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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. Four universal digital marketing pain points.

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Get Your Content Engine Running Before Hiring A Fractional CMO

Marketing Insider Group

Hiring a content marketing agency will not only reserve some of your marketing budget, but also deliver a marketing strategy that’s backed by data and guaranteed to succeed. Here’s what you need to know about trending fractional CMOs and why a content marketing agency may be a better fit for your business.

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Branding Your SMB On a Budget

BenchmarkONE

As a small business owner, you don’t have tons of room in your marketing budget to hire an agency or freelancer that will help you establish your branding components. It involves thinking of things you‘ve never thought about and involves a lot more than just logo design, color schemes, and fonts. . Get Creative.

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How Should I Prioritize the Marketing Budget for My Small Business?

BenchmarkONE

Effective small business marketing requires a savvy mindset. It also requires having a proper hold on your priorities, including what you should be spending on marketing and where you should be spending it. A small business marketing budget tends to be limited — but that’s okay! It may even be a good thing.

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How to Market a Small Business On a Budget

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Many small and medium businesses (SMBs) are very familiar with operating with reduced staff and tightened budgets. SMB leaders are experts at making the most of limited resources to draw in customers. But marketing smaller businesses can drain your energy, not to mention your bank account.

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Complex and Costly Sales and Marketing Tech: Navigating the Landscape for B2B Success

ClickDimensions

As an SMB, you need technology that can adapt and grow alongside you, ensuring that your investments continue to provide value as you expand. Balancing the Budget: This year, 60% of SMBs marketing budgets remained static or were cut, highlighting the importance of prioritizing solutions that offer a clear return on investment.

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Complex and Costly Sales and Marketing Tech: Navigating the Landscape for B2B Success

ClickDimensions

As an SMB, you need technology that can adapt and grow alongside you, ensuring that your investments continue to provide value as you expand. Balancing the Budget: This year, 60% of SMBs marketing budgets remained static or were cut, highlighting the importance of prioritizing solutions that offer a clear return on investment.