B2B Marketing Directions

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The findings of the August 2021 edition of The CMO Survey were published last month. The CMO Survey is led by Dr. Christine Moorman and sponsored by Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the American Marketing Association and Deloitte LLP. The CMO Survey is conducted semi-annually, and it provides a wealth of information.

CMO 96

CMO Customer Surveys B2B Allocation 96

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

That’s right, for just $8,000 per month, you can get a content marketing strategy , a year’s worth of content ideas , an SEO audit and keyword strategy , external link building, conversion funnel development, and paid promotion to reach all the new people you need to grow your business. Image: CMO Survey.

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Marketing Budget Paid Content Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation 276

NetLine

JUNE 22, 2023

The pain B2B demand gen marketing pros experience whenever sales fails to act on leads or dismiss them prematurely can be quite painful. Sales, conversely, pulls its collective hair out whenever marketing overpromises and underdelivers on quality buyer-level information.

Validation 97

Validation Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Automation Services High Quality Lead 97

B2B Marketing Directions

APRIL 9, 2023

Source: "The CMO Survey" (Christine Moorman, 2023) (This month's Research Round-Up is devoted entirely to the March 2023 edition of "The CMO Survey." This research has been conducted semi-annually since 2008, and it consistently provides a wealth of valuable information about marketing trends, spending, and practices.)

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CMO Customer Surveys Research B2B 52

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2020

When I recently interviewed Kathleen Schaub about the changes in marketing over her long tenure as both a CMO and the lead of IDC’s CMO Advisory Practice, she commented on what had changed most for marketing professionals. The concept of one-to-one or one-to-few marketing is hardly new.

Account Based Marketing 315

Account Based Marketing ABM Work Management Marketing Management 315

Pearl Digital Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

These for-hire experts include fractional chief marketing officers (CMOs), chief financial officers (CFOs), vice-presidents for human resources, and chief information officers (CIOs). What is a fractional CMO? The CMO works with all teams, such as IT, human resources, finance, sales, and customer service.

CMO 75

CMO Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 75

ViewPoint

APRIL 14, 2017

Last week I published a blog that provided five ways to avoid getting burned by outsourced B2B sales lead generation, qualification and nurturing. Sales/B2B Marketing execs feel intense need to do something, but are afraid to risk budget. The need for sales pressures the CMO to deliver leads fast.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Sales Leads Generation 176

Strategic-IC

APRIL 6, 2022

This is the challenge of Dark Social and the Dark Funnel [more on which is which later]. And with the rise and diversity of social media, that ‘darkness’ is a growing issue for attribution-hungry marketers looking for light. But, just because Dark Social and the Dark Funnel exist in the shadows, you simply cannot ignore it.

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Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer Account Based Marketing Paid Search Agency 62

B2B Marketing Directions

MARCH 13, 2022

(This month's Research Round-Up features the latest ABM benchmark study by ITSMA and the ABM Leadership Alliance, Winterberry Group's latest forecast of marketing and advertising spending, and a survey examining the future of marketing events by the CMO Council and Cvent.)

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Account Based Marketing ABM Spending Budget Management 52

B2B Marketing Directions

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Source: "The CMO Survey" (Christine Moorman, 2022) (This month's Research Round-Up is devoted entirely to the September 2022 edition of "The CMO Survey." This research has been conducted semi-annually since 2008, and it consistently provides a wealth of valuable information about marketing trends, spending and practices.)

CMO 52

CMO Customer Surveys Research B2B 52

Martech

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Marketers are feeling much more optimistic this quarter, according to the CMO Survey from Deloitte. The Marketer Optimism Score, which measures marketer sentiment on a scale of 0 to 100, went from 58.3 The survey had 316 responses from marketing leaders at for-profit U.S. Marketing spend. Get MarTech!

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Allocation Marketing Budget Forecasting Lead Scoring 118

Martech

MARCH 2, 2023

Boards and the C-suite expect CMOs to lead the way to profitable growth in 2023 despite various macroeconomic pressures manifesting into the “ triple squeeze ,” making everything more expensive. or “How will a 10% change to upper-funnel media impact bookings?” Marketing mix modeling (MMM) can help answer them.

