Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Most companies have learned that B2B marketing budgets are much more important than they thought – and that their existing marketing strategies, well, kind of sucked. Look, we all knew B2B marketing had plenty of problems long before COVID-19: Generic, bland, and forgettable content. Virtual events and webinars (52%).

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Martech

JANUARY 14, 2025

Marketing budgets are down 15% year-over-year. This sparked doom-and-gloom predictions about marketing’s diminishing role in 2025. But here’s the truth: this isn’t a crisis of budgets its a crisis of imagination. I’ve spoken with CMOs who are thriving sometimes because of tighter budgets.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 28, 2020

The team at B2B Marketing Zone recently published a report, How COVID-19 is Impacting B2B Marketing. On April 23, while presenting the findings on a webinar , the BMZ team ran four quick polls with the webinar audience to find out how the B2B marketing outlook and plans had changed over 30 days of lockdowns, slowdowns, and shutdowns.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Much of the “profit” in “profitable growth” came from the marketing budgets of tech organizations that didn’t grow this year; t hose in a financial position to fix this error are hastening to give their marketing team their budget back next year In ten or 20 years, we might look back at the year 2024 as the “great marketing measurement experiment.”

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

As the year is quickly approaching an end, content marketers are scrambling to secure that 2022 budget. Content marketing budgets are expected to grow in 2022 – yay! Content marketing saw substantial growth after the pandemic, a slightly bittersweet feeling for the industry. Content marketing is trending up

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Instead of planning for 2018 when you’re already starting it in January, the most prepared B2B marketers already have priorities identified and plans for execution come January 1. This includes account-based marketing and expanding their pipelines. As we go into 2018 marketers must make data integrity a higher priority.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Are you feeling pressure on your marketing budget? If you think you can’t stretch your dollars to meet all your marketing needs, you may actually need better allocation, not more money. The objective of marketing is to attract, engage, convert, and retain customers. Marketing Budgets Shifting and Changing.

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Content Standard

AUGUST 28, 2024

As content demand surges and marketing budgets tighten, it’s only natural to explore cost-effective solutions like Generative AI (GenAI) for faster content creation. At Skyword, we’re dedicated to guiding the responsible adoption of GenAI in content marketing.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 17, 2021

To better understand what companies are spending money on, ZoomInfo surveyed over 400 CEOs, IT professionals, and marketers to understand patterns of near-term investment and cost cutting. In fact, one in six companies plans on investing in security initiatives. Marketing Spending Trends. IT Security Spending Trends.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 9, 2017

Where to Focus Your Annual Marketing Spend It’s never too early to start working on your company’s marketing plan for the upcoming year – just ask the accounting department. The post Creating Your 2018 Marketing Budget [Guide] appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Webbiquity

MAY 30, 2023

2023 looks like a tough year for marketing budgets. Overall, 58% of marketers project flat or reduced budgets for 2023, up from just 26% in 2022. But very small companies (11-50 workers) were actually most likely to increase marketing budgets this year. 1) B2B marketers are faring (a little) better than B2C.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 10, 2019

With so many people—from every country, every age, and every profession—marketing professionals have ramped up their use of social media marketing over the past decade. Yet too many marketers and brands go about social media marketing the wrong way. They assign it to junior employees, not understanding the brand impact.

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Predicting the actions that a prospect may take is essential for marketers looking to optimize the customer experience. Ascend2 recently published the results of the “Customer Journey Mapping Survey,” and statistics showed that most marketers (30%) are at least planning to create and utilize journey maps in the future.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

So, maybe you’ve wondered about outsourcing content creation to an agency like ours. Some of the questions we hear from our startup clients: How do you outsource content creation? And more importantly, how do you maximize your ROI even though you’re taking on an extra budget line item? Glad you asked. Quick Takeaways.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 11, 2023

Before you succumb to the hype and hire a social media intern or go all out with paid search ads, you need to consider digital marketing services. There’s no better way to optimize your website than to work with digital marketing experts. Why Spend Your Budget on Digital Marketing Services?

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The Point

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At a time when marketing budgets are tightening, surveys and survey reports represent some of the most compelling and cost-effective content a B2B marketer can produce. However, on the plus side, you’re also eliminating the cost and hassle and risk of marketing the survey in the first place.

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Tomorrow People

MARCH 13, 2018

Having well designed content isn’t good enough. You need to have an excellent digital content distribution strategy and your marketing agency has the experts who can help. A generation ago, digital was a rounding error in marketing budgets, with success measured in hundreds of pageviews rather than millions of customers.

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Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2019

In 2017, email marketing turned half a century old. Yet, B2B marketing professionals continue to rank the channel high on their list of preferred marketing tactics. Email marketing is an inexpensive way to promote products, increase sales, and retain customers. Email marketing isn’t going anywhere.

