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.) display advertising, digital video).

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing ABM Spending Budget Management 52

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

The Point

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

A recent survey by content automation company TechValidate and B2B agency Spear Marketing Group provides useful insight into the content, tactics, and technologies proving most valuable for today’s B2B marketers. Video was named the content type that marketers project will be most essential in the coming year. •

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Tactics 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Influenced by Sun Tzu and coined by Sagefrog CEO and Co-founder Mark Schmukler, this quote implies that there’s a clear difference between marketing strategy and marketing tactics. The Most Effective B2B Marketing Strategies. Have a Formal Marketing Plan. Partner with a Marketing Agency. Ride the Rise of Mobile.

Resource Management 355

Resource Management Demand Generation Agencies CMS Development Work Management 355

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 13, 2020

A recent survey and found that 73% of CEOs think that marketers lack credibility and have quite a bit of work to do to earn their trust. Establishing credibility and trust in marketing is more important than ever before. Too often, we stay there in our little marketing silos, doing what we’re told. Quick Takeaways.

Trust Marketing 302

Trust Marketing Word of Mouth Advertising Agencies B2B Thought Leadership 302

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 22, 2012

As Q3 draws to a close, B2B marketers are already thinking ahead to 2013, strategizing about what’s worked thus far in 2012—and what hasn’t. KoMarketing Associates was appreciative when GlobalSpec sent us a complimentary copy of the report for review. Online) Marketing Spending on the Rise.

Marketing Report 120

Marketing Report Trends B2B Marketing Allocation 120

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Marketers spend a good portion of their careers trying to get ahead of the curve when it comes to identifying and adopting the latest marketing trends. One way is to be on the right channels, and for B2B marketing that means tapping into the power of the B2B big three: Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Social Media 310

Social Media B2B Thought Leadership Media B2B 310

Top Rank Marketing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

percent pointing to boosting sponsor and exhibitor return on investment (ROI) levels, according to newly-released survey results. percent expansion, as spending on influencer-sponsored social media content in the U.S. times faster than traditional social media advertising spending, according to recently-pubished forecast data.

Marketing AI 110

Marketing AI B2B Marketing B2B Marketing Management 110

B2B Marketing Directions

MARCH 17, 2019

The findings of the latest CMO Survey by Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the American Marketing Association, and Deloitte were published a few days ago. The latest results are based on responses from 323 marketing leaders at U.S. B2B and B2C companies. As this table shows, only 35.4% As this table shows, only 35.4%

CMO 53

CMO Marketing AI Customer Surveys B2B 53

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

With an economic downturn looming, it’s not surprising around 75% of CMOs report being asked to do more with less in a Gartner survey. Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. How has AI impacted the market? Let’s look at these steps in detail.

Marketing Budget 123

Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation Paid Content Budget Programs 123

Martech

AUGUST 8, 2022

Nearly a quarter (23%) of marketers say their biggest challenge is getting internal alignment on go-to-market initiatives across departments, according to a survey conducted by MarTech in partnership with Highspot. . Differentiating their brand from competitors was next on the list of biggest marketing challenges with 17%.

Enterprise Management 81

Enterprise Management Work Management Differentiation Customer Surveys 81

ANNUITAS

AUGUST 30, 2018

These business leaders had legitimate concerns about the performance of their Demand Generation efforts, which often manifested in a number of ways: sales leaders needing to add headcount to “fill in the gaps” around lead generation shortcomings, or a distrust driven by a disconnect between marketing and sales when it comes to performance reporting.

CMO 197

CMO Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel 197

Hubspot

AUGUST 31, 2010

Twice a year Professor Christine Moorman at Duke's Fuqua School of Business surveys hundreds of CMOs to get an overall measure of what is happening in marketing as part of a project aptly called The CMO Survey. Below are a couple highlights from the latest report, released today. Marketing Spending Should Increase.

