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CONTENTS
INTRO
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Survey Purpose and Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
What is the Growth Team Membership™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Marketing Overarching Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Key Marketing Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7SECTION
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Respondent Demographics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25SECTION
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Marketing Resource Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11SECTION
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Special Interest Topic: Demand Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18SECTION
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Introduction
Marketing Survey Executive Summary
SECTION 1: Key Marketing Challenges
Key Internal Challenge Key Internal Challenge Root CauseDeveloping a value proposition Insufficient personnel and process
SECTION 2: Marketing Resource Trends
Budgets Resources Resource AllocationMarketing typically has an annual budget under $1 million
2012 budgets and staffing levels will increase moderately
Marketers continue to allocate a majority of funding toward personnel/staffing
SECTION 3: Demand Generation
Demand Generation Effectiveness
Demand Generation Activities Demand Generation Focus for 2012
Most respondents indicate their effectiveness is “Average”
Marketers indicate that their teams are best at leveraging customer segmentation
Marketing’s priority is developing segment‑specific campaigns
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Introduction
Survey Purpose and Respondents
Co-SponsorSurvey PopulationMethodologyResearch Objective
To understand the most pressing challenges shaping marketing executives’ 2012 planning
Web-based survey platform Manager-level and above marketing executives from companies throughout Europe
146survey
respondents
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What is the Growth Team Membership™?
GTM is a subscription program that supports executives within the functions that report to the CEO
GTM provides best practices, events, and services that enable executives to address challenges within their companies
CorporateStrategy
Corporate Development
Marketing
CompetitiveIntelligence
MarketResearch
SalesLeadership
R&D/Innovation
Investors/Finance
CEOMarketing
CEO’s Growth Team™ GTM: Creating Client Value
GTM’s case-based best practices help executives:
Speed the design and implementation of initiatives by not reinventing the wheel
Save money and reduce risk by avoiding mistakes made by other companies
Accelerate problem-solving with a cross-industry perspective
Improve their functions’ and companies’ performance and productivity
[email protected] www.gtm.frost.com slideshare.net/FrostandSullivantwitter.com/Frost_GTM
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Introduction
Marketing Overarching Challenges Sample Solutions from GTM
What’s Keeping Marketing Executives Up at Night in 2012?
Contact us at GTMResearch@frost .com .
Developing a Value PropositionMarketing executives tend to guess why customers buy, instead of collaborating with Sales or assessing the market . Over time, mixed messages become diffused and weaken the value proposition .
Learn how Kronos collaborated with Sales to refine the value proposition based on key differentiators, and embedded it with the sales force via improved messaging techniques .
Prioritizing Markets and Market Segments
Marketing executives must increase their familiarity with prospects to prioritize segments based on fit with core capabilities .
Learn how Tandberg made customer segmentation the foundation of its customer-centric business model .
Creating Effective Demand Generation Using Social MediaEmployees and customers are using social media—whether you harness it or not is up to you . Marketers need to enable practitioners with best practices in social networking to speak with one voice and engage prospects .
Learn how Cisco created a Social Media Center of Excellence aimed at improving employees’ capabilities in listening, planning, engaging, and measuring .
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INTRO
SECTION
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1 Key Marketing Challenges
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Section 1
Challenge 1 Developing a compelling value proposition (23%)
Challenge 2 Understanding changing customer preferences and needs/incorporating voice of the customer (15%)
Challenge 3 Prioritizing markets and market segments (17%)
Challenge 4 Driving sales usage of marketing collateral, tools, and resources (14%)
Challenge 5 Measuring marketing ROI (18%)
Top Five Key Marketing Challenges
SURVEY QUESTION: What are the top five functional challenges shaping your marketing strategy?
Note: The respondents were asked to rank their top five challenges. The percentage values indicate how many respondents listed that particular challenge as their first through fifth challenge.
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Section 1
Marketers in B-to-B companies are occupied with supporting the sales force, while their peers in B-to-C companies are struggling with balancing traditional and social media tactics
Top Five Marketing Challenges (By Business Model)
B-to-B B-to-C
Challenge 1 Developing a compelling value proposition (25%) Developing a compelling value proposition (18%)
Challenge 2Understanding changing customer preferences and needs/incorporating voice of the customer (16%)
Improving sales and marketing integration (19%)
Challenge 3 Prioritizing markets and market segments (18%)Coordinating social media and traditional marketing activities (20%)
Challenge 4 Driving sales usage of marketing collateral, tools, and resources (16%)
Understanding changing customer preferences and needs/incorporating voice of the customer (13%)
Challenge 5 Improving sales and marketing integration (16%) Measuring marketing ROI (29%)
Note: The respondents were asked to rank their top five challenges. The percentage values indicate how many respondents listed that particular challenge as their first through fifth challenge.
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Section 1
Understaffing is the predominant cause of Marketing’s challenges
SURVEY QUESTION: Please indicate the root cause—staff, process, technology/systems, or strategic alignment—of your top five marketing challenges.
