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FOREWORD
Andrew HausseggerMANAGING DIRECTOR, GREEN HAT
Jodie SangsterCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ADMA
Foreword
2015 promises to be a good year for B2B marketers. Happily, budgets are rising again
with a majority of marketers noting there’s more resources. This year, digital marketing
will take the biggest slice of the marketing pie, but content marketing will not be far
behind.
Marketers say that content marketing will be a key pillar for customer outreach.
However, providing engaging content that cuts through will continue to challenge, as will
measuring effectiveness.
Online marketing tactics remain popular while print advertising and direct mail continue
a downward trajectory. PR remains popular. Marketing automation continues to flourish,
with nearly two-thirds of B2B marketers using automation having integrated it with their
sales CRM. But many marketers are not satisfied with their technology investments
because of a skills gap/lack of training. Marketing technology is only as good as the team
who works it, and marketers need to invest in training to get it right.
To conclude, it’s a year where marketers need to track their efforts effectively and
understand how technology can play that vital role in helping them. We will watch with
interest.
A grand total of 455 marketers participated in the study this year – a number that
continues to grow year on year.
B2B is alight with opportunity and challenges. One astute B2B CMO looked me
squarely in the eye recently and said, “seemingly every week someone in my team
comes across another way we could reach our customers… if things could stand
still, we could get on with it!” Perhaps you feel the same way?
B2B marketing is increasingly becoming more a science than an art. Data and
technology are the two ingredients that will separate the winners from the losers.
Smart use of these can tell us how B2B buyers want to engage, what content works
and what stage they are at in their buying process. Thanks to digital and automation,
we can collect and analyse a trail of breadcrumbs – in fact, many criss-crossing
trails – to execute smarter marketing.
So it’s interesting to see the #1 challenge of the respondents is now ‘measuring
marketing ROI’. The fact that today’s buyer is effectively more multi-channel than
the seller adds to the dilemma.
Thanks once again to ADMA and Marketing Magazine for their support this year, as
well as our international partner, B2B Marketing UK.
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Section 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Key Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2 Observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Section 2: RESEARCH RESULTS
2.1 MarketOfferings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Typical Order Value
Lead Times
2.2 MarketingResources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Size of Marketing Budget
Changes in Marketing Budget
Budget Allocation
Size of Marketing Team
Outsourcing Plans
2.3 MarketingChallenges&Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Marketing Challenges in 2014
Marketing Objectives in 2015
2.4 MarketingChannels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Traditional Marketing Tactics
Digital Marketing Tactics
Digital versus Traditional Marketing Trends
Inbound versus Outbound
2.5 MarketingAutomation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Marketing Automation Adoption
CRM Integration
Marketing Automation ROI
Marketing Automation Benefits
2.6 ContentMarketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Significance of Content
Content Trends
Targeting Buyers
2.7 SocialMediaMarketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Social Media Platforms
Social Media Involvement
Social Media ROI
2.8 Marketing&SalesAlignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cost Per Lead
Lead Follow-up Rate
Lead Conversion to Order Rate
Lead Journey Mapping
Section 3: ABOUT THIS RESEARCH
3.1 Demographics&Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.2 ResearchSupporters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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CONTENTS
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Generally…
• The top two marketing objectives for 2015 are all to
do with leads – generating leads (81%) and nurturing
leads (78%)
• Digital Marketing will take the biggest slice of the B2B
marketer’s budget in 2015 (28%, up from 23% in 2014)
with traditional offline marketing in second place (21%)
• Content Marketing is the big mover with plans to take
17% of the 2015 budget
• 2015 marketing budgets are rising with 36% increasing
by 5% or more
• Lead follow-up by Sales is on the decline with only 48%
of marketers reporting that Sales follow up at least
two-thirds of their leads
• Demographic/physiographic buyer personas have been
developed by 43% of those surveyed, up from 35% last year
About Marketing Tactics
• The biggest challenge faced in 2014 was measuring
marketing ROI, with 46% of respondents finding it