Budget Management 28

Budget Management CMO Customer Surveys Marketing Report 28

Martech

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Campaign management software helps marketers automate the manual tasks of planning, launching and measuring the impact of their campaigns. That’s important because there are a number of moving pieces to many modern marketing campaigns. creative, media, brand, legal, etc.) creative, media, brand, legal, etc.)

Work Management 77

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs 77

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 7, 2020

Identity resolution – the ability to identify customers across devices – is essential for marketers measuring the results of their campaigns. report, and statistics showed that the majority of respondents (66%) have had an identity resolution strategy in place for at least 12 months. Measuring Marketing ROI ‘Too Soon’.

Budget Programs 31

Budget Programs Marketing Report Sales Cycle Forrester 31

Martech

JULY 25, 2022

Without demonstrable proof that marketing initiatives are driving business results, marketers’ budgets are easy pickings for leaders seeking to improve profitability or just keep the business afloat during challenging times. And it’s not just marketing department jobs and media budgets that are at stake.

Marketing Attribution 103

Marketing Attribution Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 103

ClearVoice

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Marketing is Essential During a Recession. It’s tempting to cut back on your marketing budget, but data shows that is actually not a good idea. According to a new report from Analytic Partners , if you cut back on marketing spending during a recession, your competitors may swoop in and steal your business.

Planning 96

Planning Marketing Budget Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 96

ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

There is perhaps no more challenging role in the C-suite than that of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) within a B2B organization. It’s an approach to organizational design akin to taking the Pragmatic Marketing chart and just circling all of the functions. It is not surprising. One is on the CMO, the other is on the CEO.

CMO 147

CMO Positioning Marketing Analytics Tools Peer-to-peer 147

Martech

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

To add to the usual list of challenges marketers and their technology counterparts deal with regularly, we’ve been saddled with: A pandemic. While 61% of CMOs report they lack the in-house capabilities to deliver their strategy, spending on in-house labor remained static, per Gartner’s 2022 CMO Spend survey. .

Work Management 108

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Budget Budget Programs 108

ClearVoice

JUNE 24, 2021

In 2021, content marketing continues to dominate for one simple reason: Your audience doesn’t want the alternative. They hate popups and disruptive ads with irrelevant marketing messages and no personalization selling things and services they neither want nor need. marketing Click To Tweet.

Statistics 117

Statistics Content Marketing Marketing Budget Paid Search Agency 117

Martech

MARCH 2, 2023

And although marketing budgets, as a share of revenue, rebounded last year to more than 9%, according to the 2022 Gartner CMO Spend and Strategy Survey , they are still lower than they were in 2020, forcing CMOs to achieve more with less. What is marketing mix modeling?

Marketing Mix 101

Marketing Mix Marketing Attribution Lead Ranking Planning 101

Top Rank Marketing

JULY 2, 2018

Ask any marketer if they’ve ever had to contend with the shrinking or deep cutting of their budgets, odds are you’ll get a deep sigh and a “more than once” response. So, if you’re staring down a budget reduction, don’t panic. bctt tweet="If you’re staring down a #marketing budget reduction, don’t panic.

ROI 52

ROI Advertising Agencies Marketing Budget Paid Search Agency 52

Tomorrow People

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Content marketing is a growing sector, but are increased budgets leading to better outcomes? This blog summarizes some recent research from the Content Marketing Institute. That’s a market with low growth, where you have low market share: it’s where you’re standing over a storm drain tearing up $50 notes.

Paid Content 136

Paid Content Advertising Agencies Spending Paid Search Agency 136

B2B Marketing Directions

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Multiple research studies have shown that measuring marketing performance remains both a top priority and a major challenge for most marketers. Fifty-four percent of senior marketing respondents said that marketing analytics had not had as much influence in their organization as they expected.

