The Lead Agency

APRIL 5, 2018

How well do you know your way around the marketing mix? If you want to see your business grow it is vital that you have your eye on all the components that make up a successful marketing strategy. Mnemonics, like the seven Ps, can prove helpful for marketers to make sure nothing is missed in the planning phase of any campaign.

Marketing Mix 67

Marketing Mix Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 67

B2B Marketing Directions

JANUARY 28, 2024

Source: Shutterstock (The concept of the "marketing mix" has been a staple of marketing for over 70 years. It's discussed in virtually all marketing textbooks and taught in virtually all introductory marketing courses. But does the marketing mix idea still have a place in 21st-century marketing?

Relevance 70

Relevance Marketing Management Planning Marketing Mix 70

Martech

APRIL 19, 2024

Many brands, such as those in the home services industry or a local grocery chain, market to specific locations, cities or regions. There are also national brands that want to expand in specific local markets. Regardless of the company or purpose, advertising on a local scale has different tactics than on a national scale.

Advertisements 105

Advertisements Advertising Allocation Planning 105

Inbox Insight

JANUARY 22, 2019

Part 3 of our B2B marketing planning mini series, this article tackles the Marketing Strategy stage of the B2B Marketing Plan. Content Plan (Roadmap): Documented processes and workflows required to deliver the content strategy. The B2B Content Marketing Strategy. Key Concepts we’ll cover: 1.

Planning 65

Planning B2B Marketing Marketing Plans B2B 65

B2B Marketing Analytics

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Marketing teams across the board are heads-down reviewing 2019 performance and coming up with strategy and budget for 2020. Having access to these marketing analytics capabilities to access performance data in real-time has been game-changing for our customers especially when it comes to annual planning.

Planning 40

Planning Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Plans Analytics 40

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

At the same time, you know that social media has changed the marketing landscape : shouting to prospects with endless email offers may produce leads but you’re worried about the longer term implications to your market. So how do you incorporate social media into the marketing mix? Amplify good news.

Marketing Mix 100

Marketing Mix Social Media Social Marketing Media 100

Inbox Insight

JANUARY 15, 2019

This market research guide is part of our B2B marketing planning series , designed to help B2B marketers tackle each phase of the marketing plan with greater confidence. This article focuses on how B2B market research is pivotal to the success of your B2B Marketing Plan and wider organizational success.

Planning 62

Planning Demand Generation Marketing Plans Research 62

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 25, 2011

The first step to great marketing is having a great marketing plan. However, not everyone bothers to plan – even though most agree that it is the foundation to successfully achieving your marketing objectives. ” If you haven’t started your marketing plan exercise, now is the time!

Planning 100

Planning Marketing Plans Lead Ranking Inbound Marketing 100

Launch Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Marketing is complicated. As the new year looms, planning your marketing budget and activities is top of mind for B2B marketers and leaders. When looking at your long-term marketing strategies and long-term marketing goals for the year ahead, there are probably many questions your organization will be looking to answer.

Organization 133

Organization B2B Marketing Planning Marketing Budget 133

Martech

JANUARY 12, 2024

As we slide into 2024, B2B marketing leaders face new challenges: deals are harder to close, budgets are shrinking, and expectations are rising. We must rethink what it means to be effective in marketing. It’s clear prior tactics and internal tribal knowledge aren’t producing the needed results.

Efficiency 129

Efficiency Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Marketing Planning 129

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.

Marketing Budget 52

Marketing Budget Paid Content Work Management Paid Search Agency 52

The Point

JUNE 23, 2020

B2B marketing has seen a dramatic change in the last decade, driven by radical advances in marketing technology and the emergence of new channels. Content marketing is dead. * Content marketing is dead. * Change in marketing is an evolution, not a coup. Cold-calling is dead. The MQL is dead. . The MQL is dead.

Lead Ranking 264

Lead Ranking Enterprise Management Marketing Qualified Leads Account Based Marketing 264

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.

Marketing Budget 52

Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation Allocation Budget Programs 52

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

It’s that time of year again and I have to ask the only question that matters for those of us involved in marketing strategy and planning: Do you know which marketing programs have worked and which ones didn’t? Accountability is tough on B2B Marketing organizations. It should be followed by a business plan.

