The strategic significance of marketing increases with influence
According to Marketing Week’s 2024 Career & Salary Survey, businesses are starting to recognize marketing’s strategic aptitude. Among the nearly 3,000 respondents, more than a third (35%) said that throughout the previous year, marketing has taken on a more strategic role inside their company. A third of marketers employed by SMEs (fewer than 250 people) […]
Retail sales surpass inflation even though consumer confidence is “fragile.”
For the first time in more than two years, retail sales in March rose above the headline rate of inflation, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). In the five weeks leading up to March 30, total retail sales in the UK increased 3.5% year over year. The three-month average of 2.1% and […]
How “strategic alignment” is assisting business-to-business marketers in reducing sales friction
Sales and marketing can have a close working relationship that is full of opportunities for growth as well as tense moments with accountability and priorities. The dynamic can get even more complex in business-to-business transactions, when marketing is frequently seen as supporting the sales role. Maintaining both roles’ alignment requires striking a balance between cooperation […]
How a legacy legal firm’s success was enhanced by its embrace of marketing
For the legal company Addleshaw Goddard, it may have taken almost 250 years, but it has been well worth the wait to completely embrace marketing. The company had never before employed a head of marketing, launched a brand campaign, or even had marketing analytics in place before 2019. When entrusted with overhauling the firm’s marketing […]
Why TikTok entered “professional mode” in order to win over B2B hearts
In order to spread the word on social media, the social media app enlisted Rob Mayhew, a creator and creative director of Gravity Road, as its official TikTok for Business ambassador. Due to the promotion, 12% more marketers switched from reservation-based to auction-based trade on TikTok. According to a brand uplift research, TikTok helps 11% […]
How Sage’s redesigned marketing increased sales by 12%
More than 1,160 assets were produced by the marketers for TV, outdoor, and web platforms. The Hundred cricket competition and the rugby Six Nations were also sponsored by the new strategy. An important factor in the company’s “bumper year” was the rebrand. Due to a 101% increase in the value of renewals and customer acquisition, […]