Multi-Touch Attribution 98

Multi-Touch Attribution Advertising Agencies Forrester Paid Search Agency 98

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

B2B marketers are still investing in conferences and tradeshows to expand their reach, but a survey conducted by Certain, Inc. About 73 percent of marketers claimed that they still rely on manual data capture at events. Why do marketers appear to be slow to automate data capture?

Event Marketing 124

Event Marketing B2B Marketing Planning B2B 124

Allocadia

MARCH 31, 2019

Serving B2B markets worldwide, the company designs, develops and sells products and services that provide network infrastructure for networking requirements of service providers, enterprises, governments, and research and public sector organizations worldwide. . – Eric Andrews, VP Global Marketing Operations, Juniper Networks.

Budget Programs 40

Budget Programs Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Budget 40

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 10, 2019

It’s no surprise to see more and more marketers explore and invest in attribution modeling in 2019 and beyond. It’s imperative for marketers to understand their customers’ journey and the role that each touchpoint plays in an eventual purchase — and marketing attribution is the one tactic that helps them do so.

Marketing Attribution 160

Marketing Attribution Multi-Touch Attribution B2B Marketing Trends 160

Rev

JUNE 25, 2019

That’s B2B marketing in 2019 in a nutshell. . We’ve been inundated with process improvements, strategies, and marketing automation tools – there’s literally no shortage of things we can be doing. Ask a dozen marketers and you’ll get a dozen different responses. Email Marketing. Content, Video Marketing.

Demand Generation Agencies 114

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Tactics 114

Full Circle Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Account Based Marketing, commonly referred to as ABM, has taken the B2B marketing world by storm. According to HubSpot , 70% of marketers reported using ABM last year, which is a 15% increase from the prior year. With an influx of interest in creating personalized ABM campaigns, marketers everywhere are looking for help.

Account Based Marketing 98

Account Based Marketing ABM Full Circle Insights Ideal Customer Profiles 98

The Point

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Research firm Software Advice have released their 2014 B2B Demand Generation Benchmark Report , a handy reference for anyone planning 2015 marketing spend. You can access the complete report on the Software Advice blog – no registration required.). (You

Trade Show 100

Trade Show Demand Generation Agencies BtoB Lead Scoring 100

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

B2B Marketing Directions

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Target Marketing magazine recently published the findings of its annual "Media Usage Survey," which was designed to identify marketing spending plans for 2017. The researchers suppressed participation by list services firms and creative services/advertising agencies so that all responses would be from marketers.

Paid Search Agency 49

Paid Search Agency Allocation Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget 49

ClickZ

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Open source digital experience company Acquia surveyed thousands of customers, prospects, partners, and consumers at large about the personalization space and current trends there. 92% of those surveyed indicated they were interested in delivering personalized experiences to their customers.

Trends 90

Trends Advertising Channels Personalization Advertising Mediums 90

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2019

Influenced by Sun Tzu and coined by Sagefrog CEO and Co-founder Mark Schmukler, this quote implies that there’s a clear difference between marketing strategy and marketing tactics. The Most Effective B2B Marketing Strategies. Have a Formal Marketing Plan. Partner with a Marketing Agency.

Resource Management 100

Resource Management Work Management CMS Development Marketing Management 100

Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2020

This multitouch buying experience poses a difficult question for marketers: Which channels actually contribute to an eventual conversion—and how much did each channel contribute? Enter: Marketing attribution. We explain the basics of marketing attribution and explore several popular marketing attribution models.

Marketing Attribution 130

Marketing Attribution Multi-Touch Attribution Paid Content Sales Management 130

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.

Paid Content 62

Paid Content Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation Budget Programs 62

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

Let’s start this with a statistic that should by itself be enough to have any small business owner invest in digital marketing. It’s a massive market size to not be a part of, and definitely, the biggest reason why you should invest in digital marketing. Graphic source: Keap report. Eighty-seven. Picture this: 41% of U.S.

Small Business Marketing 174

Small Business Marketing Paid Content Cost per Lead Marketing Budget 174