Marketing Budget Creation 100

Marketing Budget Creation Planning Marketing Budget Budget Programs 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

It’s that time of year again and I have to ask the only question that matters for those of us involved in marketing strategy and planning: Do you know which marketing programs have worked and which ones didn’t? Accountability is tough on B2B Marketing organizations. It should be followed by a business plan.

Marketing Budget Creation 100

Marketing Budget Creation Planning Marketing Budget Budget Programs 100

Inbox Insight

JANUARY 22, 2019

Part 3 of our B2B marketing planning mini series, this article tackles the Marketing Strategy stage of the B2B Marketing Plan. Content Plan (Roadmap): Documented processes and workflows required to deliver the content strategy. The B2B Content Marketing Strategy. Key Concepts we’ll cover: 1.

Planning 46

Planning B2B Marketing Marketing Plans B2B 46

ScanmarQED

MARCH 23, 2022

Nested modeling lets you account for this interaction but still get separate planning ROIs and response curves for each tactic. Additionally, by understanding the relationship between the various metrics for a brand we can gain a greater understanding of the steps on the customer journey, and how marketing activities work together.

Lead Ranking 98

Lead Ranking Allocation Forecasting Top of Funnel 98

Hinge Marketing

APRIL 20, 2016

More than 20 years ago, Phillip Kotler, recognized by many as the father of marketing, warned that “information middlemen providers (“metamediaries”) would emerge on the Internet and assemble and offer evaluations of different suppliers for a small charge.”. Since then, the marketing mix has changed radically and grown in complexity.

Marketing Mix 48

Marketing Mix Work Management Marketing Management Online Marketing 48

ScanmarQED

JANUARY 22, 2024

The increased focus on consumer privacy in recent years has caused well-documented disruption in the marketing ecosystem, causing some marketers to turn away from solutions that analyse person-level consumer journeys (such as Multi-Touch Attribution – MTA) and towards aggregated analyses such as Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM).

Multi-Touch Attribution 59

Multi-Touch Attribution Allocation Work Management Multi-Channel 59

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

B2B Marketing POSTs by Laura Ramos About the Author About this blog High tech marketers face incredible challenges building awareness, developing demand, enabling sales, and demonstrating marketings impact on the business in an increasingly digital world. This blog draws on the heritage of my Forrester research.

Marketing Mix 40

Marketing Mix Tactics Work Management Marketing Management 40

ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Go-to-market strategy and execution is rapidly evolving – driven by a combination of customer drivers, technology innovation and changing organizational strategy. Budget issues: Amid uncertainty, driven by the Fed’s rate hikes, CFOs began slashing marketing and sales budgets in late Q3 of 2022. This may never change.

Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Marketing Analytics Tools Paid Search Agency Planning Budget Programs 130

Inbox Insight

JANUARY 15, 2019

This market research guide is part of our B2B marketing planning series , designed to help B2B marketers tackle each phase of the marketing plan with greater confidence. This article focuses on how B2B market research is pivotal to the success of your B2B Marketing Plan and wider organizational success.

Planning 42

Planning Demand Generation Marketing Plans Research 42

ScanmarQED

JANUARY 10, 2024

In this interview, Chief Business Intelligence Officer of GroupM , Bart De Pauw talks with CEO of ScanmarQED, Marcel van der Kooi, on the topic of Triangulation in Marketing Measurement. As a provider of marketing effectiveness solutions, you are for sure the right person to speak about triangulation.

Multi-Touch Attribution 105

Multi-Touch Attribution Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Management 105

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 30, 2011

Which means your 2011 marketing plan has just a few more chances to be analyzed, reviewed and refined in order to help you meet your objectives for the year. Are you on track to meet your plan? Or do you see wasted effort, tactical thinking and a reactionary culture. No Plan Required: What You Got Is What You Get.

