KoMarketing Associates

JULY 14, 2021

The CMO Council, in conjunction with Televerde, recently published the “Rising Above the Fray” report. It’s pretty clear what’s on the minds of marketers,” wrote the authors of the report. “As Statistics indicated that the majority of marketers (69%) intend on increasing their martech spend in the coming months.

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Spending Budget Programs Gartner CMO 292

Webbiquity

OCTOBER 5, 2021

More than half (53%) expect their IT budgets to increase, while just 7% anticipate budget cuts. Those are among the findings from the 2022 State of IT report just released by Spiceworks Ziff Davis (SWZD). ” But that is potentially good news for vendors that are able to deliver and keep price increases in check.

Enterprise Management 309

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 309

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Two recent research reports provide answers. The report COVID-19’s Impact on IT: Tech trends before, during and after the crisis from Spiceworks Ziff Davis (SWZD) details how the pandemic has altered the business technology landscape. Most large enterprise buy from 16 or more vendors.

Enterprise Management 254

Enterprise Management Work Management Purchase Marketing Management 254

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 28, 2021

LinkedIn recently published the “Age of Agility” global report, and statistics showed that most businesses (34%) intend to decrease their technology spending, compared to pre-COVID-19 spending levels. This suggests that it may be more difficult for B2B marketers working in this sector.

Spending 260

Spending Work Management B2B Marketing Management 260

Webbiquity

MAY 3, 2022

Here are key findings from 10 research reports released since the beginning of April, 2022. That’s one key conclusion from the report, B2B Events Industry Outlook 2022 produced by Emerald Xcelerator. You can find the full report here , and a helpful summary from Practical Ecommerce here.) cities for live events.

Marketing Report 334

Marketing Report Event Marketing Research Trends 334

Martech

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As previously reported, Channel99 supports its offering with an account ID network compiled through partnership with a number of ABM vendors and thus broader than the ID graphs of the individual vendors themselves (Channel99 is not competitive with ABM vendors). Click here to take the survey Why we care.

Campaigns 111

Campaigns Account Based Marketing DemandBase B2B 111

Webbiquity

APRIL 14, 2020

Those differences are one area explored in How COVID-19 is Impacting B2B Marketing , a research report just published by B2B Marketing Zone and Webbiquity LLC. Among the findings: 61% of marketers expect at least a modest reduction in their overall marketing budgets for this year, with smaller vendors expecting the biggest declines.

Marketing Budget Creation 338

Marketing Budget Creation Paid Content Planning Peer-to-peer 338

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Gartner recently published the results of its “2020 Marketing Technology Survey: Cost Pressures Force Martech Optimization and Innovation,” and statistics showed that the majority of marketers (58%) decreased their 2020 martech budget as a direct result of the pandemic. Marketing Budgets and the Impact of the Pandemic.

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Budget Programs Customer Surveys Gartner Marketing Budget 165

Martech

JANUARY 23, 2024

Last year, spend increased 10.9%, according to the report, Global Martech Software Forecast, 2023 – 2027. B2C budgets. Global B2C marketing organizations spent 18% of their marketing budget on martech last year. This share of the budget is expected to grow. Annual growth is projected to climb to a steady 13.3%

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Marketing Management Marketing Budget Budget Programs Forrester 103

Sword and the Script | B2B

MARCH 26, 2024

The 2024 version is out so I spent some time perusing the report to write about it here. Some of them are buyers, which the report refers to as “decision makers” and the others come from sellers, which the report calls “producers.” Here’s what stood out to me in the report ( click images for higher resolution ).

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B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Studies B2B 84

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. Yet industry surveys report that as much as 60 percent of available MDF funds go unused. Define your message.

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Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies CMS Development Work Management 147

Martech

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This will help you avoid choosing a vendor that doesn’t offer the critical features you need. This research will help you narrow down your list of potential vendors. This is a personal preference, but ensure that each vendor receives the same list of capabilities for fair comparison.

Enterprise Management 114

Enterprise Management Marketing Management RFI RFP 114

The Point

JUNE 23, 2020

Even if you acknowledge that change as fact, however, it’s easy to become cynical (as I have) when vendors and thought leaders are constantly proclaiming the “death” of the old ways. When Account-Based Marketing (ABM) first arrived on the scene, vendors were quick to pronounce traditional, funnel-based marketing obsolete.

