Staffing Charts

2 in 3 Marketers Report Having Replaced A MarTech Solution in the Past Year

Did the pandemic play a role? Half say yes.

Service Providers Struggle with Resources, Tech

More than 4 in 10 say that not having enough staff or resources stands in the way of providing consistent and quality engagement.

Which Skills Do PR Pros Think Will Rise in Importance?

As parts of the world gradually reopen while coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, PR professionals have expressed confidence that their industry will come back. In fact, Muck Rack’s The State of PR 2021 [download page] study reveals that about half (48%) say they think...

Most Marketers Say They’re Not Getting the Most Out of Their Marketing Automation Tools. Why?

Although marketers recognize the benefits of marketing automation, it doesn’t always mean that they use it to its fullest capacity. In fact, per a new survey from Ascend2 and its Research Partners, only 1 in 5 marketers claim to be using marketing automation tools to...

Here’s the Latest on How Marketing Budgets Are Being Divvied Up

Amid a historic decrease in the proportion of company revenue being allocated to marketing budgets this year, the portion of marketing budgets being allocated to various resources is remaining relatively steady this year. Gartner’s annual CMO Spend Survey [download...

Comms Pros Confront Changing Set of Challenges

Some 8 in 10 communications professionals say organizations place a greater emphasis on communications now than before the start of the pandemic. This is per the most recent survey [SlideShare] of more than 300 communication professionals from Ned’s Job of the Week...

CMOs Expected to be CX Champions

With more customers opting to go multi-channel, customer experience (CX) has become a top priority for businesses. And, while the debate continues as to where the responsibility for CX lies, many leaders are looking to marketing to make sure their business is...

7 in 10 C-Suite Leaders At Least Moderately Confident in the Marketing Team to Drive Growth This Year

Last year, marketers were tasked with retaining and connecting with customers at a time when many marketing budgets were being shifted or cut, leading many to believe that the importance of marketing had increased. And, even as some sense of normality is starting to...

2 in 3 B2B Marketers to Up Their MarTech Spend

More than two-thirds (68% of) B2B marketers expect their digital marketing budgets to rise in the year ahead, with 1 in 4 (26%) expecting their budgets to increase significantly. These figures come from Wpromote's latest report [download page] on the State of B2B...

These Are the Challenges Content Marketers Need to Overcome to Structure Their Strategies

The demand for content has increased since the start of the pandemic, but are organizations prepared to handle this growing thirst for content? A new report [pdf] from the Content Management Institute (CMI) finds that only about 1 in 5 content marketers claim that...

Looking Ahead, Here Are Marketers’ Top MarTech Priorities

Not only has the pandemic lengthened the purchase cycle for many B2B buyers, but a majority are consulting more sources to research and evaluate before making a purchase. This shift towards researching more before getting in touch with sales has increased the value of...

As Revenue Target Pressures Rise, Marketers Confront These Main Challenges

Some 8 in 10 global marketing leaders believe that the shift towards the self-reliant buyer in this digital-first environment has extremely (32%) or very (48%) much increased the value of marketing in their organizations. This is according to a report [download page]...