Root Cause of Top Five Marketing ChallengesTop Five Marketing Challenges
Challenge 1 Developing a compelling value proposition
Staff: Limited resources and Process: Ineffective process (24%)
Challenge 2Understanding changing customer preferences and needs/incorporating voice of the customer
Process: Ineffective process (31%)
Challenge 3 Prioritizing markets and market segments Staff: Limited resources (43%)
Challenge 4 Driving sales usage of marketing collateral, tools, and resources Staff: Limited resources (27%)
Challenge 5 Measuring marketing ROI Process: Lack of process (36%)
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INTRO
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SECTION
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SECTION
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SECTION
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SECTION
2 Marketing Resource Trends
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Section 2
F
F
F
F F F
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
41%
68%
26%
5%8%
18%
8%
0%
6%9%
11%
0%
49%
19%
11%
6%7% 8%
Marketing departments in B-to-B companies are likely to have larger budgets
2012 Marketing Budgets (By Business Model)
SURVEY QUESTION: Which of the above ranges (in $USD) best describes your 2012 total marketing budget (all expenditures on marketing activities and general & administrative—including staff)?
The red percentages are for all respondents .
Below $1 Million $1 Million to $2.99 Million
$3 Million to $4.99 Million
$5 Million to $9.99 Million
$10 Million to $19.99 Million
$20 Million or more
All Companies B-to-B Companies B-to-C Companies
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Section 2
B-to-C companies tend to spend a higher percentage of total revenue on marketing activities
Percent of Revenue Dedicated to Marketing Budget (By Business Model)
SURVEY QUESTION: What is your 2012 total marketing budget (from the previous question) as a percentage of your company’s total 2011 revenue?
All Companies B-to-B Companies B-to-C Companies0.00%
0.20%
0.40%
0.15%
0.10%
0.23%
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Section 2
F
F
F
F F
F
F
F
F
F0%
10%
20%
30%30%
25%
15%
10%9%
10%
1%
5%4%
2%
5%
3%
10% 10%
0%1%
5% 5%
0% 0%
30%
15%
2%2%
5%
10%
0%
5%
0%
10%
B-to-C companies are more likely to embrace online marketing over traditional media
Marketing Resource Allocations (By Business Model)
SURVEY QUESTION: How have you allocated your 2012 marketing budget across the above activities (allocation must total 100%)?
Personnel/Staffing
Marketing Communications: Traditional Media
Marketing Communications:
Online/Digital Media
Channel Partner Programs
Marketing Automation
Platform
Customer Relationship Management
(CRM) Software and Maintenance
Content Development (white papers,
brochures, social media, and trade show support)
Knowledge Management
Systems
Training Other
All Companies B-to-B Companies B-to-C Companies
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Section 2
Marketing staffing levels are expected to remain constant in 2012
Marketing Staffing Changes (By Business Model)
SURVEY QUESTION: In comparison to 2011, your 2012 marketing staffing will…
16%
3%
46%
30%
Stay the Same
Decrease Moderately
Decrease Substantially Increase Substantially
Increase Moderately
All Companies
B-to-C Companies
B-to-B Companies
10%
5%
50%
35%
Stay the Same
Decrease Moderately
Decrease Substantially
Decrease Substantially Increase Substantially
Increase Moderately
5% 6%
2%
45%
28%
19%
Stay the Same
Decrease Moderately
Increase Moderately
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Section 2
Marketing foresees stagnant budgets in 2012
Marketing Budget Changes (By Business Model)
SURVEY QUESTION: In comparison to 2011, your 2012 marketing budget will…
16%
4%
2%
5%
42%
31%
Stay the Same
Decrease Moderately
Decrease Substantially Increase Substantially Increase Substantially
Increase Moderately
All Companies
B-to-C Companies
B-to-B Companies
10%
5%
45%
25%
Stay the Same
Decrease Moderately
Decrease SubstantiallyIncrease Substantially
Increase Moderately
6%
15%
41%
34%
19%
Stay the Same
Decrease Moderately
Decrease Substantially
Increase Moderately
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Marketers indicate their effectiveness is “Average” in comparison to their peers
Marketing Effectiveness (By Business Model)
SURVEY QUESTION: How would you rate the performance or effectiveness of your function compared to others within your industry?
All Companies B-to-B Companies
B-to-C Companies
4% 4%
5%
36% 37%
35%
45% 45%
45%
15% 14%
15%
Above Average Above Average
Above Average
Exceptional Exceptional
Exceptional
Below Average Below Average
Below Average
AverageAverage
Average
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INTRO
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3 Special Interest Topic: Demand Generation
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Section 3
Marketers tend to consider their demand generation capabilities as “Average” in comparison to their peers
Demand Generation Effectiveness (By Business Model)
SURVEY QUESTION: How would you rate the effectiveness of your marketing department’s demand generation activities (driving awareness and consideration)?
All Companies B-to-B Companies
B-to-C Companies
2%
6%
27%
15%
22%
55%
30%
55%
16%
55%
17%
Above Average
Above Average
Above Average
Exceptional
Exceptional
Below Average Below Average
Below Average
Average Average
Average
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Section 3
The majority of respondents indicate that mobile marketing is their weakest demand generation capability
Demand Generation Activities Effectiveness (All Companies)
SURVEY QUESTION: How would you rate the effectiveness of your marketing department’s ability to execute the above demand generation activities?
