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Get Your Content Engine Running Before Hiring A Fractional CMO

Marketing Insider Group

Have you considered hiring a fractional CMO because your small business can’t afford a full-time marketing executive? Fractional CMOs have become increasingly popular in recent years, and can provide many of the same benefits as a full-time CMO without a long-term commitment. What Is A Fractional CMO? What’s Next?

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4 digital marketing pain points SMBs face today by Microsoft Advertising

Martech

To succeed as a small or medium-sized business (SMB), employees must work smarter. Tight budgets and scrappy teams require innovation at every level — from the Founder and CMO, e-commerce Marketing Director to VP of Marketing, Social Media Director to Paid Search Strategist. Content creation.

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How Your Agency Can Add Value and Minimize Risk for Small Businesses

Hubspot

When it comes to marketing, small businesses need a lot of bang for their buck. Basedon on a recent Gartner CMO Spend Survey , marketing budgets now account for 12% of company revenue, a steady increase from 2010. Nearly half of all marketing organizations have some aspect of sales hooked in, for example.

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47 Superb Social Media Marketing Stats and Facts

Webbiquity

Image credit: The CMO Survey. Among the top 100 global brands, just 31 CMOs maintain active Twitter accounts, and only six of those big-brand CMOs have more than 10,000 Twitter followers. But social media marketing spending will rise anyway. The CMO Survey ). The CMO Survey ). The CMO Survey ).

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The CMO’s Guide: New Research to Accelerate the Buyer’s Journey with Content

Heinz Marketing

The respondents hold a variety of different marketing responsibilities; come from a variety of industries, including financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing; and their companies range in size from SMB organizations to large enterprises. 82% of B2B marketing leaders agree content is important to achieve their marketing goals.

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What Percentage of Your Revenue Should You Allocate to Marketing?

Single Grain

Marketing budgets vary widely by industry, company size and business goals. Small Business Administration recommends spending 7-8% of your company’s revenue on marketing, but in reality, businesses typically spend more than that. A Radical Way of Looking at Marketing Budgets. Marketing budgets are useless.

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Sales Pipeline Radio, Episode 97: Q&A with Guy Weismantel

Heinz Marketing

Definitely check out the Marchex Research Report: The Offline blind spot and the modern marketer: Optimizing the path to purchase when your prospects become customers offline. More about Guy: He is currently EVP and CMO of at Marchex, where he helps marketers find their best customers–the ones who call their company.