‘challenging’ – even more than generating leads (38%)
• Email, e-nurturing and social media marketing remain
the top three digital tactics that marketers will do
more of in 2015
• Marketers will do more to get their content into the
right hands with content amplification/syndication
rising (61% will do more in 2015) as with online
portals/hubs (46%)
• Print advertising is once again the top tactic that
marketers will do less of (34%, the highest decline of
all tactics), followed by tradeshows (25%) and direct
mail (23%)
• Public Relations is the most popular ‘traditional’ tactic
with 40% planning to do more in 2015 and only 8% less
About Content Marketing
• Content Marketing is now significant for 3 in 4
respondents, with 45% saying it is a ‘key pillar’
in their marketing
• Short articles/blogs, case studies and videos are
the top content types planned for 2015
• Inbound/outbound ratio continues to tip towards
inbound – which itself is reliant on content
(41% will spend more on inbound than outbound
marketing in 2015)
Section 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1KeyFindings
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Section 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1KeyFindings
About Marketing Automation
• Marketing Automation is used by 47% of respondents –
with nearly two-thirds (64%) of these having integrated
it with their CRM
• Marketo is the most popular platform (11%) closely
followed by Eloqua (10%)
• 38% of Marketing Automation users are satisfied or
very satisfied with their ROI
About Social Media
• Social Media marketing continues to grow, with
64% now creating/publishing blogs and online
content (up from 51% in 2014)
• Only 20% said they had good results from social
media marketing in 2014, although this is up from
just 11% in last year’s study
• LinkedIn was the B2B social platform of choice in
2014 with 88% penetration, although Twitter (62%)
narrowed the gap a little
Global Insights
As a comprehensive overview of B2B marketing trends
and practices in Australia, this study is unable to
go in-depth on every topic, as we must necessarily
limit the number of questions in order to maximise
participation.
So to add value for those Australian marketers
seeking deeper insights into specific B2B marketing
practices such as: Digital, Content and Social Media
Marketing, we’ve included data from specialised
overseas research throughout this report.
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Measuring Marketing ROI goes to top spot
For the first time in the five years of running this study,
marketers have ranked ‘Measuring Marketing ROI’ as
their number one challenge – even more challenging
than generating leads.
Why is this so? We believe there are two key drivers. Firstly,
measurement is easier when you have small amounts of
data. However, today B2B marketers are flooded with so
much digitised data they find themselves trying to ‘drink
from a fire hose’. Not just the volume of data, but also the
range of digital channels exacerbates the challenge.
Secondly, C-level and Sales executives expect Marketing
to be more accountable and to justify their investment.
So marketers have to get on top of lead measurement
and attribution to prove its fiscal value to the business.
Further on measurement, we thought that lead-centric
metrics would be getting more focus. However, in this
study we find nearly two in five marketers (37%) do not
know the cost of a lead – the highest this rate has been
over the last four years. They either cannot measure it or
choose not to.
Prediction:Marketing/Salesanalyticswillbecomeakey
focusfor2015/16.Lookformoreinvestmentintechnology,
talentandprocessre-engineering.
I’m a Vendor so that makes me a Publisher!
B2B vendors are behaving like content publishers. Three
quarters are saying that content is significant in their
marketing plan. As a percentage of the 2015 budget,
content has increased 54% year on year (from 11% to
17% of total budget).
Forrester Research pointed to the root of the issue when
it reported that buyers might be anywhere from two-thirds
to 90% of the way through their journey before they reach
out to the vendor. In other words, buyers are predominantly
using web and peer research to (almost) make their
decisions – with little room left for influence by the vendor.
Respondents will use blogs/short articles in 2015 (94%)
more than any other format. However, only one in five
claim they are getting good ROI from their social activity.
Having good quality content is not enough. Marketers
will need to attract and engage prospects with targeted
distribution and amplification via a variety of channels –
and part of the challenge here is that many buyers are
more multi-channel than the marketer trying lure them.
A positive trend to support content marketing is that more
marketers are developing buyer personas (43%) than last
year. So now, more need to take the next step and map the
lead journey for these personas – as only 36% did in 2014.
Marketing Automation adoption up, ROI down
This year we asked respondents to nominate the marketing
automation platform they had implemented – if one at all.
