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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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Growth Team Membership™ research.

Introduction

Marketing Survey Executive Summary

SECTION 1: Key Marketing Challenges

Key Internal Challenge Key Internal Challenge Root CauseDeveloping a value proposition Insufficient personnel

SECTION 2: Marketing Resource Trends

Budgets Resources Resource AllocationMarketing typically has an annual budget under $1 million

2012 budgets will increase moderately and staffing levels will remain constant

Marketers are allocating equal resources to their traditional and online communications

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 they 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 globally

539survey

respondents

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Introduction

What is the Growth Team Membership™?

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Introduction

Marketing Overarching Challenges Sample Solutions from GTM

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 .

What’s Keeping Marketing Executives Up at Night in 2012?

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INTRO

SECTION

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SECTION

2

SECTION

4

SECTION

3

SECTION

1 Key Marketing Challenges

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Section 1

Challenge 1 Developing a compelling value proposition (19%)

Challenge 2 Understanding changing customer preferences and needs/incorporating voice of the customer (12%)

Challenge 3 Improving sales and marketing integration (14%)

Challenge 4 Measuring marketing ROI (11%)

Challenge 5 Prioritizing markets and market segments (9%)

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

The overriding root cause of Marketing’s challenges is limited staff

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 (28%)

Challenge 2Understanding changing customer preferences and needs/incorporating voice of the customer

Staff: Limited resources (28%)

Challenge 3 Improving sales and marketing integration

Strategic Alignment: Insufficient senior management support (20%)

Challenge 4 Measuring marketing ROI Process: Lack of process (30%)

Challenge 5 Prioritizing markets and market segments Staff: Limited resources (29%)

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Section 1

Developing a compelling value proposition is a top challenge for both B-to-B and B-to-C marketers

Top Five Marketing Challenges (By Business Model)

B-to-B B-to-C

Challenge 1 Developing a compelling value proposition (26%) Developing a compelling value proposition (15%)

ROOT CAUSE Staff: Limited resources (26%) Staff: Limited resources (38%)

Challenge 2Understanding changing customer preferences and needs / incorporating voice of the customer (13%)

Improving sales and marketing integration (12%)

ROOT CAUSE Staff: Limited resources (38%) Staff: Limited resources (67%)

Challenge 3 Prioritizing markets and market segments (12%)Developing segment‑specific marketing programs (10%)

ROOT CAUSE Staff: Limited resources (36%) Root Cause: Staff: Limited resources (50%)

Challenge 4 Measuring marketing ROI (11%)

Prioritizing markets and market segments (10%)

Driving sales usage of marketing collateral, tools, and resources (10%)

ROOT CAUSE Process: Lack of process (37%) Process: Ineffective process

Challenge 5 Improving sales and marketing integration (10%) Measuring marketing ROI (14%)

ROOT CAUSE Strategic Alignment: Lack of common objectives (21%)

Process: Lack of process (47%)

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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INTRO

SECTION

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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 FF

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50% 48%46%

24% 23%

7%

10% 9%

3%5%

9%7%

9%

47%

24%

8%7% 6% 8%

Most 2012 marketing budgets are below $1 million

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



$20 Million or more

All Companies B-to-B Companies B-to-C Companies

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Section 2

B-to-C companies are likely to allocate more revenue to their marketing budgets

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%

1%

2%

3%

0.9%

0.5%

2.3%

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Section 2

F

F F

F

F F

F

FF

F0%

10%

20%

30%30%

25%

10% 10% 10%

6%

0%

6%5%

4%5%

3%

10% 10%

0%1%

2%

5%

0% 0%

10%10%

30%

1%

5% 5%

10%

0%2%

0%

B-to-B companies lead B-to-C companies in budget allocated to online/digital 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


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Section 2

Marketing staffing is expected to remain static in 2012

Marketing Staffing Changes (By Business Model)

SURVEY QUESTION: In comparison to 2011, your 2012 marketing staffing will…

8%

2% 2%

51%

34%

Stay the Same

Decrease Moderately Decrease Substantially Increase Substantially

Increase Moderately

All Companies

B-to-C Companies

B-to-B Companies

10%

3%

51%

29%

Stay the Same

Decrease Moderately Decrease Substantially Increase Substantially

Increase Substantially

Increase Moderately

5% 4%

7%

51%

36%

7%

Stay the Same

Decrease Moderately Decrease Substantially

Increase Moderately

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Section 2

Marketing budgets are expected to increase across all business models

Marketing Budget Changes (By Business Model)

