Defending Your Budget for the C-Suite
Marketing budgets are being reassessed, one-third of the brands we speak with are being asked to cut their budgets – and yet marketing teams continue to be under pressure to deliver results.
Marketing budgets are being reassessed, one-third of the brands we speak with are being asked to cut their budgets – and yet marketing teams continue to be under pressure to deliver results.
Measuring marketing’s impact has always been a challenge, with tools evolving over time as marketing tactics also evolved.
We’re hearing this across industries including retail, food and beverage, finance, technology and healthcare, with budget cuts being discussed ranging from 5% to 50%
After two long years of virtual networking and conferences, this year’s Cannes Lions proved to be a fantastic opportunity for the advertising industry to finally come together again.
Marketers’ approach to data can be problematic given that some tactics and channels more easily lend themselves to ones and zeroes than others.
Contextual targeting is enjoying a resurgence as digital advertisers look for ways to tailor ads to audiences without using potentially privacy-unsafe customer data. New regulations by governments at home in the US and abroad are driving this change, as are stricter anti-tracking rules by gatekeepers like Apple. It looks like successful behavioral and demographic targeting will only get harder in the years to come.
We just released our latest ROI Genome Intelligence Report: Targeting Works, Except When it Doesn’t. Although targeting has long been a staple of marketing strategies, deploying it as an effective tactic can be deceptively complex.
There has been no shortage of change in the marketing industry over the past decade and the complexity of the advertising ecosystem has increased, especially within e-commerce. With so much to consider, how can marketers still plan for future success and growth and not become last month’s fashion trend?
In today’s bonkers business world, pronounced and unpredictable disruption has become a daily deal: Covid ‣ Shift to Goods ‣ Supply Chain Constipation ‣ Inflation ‣ ??
One of the major challenges marketing leaders can face is making a clear financial case for initiatives and budget.