applications.

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Budget Programs Marketing Report B2B Marketing Research 120

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.)

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing ABM Spending Budget Management 52

Content Standard

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The answer is market research. The Power of a Research-Informed Content Strategy One of my favorite examples of the importance of leveraging market research comes from a decision support SaaS client who had been struggling for years to gain ground against larger competitors. The problem was that no one knew who they were.

Enterprise Management 68

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Tactics 68

Convince & Convert

MAY 17, 2016

Facebook (and its sister network, Instagram) are beginning to dominate how social marketers spend their paid amplification budgets. Their Future of Social Marketing study surveyed 500+ social media professionals ranging from big brands (like those I interview on my Social Pros podcast ) to smaller, scrappy organizations from across the USA.

Social Media 113

Social Media Budget Programs Facebook Research 113

Hinge Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2019

According to a major study by Google, Gartner and Motista , B2B buyers are more emotionally connected to the brands they purchase than B2C consumers. A few months prior, I lead an initiative to switch survey vendors to the Qualtrics platform which offered capabilities superior to our past vendor. At the event. Brands like L.L.

Marketing Budget 117

Marketing Budget Top of Funnel Work Management Research 117

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 1, 2013

Last month, Content Marketing Institute (CMI) released its report , “B2B Software Content Marketing: 2013 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends – North America,” sponsored by the International Data Group (IDG). The report, which highlights responses from more than 1400 B2B software marketers across the U.S. Case studies (86%).

Marketing Management 120

Marketing Management Marketing Budget Budget Programs Peer-to-peer 120

Hinge Marketing

MAY 14, 2019

In my years doing research at Hinge, I’ve studied hundreds of professional services brands. But one thing all of these firms have in common is they know — empirically — how their brand is perceived in the marketplace by doing research. Many B2B marketers today take full advantage of conducting brand studies.

Studies 94

Studies Research B2B Marketing Brand Identity 94

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Despite growing demand for networking solutions, security software and IT services, these operations can still run into money problems, even when things are going well. Take Advantage of Automation Tools and Software. One study on IT outsourcing found that automating these services could provide a total cost reduction of 26-66%.

Marketing Budget 241

Marketing Budget Marketing AI Work Management Budget Programs 241

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2015

As we wind down 2015, marketing budgets and planning for the new year begin to take focus. Hopefully, the performance metrics associated with your organization’s marketing programs have yielded success and validation for tactics proposed at the beginning of the year. It is that time in the year again. Demand Generation.

Marketing Budget Creation 120

Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Budget Programs Enterprise Management 120

Top Rank Marketing

JUNE 30, 2023

MarketingWeek Forrester: Nearly One-Third Of Ad Agency Jobs Will Be “At Risk” From Automation By 2030 Despite almost of third of advertising agency jobs being at risk from automation by 2030, double-digit growth for market research and marketing specialists is expected by 2030, according to recent Forrester and U.S.

Paid Search Agency 66

Paid Search Agency Budget Programs CMO Advertising Agencies 66

Sword and the Script | B2B

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Whether you are tallying up your results for the end of the year, or planning programs for the next year, benchmarks provide context for companions. Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks.

Advertising Benchmark 91

Advertising Benchmark Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Studies 91

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

It requires a mix of capabilities and combines both “left- and right brain skills” and leverages Marketing Technology (MarTech) including Marketing Automation, and a new generation of Marketing Analytics tools and solutions. We surveyed respondents this year in a special survey and asked them about their Marketing Analytics priorities.

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Planning Analytics Enterprise Management Work Management 315

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 20, 2021

Account-based marketing (ABM) has been a staple for many marketers, but new research shows that the execution of this tactic has been somewhat disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ABM budgets, however, did not appear to take a major hit as a result of the pandemic. Marketing Technology Budgets and COVID-19.

Account Based Marketing 206

Account Based Marketing ABM Gartner Budget Programs 206