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Webbiquity

JULY 5, 2022

Marketing your brand doesn’t have to break the bank. In fact, there are many effective marketing techniques you can use without spending a fortune. Plan Everything in Advance and Set a Budget. Marketing your brand effectively starts with careful planning and setting a budget.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Global social media marketing strategies and new tools are empowering more brands than ever before to reach a worldwide audience. Going global effectively requires investing in a carefully crafted social media marketing strategy. In this article, we’ve outlined the eight steps for success in your global social media marketing journey.

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Orange Owl Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2024

B2B Marketing Mastering Your B2B Marketing Budget: A Strategic Guide to Success Vivek Goel December 24, 2024 Share : Table of Contents Introduction In todays competitive B2B landscape, marketing plays a pivotal role in driving business growth. What is a B2B Marketing Budget?

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Webbiquity

MAY 2, 2017

Web analytics tools are often all small to midsized firms will need to track their digital marketing performance—particularly when combined with marketing analytics dashboards that pull in data from social media accounts and other sources. Marketing Performance Management. 1) GinzaMetrics. Google Review Count: 175.

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MKT1

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

👋 This is a monthly free edition of MKT1 Newsletter—a deep dive into a B2B startup marketing topic. If you’re at a later-stage startup, marketing planning often feels like a dreaded, check-the-box exercise to satisfy finance and executives. As a result, marketing planning processes miss the mark.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 7, 2021

Who is the one true king of marketing? In 2020, 70% of marketers were already actively investing in content marketing ( HubSpot ). 79% of B2B content marketers say their organization has a content marketing strategy ( Content Marketing Institute). Content marketing costs 62% less than outbound marketing.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

When the pandemic started, our content marketing agency actually gained customers. The reason was mainly due to unspent marketing budget. Marketers, SaaS founders and startup CEOs were pulling their money from ads and events and doubling down on content marketing. Now we ARE a little biased. Not one lead.

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Hive9

DECEMBER 22, 2020

If you’re a marketing leader who never wants to hear the word “pivot” again, we apologize in advance. Unfortunately, although marketing leaders’ ability to successfully pivot their plans has been especially crucial during the past nine months, not much is expected to be different going forward.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

As I discussed earlier this year in my BLOG “ Executive Insights: World-Class Demand Generation and Corporate Social Responsibility Converge at Televerde ”, I was very fortunate to work with some tremendous partners during my nearly 19 year tenure with SAP Global Marketing.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Careless content marketing mistakes are costing businesses more than their monthly budget. Blindly navigating your marketing strategy can cause your content to capsize. Turn your mistakes into mastery and learn how to build an effective content marketing strategy that guarantees smooth sailing. Quick Takeaways.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 3, 2022

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. All too often, marketing budgets are the first to be scaled back.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Whether because there are already too few hands on deck or the marketing skill set is lacking in-house, you might want to hire a third party specializing in helping businesses with marketing. Reasons You Should Outsource Your Marketing Needs Here are 10 signs that you should consider outsourcing your companys marketing needs.

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Orange Owl Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2024

B2B Marketing Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Successful B2B Marketing Plan Vivek Goel December 24, 2024 Share : Table of Contents Introduction In todays dynamic B2B landscape, building a robust marketing plan is crucial for sustained success. What is a B2B Marketing Plan? Lets get started!

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Zoominfo

JULY 11, 2018

When executed correctly, content marketing can attract, engage, and retain new customers– Yet, despite the various benefits of content marketing, many B2B organizations have miles to go before they can build a successful content marketing program. The Importance of Content Marketing. B2B Content Marketing Strategy.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I’ve been working in B2B Marketing long enough to remember how we started as the folks who work the booths at trade shows and created brochures for sales. B2B Marketing has certainly evolved from those simple beginnings. Although it can be a challenge, B2B marketing an exciting process that delivers real results.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 31, 2023

There’s no question that your marketing agency’s capabilities will have a major impact on the success of your marketing strategy. Properly reviewing your marketing agency’s capabilities is no easy task. Here’s what you need to know to review and select a marketing agency that’s guaranteed to grow your business.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Campaigns sometimes become the foundation of marketing activity. click image for higher resolution) Build marketing and PR programs What’s a better approach? I’ve seen marketing teams that produced both a webinar and some style of long-form gated content every single month. Award programs usually center on campaigns too.

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Webbiquity

MAY 20, 2020

How are enterprise marketing professionals adjusting their 2020 plans in response to the spread of coronavirus? Just-released research shows that while live events are off the table for now, marketing teams (including event marketers) will remain active. But what about enterprise marketing professionals specifically?

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 10, 2023

How can a digital marketing agency help you stand out in a crowded market? A digital marketing agency can help you gain visibility or, at a minimum, keep up with your competitors. Statistics show that most companies are increasing their marketing budget because of a demonstrable return on investment.

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