SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 2, 2023

As the year draws to a close, marketers face a crucial task: allocating their remaining marketing budget to drive the best return on investment (ROI). Whether you're an experienced marketer or just starting out, we've got you covered. Let's dive in and make those marketing dollars count!

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Tiecas

APRIL 5, 2024

A documented industrial marketing strategy is critical for success. Did you know 80% of successful content marketers have a documented content marketing strategy? In my experience working with manufacturers and industrial companies, too many are in a rush to pump out more content without a strategy in place.

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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. This external perspective can help you align your strategies with broader market shifts.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 17, 2023

Over the years, we’ve read (and written) some of the best marketing articles, making our judgment pretty great when it comes to determining value. The best marketing articles are not only chock-full of valuable insight, but they also stand the test of time. 25 Best Marketing Articles No time to sift through Google SERPs?

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SmarkLabs

JANUARY 3, 2023

Creating a marketing budget for the year can be a daunting task, but it’s an essential part of any business’s planning process. A marketing budget helps you allocate resources effectively, track the performance of your campaigns, and make informed decisions about your marketing strategy.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Even the most successful sales teams, with the best incentive plans, cannot fill the gap when marketing is constrained, let alone deliver the customer experience and convince the audience of brand value. Reducing marketing budgets while facing business headwinds debilitates revenue goals and depresses network effects.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2022

They need to manage their marketing budgets prudently and make sure every dollar is spent wisely. For B2B marketers, staying on top of the latest digital marketing strategies is not just a job requirement, but a matter of corporate survival. With B2B marketing, it’s all about value.

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xiQ

JULY 9, 2019

Does Your Marketing Budget Allow For Game Changing Solutions? Similarly, you can’t use outdated sales and marketing tactics and technologies to conduct next generation Account-Based Marketing. . B2B Marketing is transforming from Lead Generation to Account-Based Marketing.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 8, 2021

Developing a concise, productive, balanced marketing budget usually always involves allocating limited funding—especially if that budget is for a startup or small business. Every department head in the company needs part of the overall budget (and most want more) for their specific team’s operations. 1: Branding.

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Content marketing can be a powerful way to build a foundation for your overall marketing strategy, create lead generation opportunities, and engage with your target audience. So it’s critical to take the time to create a strong content marketing strategy that can deliver relevant content to your audience.

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B2B Digital Marketer

JUNE 23, 2022

The task of creating budgets has always been a complex endeavor. Even before the lockdown, the effectiveness of marketing budgets has been on a decline, and now that we are coming out of the lockdown, budgets have become even more challenging. A one-size-fits-all solution simply won’t make the cut.

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xiQ

JULY 9, 2019

Does Your Marketing Budget Allow For Game Changing Solutions? Similarly, you can’t use outdated sales and marketing tactics and technologies to conduct next generation Account-Based Marketing. . B2B Marketing is transforming from Lead Generation to Account-Based Marketing.

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KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As marketers look to improve upon the return-on-investment (ROI) of their various tactics, new research suggests that many are taking a more agile approach to budgeting. Specifically, they are adjusting their spending according to the ROI they see from specific channels.

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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.

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Tiecas

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I’m sure you’ve heard marketing consultants like me talk about the importance of creating a marketing strategy and then following a plan for success. But what exactly is the difference between an industrial marketing strategy and a plan? This helps in positioning the brand effectively in the market.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 11, 2021

They want to find convenient solutions quickly. They may even expect businesses to offer custom-fit solutions to their needs and personalized customer experiences unmatched by the competition. If you don’t start incorporating these strategies into your marketing, you could quickly fall behind your competitors.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 27, 2018

Does it feel like presenting your marketing budget to the CFO is like pulling teeth? If you want a less painful budgeting process, my best piece of advice is to build a budget that your CFO will understand and agree with from the get-go. Here are seven specific best practices to get there. Click To Tweet.

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SalesIntel

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The top 3 most effective marketing channels as reported by respondents were social media, organic search and content marketing. The top 3 barriers to effective implementation of marketing strategies were considered to be lack of brand awareness, lack of leads generated and lack of automation of processes. Email Marketing.

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xiQ

JULY 9, 2019

Similarly, you can’t use outdated sales and marketing tactics and technologies to conduct next generation Account-Based Marketing. . B2B Marketing is transforming from Lead Generation to Account-Based Marketing. Starting with outdated, clumsy systems delays the impact and ROI from ABM by months if not years.

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KEO Marketing

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Q4 is a common time for companies to prepare 2018 marketing plans and budgets. Depending on your company goals and 2017 results, this may mean a small revamp to your current marketing plan, or it might mean a complete refresh of your marketing approach.

