Chart of the Week: Marketing Budgets Shifting to Digital Tactics
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 20:15Marketers are shifting their budgets away from traditional marketing channels and toward digital marketing channels. Econsultancy, in association with ExactTarget, surveyed more than 265 B2B marketers — in companies of all sizes — asking if they plan to spend more or less of their marketing budgets in 2010 on 14 different marketing tactics. While 46% of companies plan to increase their overall marketing budgets in 2010, 66% will increase their investments in digital marketing.
Digital channels make up the top 5 tactics in which marketers are investing:
1. Off-site Social Media - 65%
2. Search Engine Optimization - 64%
3. On-site Social Media - 58%
4. Email (acquisition) - 56%
5. Email (retention) - 53%
All of these tactics work together to help you get found and draw prospects to you.
Leaving Traditional Marketing Behind:
We also see a trend in moving away from the traditional “push” marketing channels. The top 5 places marketers are looking to cut [...]
Original post by Jeanne Hopkins