The response was an uplift from last year with 47% now
having a platform and nearly two-thirds of these (64%)
having integrated it with their CRM. We believe MA/CRM
integration is a key pillar enabling true sales/marketing
alignment.
Many companies are setting up new demand generation
and/or digital teams and investing in automation to support
these initiatives.
However, ROI satisfaction is down on last year. Only 38%
said they were satisfied with their automation investment
compared to 51% in the 2014 study – quite a decline! It
would appear that marketers often buy the ‘automation
promise’ of better lead outcomes and improved lead
management, without a clear plan on how to turn this
into reality.
Section 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.2Observations
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The ‘Lead Leakage Fiasco’
Lead follow-up rate is a good indicator of how well Sales and
Marketing teams are working together. If Sales are following
up leads and Marketing has good visibility, then we can assume
they are working off the same page.
However, this year the overall follow-up rate went backwards
compared to last year. As a guideline, we nominate that it is
satisfactory for 66% to 100% of leads to be followed up and
unsatisfactory if the follow-up rate is less than this. Based
on this measure, 52% of respondents have an unsatisfactory
outcome.
To illustrate the lost opportunity, let’s assume a marketer has
an average order value of $50k and finds that Sales are only
following up 30% of leads. This represents a loss of marketing-
qualified pipeline of $350k for every 10 leads and, if the lead
closure rate is one in three, the lost potential revenue is $116k.
The CEO might just get involved here. Expect to see more
CMOs carrying revenue targets!
We believe the core reason for this level of lead leakage is
the absence of a lead lifecycle strategy developed in unison
by Marketing and Sales. They need aligned goals; agreed
personas and lead definitions; defined lead stages; and a lead
management and scoring process. And, underpinning these,
technology platforms that provide visibility and control through
reporting and analytics for the different stakeholders.
Inbound Marketing jumping the chasm
More than two in five marketers (41%) plan to spend more on
inbound than on outbound marketing in 2015 (25%). Last year’s
respondents had similar expectations but, on reporting what
actually happened in 2014, they still spent more on outbound
than inbound.
However even given this, the underlying market drivers for
inbound, content and use of social media are increasingly
compelling, as other results show.
There is direct correlation between digital and inbound marketing.
The growing investment in digital marketing will continue to
fuel inbound execution across social, web, search and other
channels to the buyer.
Display (online) advertising – a traditional inbound ‘pull’ tactic
– is becoming more effective. Smarter media advertising
platforms allow marketers to target their audience more
precisely than before, which may be behind marketers
maintaining their level of budget investment in advertising
(14% planned in 2015).
So now, inbound marketers have found another channel in
addition to social and SEO/search marketing to attract buyers
online. Let’s see how this pans out during 2015.
Section 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.2Observations
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Section 2: RESEARCH RESULTS
2.1MarketOfferings
TYPICAL ORDER VALUEWhat is your typical order value?
Base: In-house marketers (excludes agency marketers and external marketing consultants)
LEAD TIMESWhat is your typical sales lead time from prospect introduction to order closure?
Base: In-house marketers (excludes agency marketers and external marketing consultants)
6%
$500K-$999K
30%
>$10K
27%
$10K-$49K
12%
$50K-$99K
20%
$100K-$499K
5%
$1M+
52%
4-12 MONTHS
37% 11%
1-3 MONTHS
12+ MONTHS
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2.2MarketingResources
SIZE OF MARKETING BUDGETWhat is your planned marketing budget for 2015 (excluding salaries)?
GLOBAL INSIGHT: The overall average share of total marketing budget, excluding staff, for content marketing is 28%. The most effective allocate an average 37%, the least effective 16%. CMI/MarketingProfs, B2B Content Marketing 2015: North America
CHANGES IN MARKETING BUDGETHow does your 2015 marketing budget compare to your 2014 budget?
BUDGET ALLOCATIONHow will you spend your marketing budget in 2015?
