2020 Marketing Budget Planning: Here’s How Marketers Say Spending is Shaping Up
October is typically a time of year with special urgency for many in marketing. For starters, it’s the beginning of Q4 and all the pressure that comes with trying to make the numbers for the year. At the same time,... Read More
6 Benchmarks from a Survey of CMOs through the Lenses of B2B Marketing
Another edition of the bi-annual survey of CMOs published by Christine Moorman, a professor at the business school at Duke University, was published at the end of August. I’ve read and written about the survey since about 2013 and have... Read More
These Cliff Notes to 19 Email Marketing Studies will Give You a Quick but Thorough View of Current Email Marketing Benchmarks and Statistics
“In 2009, The Wall Street Journal published an article claiming that email was dead. Ironically, it was the most emailed article of the day.” Source: Marketo, The Definitive Guide to Engaging Email Marketing (2013). Twice in a week, I found... Read More
Study Reveals Gaps Between the CEO and PR in Communications Goals, Issues and Technology
Usually, it’s wise to ensure your goals nest with your boss’ goals, especially when the boss is the CEO. But a new survey out of the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg shows that isn’t happening among some PR... Read More
PR Measurement: A Pulse Check on How Communicators Show Value
Tying outcomes to communications have been a challenge for a long time. For example, in a traditional media relations setting, how do you know if a media mention is moving the needle on reputation? On leads? On sales? On votes?... Read More
Corporate Communications is Taking More PR Work In-House, finds Survey; Media Relations Gets Even Harder
Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. It’s a trend that mirrors similar patterns seen broadly in the marketing for the last several years, where CMOs have slashed agencies in favor of in-house teams. Some 47% of respondents said... Read More
How Long Should a Blog Post be in 2019? [And Other Key Blogging Statistics You Should Know]
Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 times more likely to publish... Read More
18 Marketing and PR Statistics that Read Like a Meta Description for the Year 2018
Every year I pour over dozens (hundreds?) of studies and surveys – some of which I had a hand in producing – dissecting the results and connecting dots where it looks appropriate. As we close in on the year’s end,... Read More
Why People Believe Brands Should or Should Not Take a Political Stand
Why? It’s a good question to pose in surveys because it often provides sentiment that cannot be gleaned from numerical values alone. Typically, a good way to include it is as an optional question – with an open-ended comment field... Read More
5 Important Planning Considerations from a B2B Content Marketing Study
B2B organizations that find content marketing effective are committed to these programs. These organizations have a content marketing plan in writing. The publication rhythm is reliable. Those are among the top-level findings from an annual survey of content marketers by... Read More