Develop lead qualification criteria with
Sales
Clean and qualify leads
Allocate spend across demand
generation platforms
Identify and integrate
appropriate content for each
stage of the buying cycle
Integrate social media tactics
Integrate mobile marketing tactics
Employ campaigns
customized by vertical
Leverage customer
segmentation
Generate new customer segments
0%
50%
100%
1%
19%
52%
28%
8%
27%
42%
23%
3%
27%
50%
18%
2%
4%
25%
44%
22%
5%
23%
47%
23%
5%2%
36%
42%
17%
5%
11%
22%
42%
25%
15%
52%
31%
2%
3%
22%
55%
20%
Do Not Use Below Average Average Above Average Best-in-Class
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Section 3
B-to-B marketers are unhappy with the effectiveness of their mobile and social media marketing tactics
Demand Generation Activities Effectiveness (B-to-B Companies)
SURVEY QUESTION: How would you rate the effectiveness of your marketing department’s ability to execute the above demand generation activities?
Develop lead qualification criteria with
Sales
Clean and qualify leads
Allocate spend across demand
generation platforms
Identify and integrate
appropriate content for each
stage of the buying cycle
Integrate social media tactics
Integrate mobile marketing tactics
Employ campaigns
customized by vertical
Leverage customer
segmentation
Generate new customer segments
0%
50%
100%
22%
48%
30%
4%
27%
47%
22%
2%
29%
51%
18%
4%
28%
37%
29%
2%
20%
48%
26%
4%2%
32%
41%
20%
7%
9%
24%
38%
29%
13%
42%
42%
3%
4%
20%
56%
20%
Do Not Use Below Average Average Above Average Best-in-Class
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Integrating mobile marketing tactics is B-to-C respondents’ largest area for improvement
Demand Generation Activities Effectiveness (B-to-C Companies)
SURVEY QUESTION: How would you rate the effectiveness of your marketing department’s ability to execute the above demand generation activities?
Develop lead qualification criteria with
Sales
Clean and qualify leads
Allocate spend across demand
generation platforms
Identify and integrate
appropriate content for each
stage of the buying cycle
Integrate social media tactics
Integrate mobile marketing tactics
Employ campaigns
customized by vertical
Leverage customer
segmentation
Generate new customer segments
0%
50%
100%
5%
11%
63%
21%
16%
26%
32%
26%
5%
21%
48%
21%
5%
6%
16%
61%
6%
11%
33%
44%
17%
6%
44%
45%
11%
15%
16%
52%
16%
21%
74%
5%
26%
53%
21%
Do Not Use Below Average Average Above Average Best-in-Class
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Marketing is focused on activities involving segmentation and the value proposition
Demand Generation Activities for 2012 (By Business Model)
SURVEY QUESTION: Which of the above demand generation activities does your marketing department intend to focus on in 2012 (check all that apply)?
Enhancing contact database (40%)
Developing segment‑specific campaigns (64%)
Refining the value proposition (64%)Developing segment‑specific campaigns (72%)
Refining the value proposition (58%)Developing qualification criteria collaboratively with Sales (60%)
Identifying new segments (61%)
Reevaluating target segments (61%)
Developing qualification criteria collaboratively with Sales (61%)
Developing segment‑specific campaigns (62%)
Developing qualification criteria collaboratively with Sales (67%)
Identifying new segments (55%) Identifying new segments (53%) Enhancing contact database (56%)
Reevaluating target segments (50%) Improving lead cleansing (44%)
All Companies B-to-B Companies B-to-C Companies
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Respondents in B-to-C companies are likely to use more email campaigns, while their peers in B-to-B companies rely on live events
Media Mix for Demand Generation Activities (By Business Model)
SURVEY QUESTION: What is the percentage mix of media tactics (listed above) associated with your demand generation activities (total must equal 100%)?
All Companies B-to-B Companies B-to-C Companies
Email
20% 20% 25%
Social Media
5% 5% 5%
Live Events
25% 25% 10%
Internet (search engine optimization)
10% 15% 10%
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Respondent Demographics
SURVEY QUESTION: Please indicate the type of enterprise, business model, and revenue that best represents your company .
N = 143
N = 144N = 144
Enterprise Type Business Model
Company Revenue
29%
6%4%
60%
23%
6%
71%Public
Private
Hybrid
B-to-B Company
Venture Capital
0%
20%
40%
24%20%
9%
29%
18%
Below $100 Million
$100 Million to $499.99 Million
$500 Million to $999.99 Million
$1 Billion to $11 Billion
More than $11 Billion
B-to-C Company (Indirect)
B-to-C Company (Direct)
The majority of the respondents come from B-to-B companies .
The majority of the respondents come from Public companies .
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Environmental and Building Technologies
SURVEY QUESTION: Please indicate which region you are located in and which industry categories best describe your company (check all that apply) .
Respondent Demographics: Top Five Participating Industries
N = 144
Automotive and Transportation
0% 20% 40%
31%
29%
25%
23%
22%
Chemicals, Materials, and Food
Energy and Power Systems
Healthcare and Life Sciences