8%
PUBLIC RELATIONS
27%
DIGITAL MARKETING
17 %
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
& CURATION
5%
OTHER
21%
TRADITIONALOFFLINEMARKETING
14%
ADVERTISING & SPONSORSHIP
(EXCLUDING ONLINE)
8%
MARKETING AUTOMATION
64%
5%
2%
<$500K
17%
$1M-$4.9M
12%
$500K- $999K
$5M-$9.9M
$10M+
WILL INCREASE 20%+
WILL INCREASE 5%-20%
WILL STAY THE SAME (WITHIN 5%)
WILL DECREASE5%-20%
12%
24%
52%
9%
3% WILL DECREASE 20%+
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SIZE OF MARKETING TEAMHow many people are in your marketing team (full-time equivalents)?
OUTSOURCING PLANSWhat marketing activities are you planning to outsource (in total or partially) to agencies and service providers in 2015?
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2.2MarketingResources
GLOBAL INSIGHT: More B2B marketers say they are challenged with finding trained content marketing professionals this year (32%) than last year (10%). CMI/MarketingProfs, B2B Content Marketing 2015: North America
0% 20% 40% 60%
CREATIVE/GRAPHIC DESIGN
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
MARKET RESEARCH
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
TELEMARKETING
MARKETING AUTOMATION
EVENT MANAGEMENT
LEAD GEN/NURTURING
BRAND DEVELOPMENT
MARKETING STRATEGY
NONE
13%
59%
12%
16%
LESS THAN 5
5 TO 9
10 TO 19
20 PLUS
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2.3MarketingChallenges&Objectives
MARKETING CHALLENGES IN 2014How challenging were the following activities in 2014?
GLOBAL INSIGHT: Measurement is a key area where B2B marketers are struggling: only 21% say they are successful at tracking ROI; however, having a documented [content marketing] strategy helps (35% of those with a strategy say they are successful). CMI/MarketingProfs, B2B Content Marketing 2015: North America
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
INTEGRATING MARKETING WITH SALES
NURTURING AND PROGRESSING LEADS
GROWING BRAND AWARENESS
GENERATING LEADS
MEASURING MARKETING ROI
CHALLENGING
SOMEWHAT CHALLENGING
NOT CHALLENGING
N/A
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2.3MarketingChallenges&Objectives
MARKETING OBJECTIVES IN 2015How significant are the following objectives in 2015?
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
INTEGRATING MARKETING WITH SALES
GROWING BRAND AWARENESS
GENERATING LEADS
MEASURING MARKETING ROI
SIGNIFICANT
SOMEWHAT SIGNIFICANT
NOT SIGNIFICANT
N/A
NURTURING AND PROGRESSING LEADS
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TRADITIONAL (OFFLINE) MARKETING TACTICSHow will you use the following traditional (offline) marketing tactics in 2015 compared to 2014?
2.4MarketingChannels
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
PRINT ADVERTISING
PUBLIC RELATIONS
DIRECT MAIL
SURVEYS/RESEARCH
TELEMARKETING
TRADESHOWS/CONFERENCES
IN-PERSON EVENTS
MORE
SAME
LESS
N/A
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
MORE
SAME
LESS
N/A
E-NURTURE MARKETING
EMAIL CAMPAIGNS
MOBILE APP MARKETING
WEBINARS
ONLINE CONTENT AMPLIFICATION/SYNDICATION
ONLINE COMMUNITIES AND PORTALS/HUBS
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO)
ONLINE DISPLAY ADVERTISING
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
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2.4MarketingChannels
DIGITAL MARKETING TACTICSHow will you use the following digital marketing tactics in 2015 compared to 2014?
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GLOBAL INSIGHT: The research indicates a gradual shift among B2B marketers toward investing more in digital channels to meet their marketing goals. While the traditional channels of marketing aren’t going away, they will see reduced investments in the coming years…The only bright spot in the offline mix appears to be Events. Regalix (US), State of B2B Marketing 2015
Section 2: RESEARCH RESULTS
DIGITAL VERSUS TRADITIONAL MARKETING TRENDSThis graph provides a comparative snapshot of trends in traditional and digital marketing, based on our respondents’ intentions for 2015.
