Three quarters of marketers find B2B engagement harder than ever

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As many as 73% of marketers say that capturing the attention of B2B audiences is harder than it was a year ago, indicating a heightened problem in the B2B landscape.  

This is according to research from independent design consultancy The Frameworks, which surveyed 150 B2B marketers at organisations of more than 500 people, and explored the value of great design in the B2B sector and the barriers that prevent B2B marketers from making bolder creative...

11 January 2022 | CMO

Lack of Trust in marketing data – What does this mean for the CMO?

Earlier this month Adverity launched its latest research project, surveying 964 marketers and marketing data analysts to understand their major challenges, strategic priorities, and pain points.

Shockingly, the research found that over a third (34%) of CMOs don’t trust their marketing data, this rises to over 50% of CTOs / CDOs. Meanwhile, the biggest pain point for both marketers and data analysts (42%) is the time it takes to manually wrangle data. Whilst there is not...

29 November 2021 | Big Data

Julie Meredith, Dash Hudson: Why video and authentic content are vital

Julie Meredith, VP of marketing at Dash Hudson.

Could you tell us a little bit about Dash Hudson and what makes it unique?

Dash Hudson was founded back in 2015 with the mission of helping the world's most important companies deepen engagement with their consumers through photos and videos. Our goal is to close the loop on all key visual marketing channels for brands, by focusing on the performance of photos and videos. Our software helps brands to choose the right image, inspire their audience to action, and measure the results...

22 November 2021 | CMO

Worldwide martech industry valued at £252.65bn

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The martech industry has been valued at $344.8bn (£252.65bn), according to a report released by Moore Kingston Smith, a UK multidisciplinary professional services firm.

New research from Moore Kingston Smith in collaboration with the MarTech Alliance assesses the state of marketing technology (the range of digital tools and software that marketers use to achieve their objectives) in 2021/22 across a range of industries, spanning the finance, entertainment, automotive, media and...

1 November 2021 | Big Data

Three quarters of CMOs ‘are contributing to business growth’

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CMOs’ responsibilities are shifting, with around three quarters of them now responsible for contributing to business growth (76%) and data and technology (74%). 

This is according to the latest Capgemini Research Institute report, ‘A new playbook for chief marketing officers: Why CMOs should enable real-time marketing to drive sustained growth’. 

Despite the CMO’s new data-focused responsibilities, only 12% of marketers have the requisite data access,...

12 October 2021 | Best Practice

Brainstorming: How to do it better

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Brainstorming sessions are a great way to develop new ideas and take the team’s input, but they feel like a total waste for many managers.

These sessions usually result in some participants bickering while others just sit and listen without trying to partake. This is, of course, a waste of time and entirely non-productive because the whole point was to take everyone’s input, and if that’s not happening, it’s useless.

Sometimes even if the brainstorming does bring...

23 August 2021 | CMO

Half of marketers feel their companies fall short on customers’ expectations

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Almost half (48%) of CMOs believe the customer experience their organisations deliver falls below or significantly below their customers’ expectations. 

That’s despite more than three quarters (79%) recognising that delivering a premium customer experience is a powerful competitive advantage.

This is according to new MarTech Alliance and Treasure Data release new research, in which 200 markets in the UK, France and Germany were surveyed.

Stifling...

8 July 2021 | CMO

CIM: Vast majority of marketers optimistic for the industry post-pandemic

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As many as 71% of marketers believe that the COVID-19 pandemic has positively affected perceptions of their brands, according to a new report from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).

The CMO 50 explored the views of 50 of the UK’s top marketers with regard to the long-term future of the marketing industry, finding that the vast majority of CMOs and directors are optimistic but call for stricter government regulations moving forward.

Overall, spirits seemed high...

7 July 2021 | CMO

Toluna launches industry’s ‘first-of-its-kind’ enterprise insights subscription

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Consumer insights provider Toluna has launched what it claims is the industry’s first and only Enterprise Insights Subscription. 

Developed in response to client feedback and market demand, brands will now have limitless access to the industry-leading Toluna Start platform, Toluna research experts and consumer insights powered by the Toluna global panel community.

As the consumer landscape changes at a rapid pace, the value of real-time insights has never been...

14 June 2021 | CMO

Fintech marketers invested £2.13 billion in user acquisition in 2020

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Despite a challenging 2020 for the financial sector, remarketing efforts soared threefold and non-organic installs increased by 70% globally.

This was just one of the key findings from the 2021 edition of The State of Finance App Marketing report by  marketing measurement firm AppsFlyer. 

Fintech apps are in high demand, according to the study, experiencing a 132% leap globally in downloads since 2019, with the UK having seen a 129% increase in the last year...

7 June 2021 | CMO