Planning 100

Planning Marketing Plans Allocation Marketing & Strategy 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2010

The best approach to dealing with uncertainty is to be prepared and to have a plan. It’s that time of year for creating your marketing plan. The Hunter – Gatherer Model One of the biggest mistakes a marketer can make is to create a plan in a vacuum. I have used sales pipeline return on marketing spend.

Planning 100

Planning Marketing Plans Work Management Budget Programs 100

Walker Sands

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

There’s a growing tension in B2B marketing that has been building over the past few years. Although more C-suite executives than ever expect marketing teams to make a measurable business impact, most marketers don’t orient to outcomes. But more than anything, marketers seem to be stuck in a channel-first mindset.

B2B Marketing 52

B2B Marketing Planning B2B Budget Programs 52

The Point

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

A client asks: “What’s the best way to market to purchased lists like ZoomInfo ? We have a debate between our marketing and sales teams on whether the best approach is marketing emails, sales outreach, or something else. How Should I Market to Purchased Lists? Curious as to your opinion?”. Click To Tweet.

Purchase 162

Purchase Paid Search Agency Paid Social Agency Outreach 162

B2B Marketing Directions

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Most marketers are now deep into their planning for 2024, and a critical part of that planning is determining how marketing performance will be measured. Performance metrics are essential for effective marketing, but they can also have unintended consequences. Overall, this has been a positive development.

Allocation 70

Allocation Budget Programs Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 70

sagefrog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Many industries are marked by rapid technological advancements, changing regulations, and increased competition and standing out in a crowded market has never been more challenging—or critical. The key to thriving is a multifaceted marketing strategy that aligns with your brand’s core values and resonates with your target audience.

Ideal Customer Profiles 52

Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Content Webinar Metrics Marketing Strategy 52

Mass Analytics

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Jim Spaeth, from Sequent Partners , kicked off the day by reminding the audience that the first two days focused on how attribution and advanced analytics expanded to measure the marketing ecosystem and more completely estimate the value of advertising. The final assumption he deemed unrealistic was that user-level data is representative.

Ads 52

Ads Marketing Mix Cable Advertising Agencies 52

Tomorrow People

JUNE 14, 2022

Competing within an existing market is not always easy. After all, it would be far too time-consuming and costly to compare all your marketing activities against every possible competitor at once. This will determine if a competitor is likely to bring new products to market. How well do they understand the market?

Analysis 156

Analysis Effectiveness Work Management Marketing Management 156

Martech

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

MarTech.org launched MarTechBot, the first generative AI chatbot for marketing technology professionals in May 2023. A June analysis of the first 600 MarTechBot prompts revealed users chiefly derived value from generative/creative tasks, while also using MarTechBot to help them unravel a variety of marketing dilemmas. Click to expand.

Marketing AI 103

Marketing AI Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Planning 103

Liveintent

MAY 24, 2021

…But also consider layering your media plan. Why Facebook shouldn’t be the only channel on your media plan. Savvy marketers know that effective advertising requires reach and frequency. And as a marketer, you already know that email is a powerful channel for forging one-to-one connections with consumers.

Media Plans 127

Media Plans Cost per Acquisition Planning Facebook 127

Hubspot

APRIL 14, 2021

Marketing is the actions you take to attract an audience to your business. However, since marketing helps you attract people to your business, it’s essential to know how to attract them, and even more so who the people are that you want to attract to begin with. The way you can get this information is through strategic marketing.

Planning 100

Planning Work Management Marketing Management Marketing & Strategy 100

Navigate the Channel

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

As a small business, you may not be entirely sure where public relations fits within your marketing efforts and why it matters, and you may not be sure where advertising and promotion end and public relations begins, let alone have a dedicated public relations department that knows PR’s ins-and-outs. Consistent messaging is a hard line.

Public Relations 65

Public Relations Marketing & Strategy PR Analysis 65

DivvyHQ

AUGUST 6, 2020

To be a brand of the people, user-generated content should be part of your content marketing mix. It can drive true connections, turn customers into advocates, and trigger more conversions than any other tactic. But how can you inspire customers to create content for you? Start here.

User-Generated Content 113

User-Generated Content Generation Content Marketing Planning 113

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.

Budget Programs 206

Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation Statistics Allocation 206