2.4MarketingChannels
-40% -20% 0% 20% 60%40% 80%
E-NURTURE MARKETING
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
EMAIL CAMPAIGNS
ONLINE CONTENT AMPLIFICATION/SYNDICATION
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO)
ONLINE COMMUNITIES AND PORTALS/HUBS
ONLINE DISPLAY ADVERTISING
WEBINARS
MOBILE APP MARKETING
PUBLIC RELATIONS
IN-PERSON EVENTS
SURVEYS/RESEARCH
DIRECT MAIL
TRADESHOWS/CONFERENCES
TELEMARKETING
PRINT ADVERTISING
MORE
LESS
DIG
ITA
LTR
AD
ITIO
NA
L
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INBOUND VERSUS OUTBOUNDIn comparing Inbound (pull) versus Outbound (push) tactics, how did/will you spend your marketing budget?
2.4MarketingChannels
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
MORE EXPENDITURE ON INBOUND
SIMILAR EXPENDITURE ON BOTH
MORE EXPENDITURE ON OUTBOUND
THISYEAR
36% 34%
LASTYEAR
34%
25%
THISYEAR
LASTYEAR
30%41%
THISYEAR
LASTYEAR
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2.5MarketingAutomation
MARKETING AUTOMATION ADOPTIONWhich Marketing Automation Platform do you use?
CRM INTEGRATIONIs your Marketing Automation Platform integrated with your CRM?
Base: Marketing Automation users
30%
NO
6%
NOT SURE
64%
YES
GLOBAL INSIGHT: There are nearly 11 times more B2B organisations using marketing automation now than in 2011. 85% of B2B marketers using an MA platform feel that they’re not using it to its full potential. Furthermore, only 8% of organisations surveyed were using MA for existing customer marketing. SiriusDecisions (US), B-to-B Marketing Automation Study and others, 2014
OTHER14%
MARKETO 11%
EXACT TARGET 5% SILVERPOP 2%
DO NOT USE53%
10% ELOQUA
3% HUBSPOT2% PARDOT
For the purposes of this research, we define Marketing Automation as the use of software and web-based services to generate, track, nurture, manage and score leads as well as execute repetitive campaign tasks. It does not refer to simple bulk email blast technology.
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Section 2: RESEARCH RESULTS
MARKETING AUTOMATION ROI How would you rate your ROI from Marketing Automation?
Base: Marketing Automation users
MARKETING AUTOMATION BENEFITS How do you benefit from Marketing Automation?
Base: Marketing Automation users
2.5MarketingAutomation
13%
VERY SATISFIED
13%
BREAKEVEN
How would you rate your ROI from Marke�ng Automa�on?
25%
SATISFIED
28%
YET TO ACHIEVE ROI
21%
NOT SURE
GLOBAL INSIGHT: 35% of respondents not already using MA claimed they were planning to introduce the technology in the coming year. It’s also worth noting that of those already using it, only 17% claimed they were making full use of the system they have in place. B2B Marketing (UK), Content Benchmarking Report, July 2014
IMPROVED LEAD NURTURING & LEAD MANAGEMENT
IMPROVED ENGAGEMENT WITH TARGET MARKET
IMPROVED MARKETING PRODUCTIVITY
MORE LEADS/IMPROVED REVENUE OUTCOMES
IMPROVED EMAIL OPEN/CLICK THROUGH RATES
IMPROVED RELATIONSHIP WITH SALES DEPARTMENT
NONE
65%
56%
54%
42%
38%
36%
10%
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2.6ContentMarketing
4%
NOT SIGNIFICANT FOR US
45%
VERY SIGNIFICANT - CONTENT IS A KEY PILLAR IN OUR MARKETING30%
SIGNIFICANT - WE PROMOTE
A RANGE OF CONTENT
21%
SOMEWHAT SIGNIFICANT
SIGNIFICANCE OF CONTENT How significant is Content Marketing in your B2B marketing?
GLOBAL INSIGHT: 71% of B2B marketers consider content marketing to be a critical activity. Last year less than half (43%) held this opinion. B2B Marketing (UK), Content Benchmarking Report, July 2014
GLOBAL INSIGHT: 47% say video is the most effective format in engaging their target audience... But just 31% actually use video, sixth place based on usage. B2B Marketing (UK), Content Benchmarking Report, July 2014
CONTENT TRENDSHow will you use the following content types in 2015 compared to
2014?