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Lead Ranking Enterprise Management Marketing Qualified Leads Account Based Marketing 264

Martech

APRIL 25, 2023

A range of platforms is available to marketers depending on their firm’s size, budget and level of digital marketing sophistication. This 44-page report includes profiles of 10 leading B2B marketing automation vendors, capabilities comparisons and recommended steps for evaluating and purchasing.

Marketing Automation Services 105

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Budget Programs 105

Martech

MARCH 28, 2024

Fortunately for marketers and business users in other areas of the business, software vendors are moving fast to incorporate AI into their existing applications. That means adopting AI will require less ripping and replacing of tools and begging for budget compared to other new technologies.

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Marketing AI Work Management Marketing Management Examples 129

Top Rank Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

We’re facing a recession, budgets are down, customer expectations are up, and, on top of it all, radical new AI applications are changing the way marketing works forever. In fact, as the unstable economic climate continues, marketing budgets seem to be caught in the crosshairs once more. It’s table stakes for merely keeping up!

Enterprise Management 82

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management B2B Marketing 82

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 5, 2017

We reached out to B2B marketers across different industries and asked them the following question: What are B2B marketers prioritizing in their 2018 budget? We do that through our weekly newsletter, which is easy to scan quickly, vendor briefing reports, and in-site messaging. Katie Martell , On-Demand Marketer.

Marketing Budget Creation 439

Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Budget Programs Marketing AI 439

Martech

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Project management tools from several vendors can be used to track progress, assign work and send notifications. Vendors in the customer data platform (CDP) space also help marketers craft personalized messages. Take Martech’s 2024 Salary and Career Survey From AI to layoffs, it’s been quite a year.

Work Management 81

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs 81

Zoominfo

MAY 31, 2023

Industry surveys show that account-based marketing is consuming an ever-larger share of B2B budgets, and it’s easy to see why: smarter targeting, increased efficiency, and better ROI are enough to make any CMO’s eyes light up. Studies have shown the vendor that responds to a lead first has the best shot of winning the deal.

Account Based Marketing 130

Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles Intent Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The big picture The average enterprise company uses more than 1,000 different applications across separate departments, which are often siloed, according to MuleSoft’s 2023 Connectivity Benchmark Report. This is known as vendor sprawl. Consolidate your spend with one or just a few vendors. What is vendor sprawl?

Enterprise Management 98

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Vendors 98

Content Standard

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Title Options A Quick Start to Research-Informed Content for Healthcare Vendors Healthcare Vendors and Research-Informed Content: 4 Tactics You Can Implement Today Healthcare Vendors and Research-Informed Content-Part 1: The Low-Hanging Fruit “Half of them are working off instinct and hunches.”

Work Management 52

Work Management Marketing Management Vendors Research 52

Martech

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Avoid death by a thousand budget cuts. Dig deeper: The budget bottleneck: How to get more from your marketing budget People find bandwidth if there is something in it for them That something doesn’t always have to be cash, but what else do you have to offer in a budget-constrained environment? Who reads this report?

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Allocation Resources Work Management Marketing Management 112

ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The key drivers of this breaking point are performance issues and budget issues: Performance issues: Conversion rates in paid digital media and content syndication have been trending down for some time, and outbound email is at some of its worst performance levels. This is a similar trend reported in the 2022 report , as well.

Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Marketing Analytics Tools Paid Search Agency Planning Budget Programs 130

Martech

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Every CMO I’ve talked with in the past two years is hungry for talent, but they haven’t had the budget to staff up. While 61% of CMOs report they lack the in-house capabilities to deliver their strategy, spending on in-house labor remained static, per Gartner’s 2022 CMO Spend survey. . Why is it such a problem?

Work Management 116

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Budget Budget Programs 116

Martech

JULY 14, 2022

A survey by the IT Sales and Marketing Association (ITSMA) found 27% of the marketing budget dedicated to ABM in 2021, with 75% of those surveyed saying they planned to increase spending on ABM in 2022. Read next: A deep dive into changes in the ABM space — our new ABM Marketing Intelligence Report. The vendors respond.