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Marketing Mix Marketing Attribution Lead Ranking Planning 107

InsightSquared

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

When sales cycles are short, marketing attribution can be fairly straightforward. The higher the value of the contract, the longer the sales cycle and the more complex the marketing machine, the harder it becomes to know where marketing spend is achieving ROI.

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Marketing Attribution Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel Funnel Advertising 227

ViewPoint

MAY 13, 2016

How to define a lead and gain agreement is the first of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. For whatever reason (was it beneath him?) the CEO failed to step in and act.

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Allocation PointClear SIC Ideal Customer Profiles 174

ViewPoint

JUNE 10, 2016

Understanding the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results—the final of a multi-part blog series. Many challenges facing Sales and Marketing have been around since the beginning of time. Experience has taught me that only 5% to 15% of inquiries are ready to speak to Sales.

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Sales Qualified Leads Planning Peer-to-peer Work Management 120

The ABM Agency

APRIL 10, 2023

Reading Time: 11 minutes As a leading strategy for B2B SaaS marketing, account-based marketing (ABM) has become increasingly important in today’s rapidly changing landscape.

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Account Based Marketing Top of Funnel Enterprise Management Work Management 97

Martech

MARCH 21, 2024

In this first article of our four-part series, we’ll outline the fundamental steps for incorporating AI into MOps, paving the way for the subsequent articles to delve deeper into planning AI integration with people, process, data and platforms. AI can refine attribution models, making it simpler to connect marketing spend with outcomes.

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Marketing AI Contingency Planning Work Management Digital Transformation 109

Crimson Marketing

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Your company conducts quarterly budget reviews to determine how well projections aligned with performance. The problem is, by the time you analyze those results, you’ve likely already spent too much—or too little—on marketing.

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Content Standard

DECEMBER 10, 2020

As physical marketing spend shifts to digital channels, brands are looking to sales enablement and demand generation. The Marketing Insider Group recommends three basic tactics that serve marketers well in any B2B communication: Simplify your language. When the CMO shared her rationale, it made sense.

Sales Management 126

Sales Management Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy Banner Ads 126

InsightSquared

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

When sales cycles are short, marketing attribution can be fairly straightforward. The higher the value of the contract, the longer the sales cycle and the more complex the marketing machine, the harder it becomes to know where marketing spend is achieving ROI.

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Marketing Attribution Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel Funnel Advertising 159

SmartBug Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The combination of brand positioning, lead generation, digital marketing, local advertising, and paid media helps franchisees maximize their marketing efforts while adhering to established brand standards. For this article, we spoke to franchise business expert Jenn Foster , fractional CMO and founder of Foster Marketing.

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Planning Paid Search Agency Marketing Budget Top of Funnel 64

Marketri

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Website Traffic-to-Lead Ratio This ratio provides a snapshot of your website’s appeal to your ideal buyer—the target audience your marketing is designed to draw to and through your revenue funnel. An SQL is ready to meet with a sales rep to talk about your offering in more detail, including pricing and other specifics.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Churn Rate 62

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

From the DemandGen Report report: Organizations have moved away from relying on event marketing, with only 19% indicating increased budget prioritization. Instead, marketers are shifting their budgets toward ABM (61%), content marketing (60%), sales enablement (48%), and personalization (43%). .

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Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation Statistics Allocation 206

Martech

MARCH 18, 2022

The mystery of the marketing spend has baffled many CEOs, often illustrated by this quip that half the spend is wasted, if they only knew which half. Well, it is possible to know which half, according to Michael Brenner, CEO and founder of the Marketing Insider Group, an agency that specializes in content marketing.

ROI 124

ROI Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Planning 124

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 16, 2018

By the end of 2018, an estimated $500 billion in digital commerce revenue will be attributable to email marketing, reports Gartner. And if you are managing email marketing campaigns your CMO wants to know: What impact did they make in terms of revenue? How did they influence sales and opportunities? Conclusion.