TARGETING BUYERSHave you developed personas for buyers in your target market?
MORE
LESS
ANIMATIONS
VIDEOS
CUSTOMERCASE STUDIES
SHORTARTICLES/BLOGS
LONG ARTICLES/WHITE PAPERS
INFOGRAPHICS
0% 20%20% 40% 60%
43% YES
31% NO
22%WE PLAN TO
4% NOT SURE
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64%
CREATOR/PUBLISHER OF BLOGS AND ONLINE CONTENT
8%
COMMENTATOR/ PARTICIPATOR IN
DISCUSSIONS BUT GENERALLY DO NOT CREATE
11%
JOINER/MEMBER OF GROUPS BUT GENERALLY DO
NOT PARTICIPATE
7%
INACTIVE7%
MONITOR/CONSUMER OF CONTENT BUT
GENERALLY DO NOT BECOME A MEMBER
3%
OTHER
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2.7SocialMedia
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMSWhich of the following platforms does your organisation use as a channel for B2B marketing?
GLOBAL INSIGHT: It looks as if LinkedIn is set to hold this lead as the B2B marketer’s favourite. When asked which one social network is most effective in supporting their marketing goals, almost half (45%) picked LinkedIn. Just 20% chose Twitter. B2B Marketing (UK), Social Media Benchmarking Report, April 2014
GLOBAL INSIGHT: On the Social side, 85% of respondents said that they would spend more on LinkedIn this year, followed by Twitter at 78% and YouTube at 70%. Facebook, on the other hand, appears to be falling out of favour… 48% preferring to spend less on it this year. Regalix (US), State of B2B Marketing 2015
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
2015
YOUTUBE
GOOGLE+
SLIDESHARE
OTHER
NONE
?
INDUSTRY & PROFESSIONAL BLOGS
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2.7SocialMedia
SOCIAL MEDIA INVOLVEMENTWhich of the following best describes your organisation’s involvement in social media?
SOCIAL MEDIA ROIHow would you best describe the effectiveness of your social media marketing activity during the past year?
GLOBAL INSIGHT: Asked to report directly on the top two challenges, 50% flagged difficulty in proving ROI. [Others] were lack of time (33%), lack of strategic planning (32%), lack of social media understanding (23%) and lack of audience (21%). B2B Marketing (UK), Social Media Benchmarking Report, April 2014
GLOBAL INSIGHT: 28% said there was no emphasis on being able to measure ROI on social media activities in their organisation. 29% of respondents reported being able to calculate the ROI of their social media activity ‘at least half of the time’. B2B Marketing (UK), Social Media Benchmarking Report, April 2014
64%
CREATOR/PUBLISHER OF BLOGS AND ONLINE CONTENT
8%
COMMENTATOR/ PARTICIPATOR IN
DISCUSSIONS BUT GENERALLY DO NOT CREATE
11%
JOINER/MEMBER OF GROUPS BUT GENERALLY DO
NOT PARTICIPATE
7%
INACTIVE7%
MONITOR/CONSUMER OF CONTENT BUT
GENERALLY DO NOT BECOME A MEMBER
3%
OTHER
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
HAVE INVESTEDBUT TOO EARLY TO TELL
SOME RESULTS BUT NOT COSTEFFECTIVE OR CONSISTENT
HAD GOODRESULTS AND ROI
NOT INVESTED IN SOCIALMEDIA BUT PLAN TO IN 2015
NOT INVESTED IN SOCIAL MEDIAAND DO NOT PLAN TO IN 2015
NO RESULTS - WASTEOF TIME AND MONEY
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2.8Marketing&SalesAlignment
COST PER LEADOn average, what did it cost you to generate a qualified marketing lead during 2014?
LEAD FOLLOW-UP RATEWhat percentage of leads passed from Marketing to Sales are followed up by Sales?