SURVEY QUESTION: In comparison to 2011, your 2012 marketing budget will…

14%

3%4%

35%

38%

Stay the Same

Decrease Moderately

Decrease Substantially Increase Substantially Increase Substantially

Increase Moderately

All Companies

B-to-C Companies

B-to-B Companies

14%

4%

37%

34%

Stay the Same

Decrease Moderately

Decrease Substantially Increase Substantially

Increase Moderately

8%9%

11%

34%41%

14%

Stay the Same

Decrease Moderately

Decrease Substantially

Increase Moderately

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Section 2

Marketers rate their performance as “Above Average” compared 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

7% 8%

4%

41% 40%

44%

39% 40%

39%

13% 12%

13%

Above AverageAbove Average

Above Average

Exceptional Exceptional

Exceptional

Below Average Below Average

Below Average

Average

Average

Average

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INTRO

SECTION

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SECTION

2

SECTION

4

SECTION

3SECTION

3 Special Interest Topic: Demand Generation

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Section 3

Demand generation poses a bigger challenge to B-to-C companies

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

3% 2%

5%

32% 32%

33%

47% 49%

42%

18% 17%

20%

Above AverageAbove Average

Above Average

Exceptional Exceptional

Exceptional

Below Average Below Average

Below Average

Average Average

Average

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Section 3

Adoption of social media and mobile marketing are marketers’ weakest demand generation capabilities

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%

5%

21%

44%

25%

5%

8%

24%

44%

21%

3%

6%

21%

48%

22%

3%

6%

23%

44%

23%

4%

20%

37%

28%

11%

4%

35%

35%

19%

10%

1%

7%

19%

42%

26%

6%

2%

18%

45%

28%

7%

5%

21%

49%

20%

5%

Do Not Use Below Average Average Above Average Best-in-Class

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Section 3

B-to-B companies are confident in their ability to leverage customer segmentation

Demand Generation Activities Effectiveness (B-to-B Companies)



Sales









Employ campaigns


Leverage customer

segmentation


0%

50%

100%

6%

21%

42%

26%

5%

7%

24%

44%

22%

3%

7%

21%

50%

20%

2%

7%

24%

43%

23%

3%

20%

32%

32%

12%

4%

38%

33%

18%

10%

1%

7%

20%

41%

27%

5%

2%

16%

43%

32%

7%

5%

19%

52%

19%

5%


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Section 3

Social media effectiveness among B-to-C companies is the largest area for improvement

Demand Generation Activities Effectiveness (B-to-C Companies)



Sales









Employ campaigns


Leverage customer

segmentation


0%

50%

100%

2%

19%

50%

24%

5%

8%

27%

44%

18%

3%

3%

23%

40%

29%

5%

5%

21%

46%

21%

7%

18%

48%

19%

8%

7%

26%

38%

23%

11%

2%

8%

16%

47%

21%

8%

2%

22%

52%

17%

7%

3%

24%

46%

22%

5%


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Section 3

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 the contact database (51%)

Developing segment‑specific campaigns (65%)


Refining the value proposition (63%)

Identifying new segments (66%)

Developing qualification criteria collaboratively with Sales (58%)

Reevaluating target segments (54%)Developing qualification criteria collaboratively with Sales (53%)

Refining the value proposition (59%)Developing qualification criteria collaboratively with Sales (58%)


Identifying new segments (57%) Identifying new segments (53%) Reevaluating target segments (52%)

Reevaluating target segments (54%) Refining the value proposition (48%)


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Section 3

Companies cite live events as a major component of demand generation

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%)?


Email

20% 20% 20%

Social Media

5% 5% 5%

Live Events

20% 25% 15%

Internet (search engine optimization)

10% 10% 5%

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INTRO

SECTION

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SECTION

2

SECTION

4

SECTION

3

SECTION

4 Respondent Demographics

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Section 4

Respondent Demographics

SURVEY QUESTION: Please indicate the type of enterprise, business model, and revenue that best represents your company .

N = 487

N = 496N = 499

Enterprise Type Business Model

Company Revenue

42%

4% 4%

50%

25%

7%68%

Public

Private

Hybrid

B-to-B Company

Venture Capital

0%

30%30%

17%

9%

27%

17%

Below $100 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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Section 4

Chemicals, Materials, and Food

SURVEY QUESTION: Please indicate which region you are located in and which industry categories best describe your company (check all that apply) .

Respondent Demographics: Region and Top Five Participating Industries

N = 483

N = 483

0% 15% 30%

27%

26%

24%

20%

20%

IndustriesRegion

Americas

Middle EastOther

Asia Pacific

Europe

Automotive and Transportation

Energy and Power Systems

Healthcare and Life Sciences

Information and Communication Technologies

47%

19%

2% 2%

30%

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