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New Results from the Fall 2023 Edition of The CMO Survey

The CMO Survey

Customer retention, customer acquisition, and brand value also increased, with brand value increasing dramatically from 6.3% Digital Marketing Transformations Progress Slowly: Digital marketing transformations show progress post-pandemic as companies shift out of the nascent phase (from 27.1% just one year ago.

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How to tune your GTM strategies to cope with budgetary headwinds

Martech

Continuing to navigate the “next normal” world, marketing and GTM teams have been under new pressures due to inflation, talent shortages, slowing economic conditions, possible renewed COVID restrictions, and the digital transformation hangover. to 2.9%) than the previous year, according to a Duke CMO survey.

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Email outreach for marketers: Measuring and optimizing performance

Martech

The last two years were transformative for our team at Belkins as we chose to make a significant investment solely in marketing. For me, stepping into the shoes of a CMO without a previous background in marketing was like a roller-coaster ride. Say you spent $25,000 on your marketing and sales in a month and secured 22 new customers.

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Covid Drives Digital as Marketers Pivot into Stronger and Leaner Roles

The CMO Survey

Eighty-five percent of marketers report an increased openness among customers to their digital offerings and 84% believe customers place more value on digital experiences than before the pandemic, according to a Special Covid-19 Edition of The CMO Survey from Duke University surveying marketing leaders at for-profit U.S.

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15 Years On, Five Ways Blogging Changed My Life Forever

Businesses Grow

” It was signed by the CMO of a Fortune 100 company. Two years later, he hired me for a consulting project to transform his content marketing department. Perhaps it is too dramatic to say that blogging saved my life, but mentally, physically, spiritually, and financially, I am transformed from creating these words on a screen.

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Marketers bullish on digital engagement: Thursday’s Daily Brief

Martech

Indeed, the “fractional CMO” is becoming more common. The sheer scale of moving from a legacy print-based coupon system to a 21st-century digital loyalty program required a platform with robust capabilities that could easily align with David’s Bridal’s digital transformation goals. Why we care. Quote of the day.

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Why the Future of Marketing Depends on a C-suite Partnership for Long-term Growth

Marketing Insider Group

With new trends, customer behaviors, and technologies transforming the industry at top speed, there has never been a better time to be in marketing. To overcome this hurdle, CMOs shouldn’t focus on engagement, brand awareness, or sessions, but instead, embrace financial terms and metrics like: ROI. Customer lifetime value.

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