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39+ Content Marketing Statistics To Help You Succeed in 2024

The end of the year is a time to reflect on the year behind and anticipate the year ahead. Use these statistics and related resources to make a case for the budget and other resources you need, document a winning content strategy, and decide how big a role video will play in your 2023 plans.
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Does CEO-CMO Alignment Go Far Enough for Business Growth? Probably Not

New McKinsey research says business growth is more likely to occur if CEOs and CMOs agree on marketing’s role. That makes sense, but that conclusion stops short of identifying what marketing really needs to do.
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Marketers Say They Know the Missing Ingredient for Success – Are They Wrong?

New research finds marketing is not aligned operationally. No surprises there. But the study’s takeaways miss what you need to do to fix that. We have a thought.
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B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends: Outlook for 2024 [Research]

B2B marketers reveal their most common challenges, what they’re really using AI to do, whether their leaders understand their work, and where they'll spend their budget. Find the answers in CMI's latest research report.
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Why Investors Trust Marketing, But Not Marketers [New Study]

A new study of financial analysts makes a revelation that will surprise marketers. They get your importance, but only if you achieve this. Learn what they have to say and how it should affect your work.
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Buyers Want To Trust Content. But Do They Value Yours? [New Research]

The 2023 Trust in Marketers research finds buyers generally trust brands’ content. But they also are less likely to find value in it. How can you bridge that gap? The answer’s pretty simple. (Well, maybe.)
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Big Bump in Ad Spend May Lead to Better Year for Marketers

You could describe the last few months as “bumpy” for marketing, tech, and advertising. But new data for three must-track categories indicates a smoother ride ahead for marketers.
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New Research: Will AI Impact Content Marketing Careers and Salaries?

How much do content marketers earn on average? What impact do they think generative AI will have on their jobs? Get those answers and more in this overview of the newly released Career and Salary Outlook for 2024.
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Does a Rise in Chief Strategy Officers’ Role Give Hope for Chief Content Officers?

New insights from Deloitte’s fascinating 2023 Chief Strategy Officer Survey should have implications for content marketing’s role in businesses.
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Is Marketing Climate Change Coming? Or Is It Already Here?

Gartner released a new survey of CMOs that indicates a shift from search advertising and a lack of budget to achieve strategies in 2023. Consider what that means for the rest of this year and beyond.
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Content Marketing Deserves More Respect From In-House Agencies

Content marketing should have a place in in-house marketing agencies. But what exactly should it be? Newly released research indicates what’s happening now, but we share an idea of what you should be doing.
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Where Should Your Customer Journey Start? [New Demand Generation Research]

Content marketing for demand generation programs took a hit in the past year. Find out the potential reasons why and more about how marketers view and use the strategy in the newly released 2023 demand generation research from CMI.