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Multi-Touch Attribution Email Marketing Practices Planning 113

Heinz Marketing

MAY 2, 2020

In addition to our Sunday App of the Week feature, we also summarize some of our favorite B2B sales & marketing posts from around the Web each week. A look at how important trust is when it comes to sales, especially during a time of crisis. 8 Tips to Help You Manage a Remote Sales Team. Thanks, Howard J.

B2B Thought Leadership 81

B2B Thought Leadership CMO B2B Thought Leadership 81

Heinz Marketing

MARCH 27, 2023

By Matt Heinz , President of Heinz Marketing If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals.

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Demand Generation Agencies Work Management Budget Programs Paid Search Agency 79

The ABM Agency

JANUARY 15, 2021

For some B2B companies, the 2021 marketing budget has increased due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dollars usually spent on trade shows, in-person events, and travel expenses are up for grabs; the sales team is working virtually, spending less cash on entertaining potential clients. Content Creation: 30%.

Budget Programs 52

Budget Programs Paid Content Paid Search Agency Marketing Budget Creation 52

Webbiquity

JULY 27, 2021

According to Gartner’s annual CMO Spend Survey, as reported by Laurie Sullivan in MediaPost , “Marketing budgets as a percentage of revenue fell to their lowest level in recent history…Marketing budgets as a proportion of company revenue fell from 11% in 2020 to 6.4%

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CMO Gartner Budget Programs Spending 208

ClickZ

AUGUST 12, 2019

Understandably, customer experience has been a top priority for many marketers — a huge shift in process that offers enormous business impact. Customer experience gets hyped at conferences, in board rooms, and by snazzy experience cloud vendors selling “omnichannel, full-funnel, personalized, AI-driven, etc. experiences.

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Enterprise Management CMO Contacts Marketing Automation Services 45

Hubspot

JANUARY 4, 2021

Here's what else 2021 has in store based on the predictions of this fabulous group of marketing leaders. Marketers will plan asynchronous events that plug into the funnel. Latané Conant , Chief Market Officer at 6sense , predicts: "This year saw an explosion of virtual events as marketers adapted to a changing world.

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Trends Marketing AI Work Management Planning 101

B2B Marketing Directions

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Image Source: Allocadia Over the past six months, I've devoted several posts to reviewing research studies that have examined the impact of COVID-19 on B2B marketing and buying behaviors. The first series of posts (available here , here , and here ) discussed the findings of a special edition of The CMO Survey that was fielded in May.

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B2B Marketing Budget Programs Terms and Conditions Forecasting 98

Integrated B2B

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

When push comes to shove, it’s hard to find a CEO of a B2B company who sees marketing as the go-to function for business performance. Marketers are constantly challenged by their executive management to demonstrate the effectiveness of their efforts. Does that mean the CMO role at B2B companies is redundant?

CMO 40

CMO B2B Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking 40

Integrated B2B

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

When push comes to shove, it’s hard to find a CEO of a B2B company that sees marketing as the go-to function for business performance. Marketers are constantly challenged by their executive management to demonstrate the effectiveness of their efforts. Does that mean the CMO role at B2B companies is redundant?

CMO 40

CMO B2B Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking 40

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The current marketing trailblazers realize it’s time to shift their focus away from monthly reports and onto insight-based decisions. They’re moving past backward-looking measurement and toward decision-focused management—and it’s redefining the way we think about marketing ROI. The rising demand for marketing ROI.

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ROI B2B Thought Leadership Cost per Acquisition Forecasting 106

Digilant

OCTOBER 21, 2021

As a result, diversifying media budgets to keep your brand in front of audiences everywhere is critical. . The CMO’s Chase for Perfection. . In today’s environment, CMOs have to be nearly perfect when it comes to marketing spend management. Continually test new tactics. .

ROI 52

ROI Marketing Budget Practices Allocation 52

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Marketing executives must walk a fine line between building pipeline, meeting revenue expectations, managing customer experience, delivering new prospects and building and maintaining a productive team with the proper skill set. As marketing executives, why is tying revenue to marketing spend so difficult?

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