33%
$1-$250 PER LEAD
16%
$251-$5009%
$501-$1,000
37%
NOT SURE
2%
$2,000+ 3%
$1,001-$2,000
16%
LESS THAN ONE THIRD
48%
MORE THAN TWO THIRDS
16%
ONE TO TWO THIRDS
20%
NOT SURE
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Section 2: RESEARCH RESULTS
2.8Marketing&SalesAlignment
LEAD JOURNEY MAPPINGHave you mapped a lead journey for your customers from unknown prospect to the sale?
GLOBAL INSIGHT: B2B organisations with tightly aligned Marketing and Sales achieved 24% faster revenue growth and 27% faster profit growth over a three-year period. SiriusDecisions (US), 2014
GLOBAL INSIGHT: 67% of the buyer’s journey is now done digitally. As well, our research shows that online searches are executives’ first course of action (just like everyone else). SiriusDecisions (US), July 2013
LEAD CONVERSION TO ORDER RATEWhat percentage of leads passed from Marketing to Sales convert to orders?
YES
NO
WE PLAN TO
NOT SURE
36%
31%
27%
6%
1-3 MONTHS
43%
LESS THAN ONE THIRD
25%
ONE TO TWO THIRDS
7%
MORE THAN TWO THIRDS
25%
NOT SURE
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B2B Marketing Outlook | AUSTRALIA 2015Section 3: ABOUT THIS RESEARCH
3.1 Demographics & Methodology
INDUSTRYWhich most accurately describes your industry?
TURNOVER*
What is your organisation’s annual turnover?
ROLE TYPE*
Which of the following best describes your role?
LESS THAN $5 MILLION
$5-$24 MILLION
$25-$49 MILLION
$50-$499 MILLION
31%
18%
7%
20%
23% $500 MILLIONAND OVER
OTHER 22%
FINANCE/BANKING/INSURANCE 9%
INFORMATION, MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS 31%
MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CHAIN 12%
PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL SERVICES 26%
8%
CEO/MD/DIRECTOR
2%
OTHER
38%
MARKETING PROFESSIONAL
4%
BUSINESS DEVT/SALES
9%
AGENCY MARKETER
11%
EXTERNAL MARKETING CONSULTANT
2%
HEAD OF SALES
25%
HEAD OF MARKETING
This research was conducted from November 2014 to January 2015. Respondents were approached by email and telephone, with 455 complete responses collected via an online questionnaire.
*Please note, results do not total 100% due to rounding *Please note, results do not total 100% due to rounding
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3.2 Research Supporters
Section 3: ABOUT THIS RESEARCH
ThisstudywasconductedbyGreenHatwiththesupportofADMA,MarketingMagazine,B2BMarketing(UK)andArkadin
MEASURABLE B2B MARKETING
Green Hat is a leading Australian marketing consulting
agency dedicated to the B2B sector. We’re a diverse
bunch – from seasoned corporate consultants through
to Gen Y digital die-hards with a wide range of skills,
viewpoints and backgrounds. We assist our clients in
attracting, engaging and qualifying buyers using data-
driven digital marketing strategies.
Our services include B2B strategy development,
market research, lead lifecycle marketing including
lead generation and lead nurturing, marketing
automation, social media, SEO/web services and
content marketing. Industries we specialise in are ICT
(high-tech), professional services, financial services,
industrial and any business dealing in ‘complex and
considered purchases’. Our client list includes IBM,
EMC, SingTel Optus, Nokia as well as many innovative
local organisations.
green-hat.com.au
The Association for data-driven marketing and advertising
(ADMA) is the principal industry body for information based
marketing and advertising and is the largest marketing
and advertising body in Australia with over 600 member
organisations. ADMA is the ultimate authority and go-to
resource for creative and effective data-driven marketing
across all channels and platforms, providing insight, ideas and
innovation to advance responsive and enlightened marketing.
adma.com.au
Andrew Haussegger
Managing Director
linkedin.com/in/andrewhaussegger
Caroline Leslie
Head of Content & Communications
linkedin.com/in/carolineleslie
For further information on this research, please contact the report authors:
B2B Marketing Outlook | AUSTRALIA 2015Section 3: ABOUT THIS RESEARCH
www.green-hat.com.au
linkedin.com/company/green-hat
@greenhatmktgMEASURABLE B2B MARKETING
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