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accelerate agency

APRIL 12, 2023

Finding the right SaaS marketing strategy for your company may seem challenging, but in such a competitive environment, it’s crucial. It’s estimated that the total value of the worldwide SaaS market will hit $195 billion in 2023, up 17% from 2022. Marketing of any kind is all about finding ways to stand out from the crowd.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 7, 2021

A few B2B marketing strategies did particularly well in 2020, and demand generation was one of them. For the marketers who were able to pivot quickly, many B2B demand generation best practices helped to ease the pain of 2020. While the two tactics share a lot of similarities, they are not the same thing.

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Sharpspring

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The phrase “marketing plan” can mean many things, from your social media/ad campaign schedule to your lead nurture pipeline to your overall strategic goals. Ideally, you’ll bring all these tactics together in a cohesive strategy. And this will become your capital-letter Marketing Plan! your goals?

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

If only there were a way to organize your answers to all of these questions -- a place where you could enter in estimated costs for all of your line items, and then compare your projected marketing budget to what you actually end up spending. Included in our eight budget templates bundle is a template to manage your website redesign.

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Walker Sands

DECEMBER 23, 2021

And now, with the pandemic impacting the way many organizations think about spend and ROI, there is more pressure than ever to directly connect investments to business return. Business and Marketing Goal Alignment . Creating a Strategic Budget . It provides the “why” to your marketing strategy.

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B2B Marketing Directions

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Marketers work relentlessly to optimize the performance of their campaigns and programs in order to maximize marketing ROI. Read on to find out why marketers should spend part of their marketing budget on things that may not work. So, why am I discussing venture capital in a blog about B2B marketing?

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Any marketing campaign should start with a solid plan that sets out what you’re aiming to achieve, how you’re going to do it, the deadline for doing it, and how you’ll measure its success. SaaS marketing is no exception. Skip ahead, if you like: What is a SaaS marketing plan?

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Any marketing campaign should start with a solid plan that sets out what you’re aiming to achieve, how you’re going to do it, the deadline for doing it, and how you’ll measure its success. SaaS marketing is no exception. Skip ahead, if you like: What is a SaaS marketing plan?

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Any marketing campaign should start with a solid plan that sets out what you’re aiming to achieve, how you’re going to do it, the deadline for doing it, and how you’ll measure its success. SaaS marketing is no exception. Skip ahead, if you like: What is a SaaS marketing plan?

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Binary Demand

JUNE 22, 2023

The quick answer is that businesses gain valuable insights into their target audience, industry trends, and market dynamics by gathering, analyzing, and utilizing data. It begins when sales and marketing teams employ a range of B2B lead generation strategies to pique the target market’s interest and lead prospects through the sales funnel.

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Outbound Engine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Creating a marketing budget for your small business used to involve a lot of guesswork. Now, small business owners are learning how to use the many tools they have for creating a successful marketing budget. Why Do I Need a Marketing Budget for My Small Business? What if I don’t have enough money?

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Sword and the Script | B2B

APRIL 11, 2020

You can’t control the constraints imposed by the Coronavirus, but you can make a case to keep your marketing budget It’s a challenging time to be a marketer. Second, the business is chasing after your budget with a saw. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links [UML]. Give our services a try.

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Only B2B

MAY 8, 2023

Account-based marketing (ABM) has gained popularity as a marketing tactic among B2B businesses in recent years. Targeting certain accounts rather than casting a wide net has proven to be a successful strategy for generating higher-quality leads and boosting sales. Here are three key categories of metrics to consider: A.

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nDash

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

I am a freelance writer who provides content marketing solutions in a broad range of industries, from health and fitness, green living, sustainability, small business marketing and SEO. An excellent ROI is the holy Grail of marketing. PR training, solutions, and integrated campaigns . Marketing strategy .

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KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The “Mobile Marketing Trends 2017” report from MobileBridge has discovered that this year, 70 percent of marketers intend to “somewhat” or “significantly” increase their budgets to execute their mobile strategy. Sixty-three percent of marketers have an app to build customer loyalty.

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The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

A robust B2B digital marketing strategy can and WILL drive growth in revenue, reputation, and resilience for your business. Otherwise, you’ll get overwhelmed by ALL the options available for marketing online. These are our best tips for helping you focus on what matters. Paid is often targeted at direct lead generation.

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 8, 2014

A fascinating new study was released this morning from Salesforce ExactTarget Marketing Cloud (a client of Convince & Convert ). Called 2014 State of Marketing , insights from over 2,500 global marketers , the report is full of data about marketers’ outlook and plans for the coming year.

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