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Report: Marketers to Spend Less on Customer Initiatives as Budgets Fall

KoMarketing Associates

Although marketers have shifted their focus to initiatives, such as the customer experience and customer relationship management (CRM), new research suggests that they will invest less in these areas in the coming months. This comes as marketing budgets as a percent of company budgets fall to 12.3%, on average, from 11.8%

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Content Marketing and Social Media: 25 Insights and Stats from Three Research Reports

Webbiquity

Nearly three-quarters of companies plan to maintain or grow their content marketing teams over the next year. Those are among the findings from a trio of this year’s best research reports, from WordPress VIP , Hootsuite , and Metricool. How are goals and strategies for content marketing changing? Budgets are growing.

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Two-thirds of marketers report mid-year budget cuts

Martech

Two-thirds of marketers are facing reduced budgets in the second half of the year, according to new research from email management software company Exclaimer. Also, many marketers are out of sync with how customers want to hear from them — focusing on social media instead of email. Get MarTech! In your inbox.

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Survey: 58% of Marketers Decreased their Martech Budgets Due to COVID-19

KoMarketing Associates

As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt across the industry, new research is shedding light on how marketers have altered the way they invest and utilize marketing technology (martech). Marketing Budgets and the Impact of the Pandemic.

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Your B2B Marketing Budget Playbook for 2021 Success [Research]

Marketing Insider Group

Most companies have learned that B2B marketing budgets are much more important than they thought – and that their existing marketing strategies, well, kind of sucked. Look, we all knew B2B marketing had plenty of problems long before COVID-19: Generic, bland, and forgettable content. Virtual events and webinars (52%).

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15 Key Statistics Designed to Guide Successful B2B Content Marketing Programs

KoMarketing Associates

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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Report: 21% of Marketers Do Not Know How to Measure the ROI of their ABM Strategy

KoMarketing Associates

Account-based marketing (ABM) continues to grow in popularity among marketers, but implementing ABM takes time, and new research has uncovered some of the biggest growing pains along the way. About 16% stated that they have not yet begun to measure their ROI. The Struggle to Implement an ABM Strategy.