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Why ‘risk on marketing investment’ is the new ROI

Martech

Part of this is the way we refer to ‘ROI’ in business, which, unfortunately, is just a historical efficiency metric that assumes that what’s being discussed was effective. That’s why our finance team is leading a combined effort to learn how to understand, forecast, prove and optimize our GTM efforts. I knew he had it.

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Unlocking the power of marketing mix modeling solutions

Martech

MMM offers a compelling solution for marketing and enterprise functions like finance and supply chain, which use these models to articulate return on investment and optimize strategies. Nearly half of marketing leaders struggle to prove their value and gain recognition for their contributions, a recent Gartner survey found.

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The marketing ROI problem has its roots in marketing culture

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Why is putting a figure on marketing ROI still a problem? While advances in marketing analytics and technology have been made, a significant portion of businesses still report facing difficulties in calculating ROI. In the fall 2023 CMO survey , CMOs report Increased pressure from the CFO to properly report and improve marketing ROI.

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Measuring marketing’s impact: From metrics to growth

Martech

Marketing ROI. While ROI provides a common language, the perception of value can differ greatly across functions. While finance sees marketing’s greatest impact on revenue growth, sales values its ability to deliver leads. The two most hopeful — yet sometimes frustrating — words in business.

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How to inflation-proof your marketing in 2025

Martech

With consumer spending power squeezed and C-suites scrutinizing every expense, businesses and the marketers who support them have come to a critical inflection point: adapt to inflation or watch your ROI evaporate. Investing in advanced analytics and strategic partnerships can help you identify which marketing initiatives deliver real ROI.

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How marketing ops improves ROI through campaign performance and budget management

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Businesses are improving their stacks and marketing ops teams with the overall goal of improving ROI. For marketing operations to have the greatest impact company-wide, they need to be connected to other functions in the organization, including sales and finance. And this leads to better ROI. Monitoring. Team management.

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How three companies are reinventing event marketing with SoLoMo

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” Nashville finance experts took the stage, followed by several local CEOs who had successfully built seven-figure-plus enterprises. These tools help track ROI and create valuable first-party data for future marketing efforts. Tip: Leverage locals.

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