Account Based Marketing 122

Account Based Marketing Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 122

Webbiquity

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Social media is the top digital marketing channel for vendors, but organic social media reach continues to decline , LinkedIn’s strategy for groups remains muddled , and many business buyers aren’t even on Twitter. Forbes reports that “direct mail’s response rates are actually anywhere from 10 to 30 times higher than that of digital.”

Marketing Automation Services 244

Marketing Automation Services Trade Show Advertising Agencies Verticals 244

Martech

MARCH 1, 2022

With marketers facing increasing pressure to demonstrate the value of the budget they’re allocated for programs, marketing attribution and predictive analytics solutions are tailor-made for proving how tactics and media channels contribute to the bottom line. Does the vendor seem to understand our business and our marketing needs?

Marketing Attribution 113

Marketing Attribution Work Management Marketing Management Vendors 113

Martech

JULY 30, 2021

Marketers report ABM yields multiple important benefits, the Forrester SiriusDecisions 2019 State of Account-Based Marketing Study found, with 99% of those surveyed citing better engagement, 80% saying the practice improved their win rate, 73% reporting a higher deal size and 91% indicating they’d seen improved ROI.

Account Based Marketing 119

Account Based Marketing Work Management Marketing Management Planning 119

Webbiquity

MAY 12, 2020

They want sensitivity to current conditions, but also straight talk from vendors about how they can help. Updated data reported here more recently show a similar shift. That makes identifying and reaching your prospects who still have budget and interest more essential than ever. Here are three more key takeaways from the study.

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Research B2B Marketing Terms and Conditions Planning 345

Tiecas

APRIL 5, 2024

( Source ) Unfortunately, only 32% of manufacturing marketers have a documented content marketing strategy, even though one in four manufacturing marketers reported that their organization spends 25% to 49% of their total marketing budget on industrial content marketing. Source ) Why is that?

Marketing Budget 92

Marketing Budget Advertising Agencies Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 92

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. How Do B2B SaaS Companies Determine Pricing?

Newsletter 97

Newsletter B2B Marketing Linkedin Studies 97

Only B2B

MAY 22, 2020

A great advantage of outsourcing telemarketing is access to a qualified workforce on a budget. Another significant factor is the technology the telemarketing services vendor is employing, including their ability to evolve and customize the technology to meet your needs. Discuss Reporting And Feedback. Reporting & Feedback.

Telemarketing 127

Telemarketing Vendors B2B Paid Search Agency 127

Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With the recent launch of our all-new 39-page 2023 B2B Influencer Marketing Report , there’s no better time to put these questions to some of the top B2B industry influencers, leading B2B marketers from major brands, and influencer marketing technology executives. LinkedIn is a TopRank Marketing client.

Work Management 121

Work Management Marketing Management B2B Marketing B2B 121

Top Rank Marketing

AUGUST 16, 2023

Companies are facing heightened competition for business at a time where buyer budgets are tightening and purchasing cycles are getting longer. The research shared “a notable trend toward retention and cross-sell/up-sell plays, as prior experience with the vendor jumped from 25% in 2022 to 40% in 2023.” Ad spending is up.

B2B Marketing 92

B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Terms and Conditions Advertising Agencies 92

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Simultaneously, the prospect of a slowing economy is affecting marketing budgets, creating the perfect conditions for a wave of tech stack consolidation. A well-designed technology stack increases your productivity, efficiency, reporting capabilities, and most importantly, revenue. Today, that chart contains nearly 10,000 logos.

Work Management 130

Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs Demand Generation 130

Litmus

OCTOBER 4, 2023

To make it easier for you, we’ve created an email reporting template that you can use to collect your thoughts and impress your stakeholders. What is an email reporting template? An email reporting template provides an outline and place to share your email marketing status, recent wins, and lessons.

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Martech

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Once you have determined that marketing work management software makes sense for your business and have spent time researching individual vendors, it’s time to schedule demos with your selected vendors. Whether the vendor seems to understand your business and your needs. And whether the reporting is actionable.

Work Management 99

Work Management Enterprise Management Digital Asset Management Marketing Management 99