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SiriusDecisions Details B-to-B Leaders' Priorities in New Global Study on CMO Growth Objectives
[September 26, 2017]

SiriusDecisions Details B-to-B Leaders' Priorities in New Global Study on CMO Growth Objectives


SiriusDecisions, the leading global business-to-business (b-to-b) research and advisory firm, today unveiled the findings from its 2017 Global CMO Study. The study reveals that b-to-b marketing leaders are increasingly focused on attracting new buyers, with the need to address changing buyer behavior and enhance the customer experience serving as top priorities influencing their marketing strategy.

SiriusDecisions' Global CMO Study is conducted annually to explore how b-to-b marketing leaders are adapting their marketing strategy to support their organization's growth objectives. It examines the issues and trends that are having the greatest influence on B-to-B marketing strategies over the next two years and the adjustments that marketing leaders plan to make in that span to support corporate growth objectives.

Nearly 300 marketing leaders around the world, representing B-to-B organizations in a variety of industries, regions and revenue bands, participated in this year's study. Key findings include the following:

  • When asked to rank their top five growth strategies (New Markets, New Buyers, New Offerings, Productivity and Acquisition) in terms of importance to their organization over the next two years, marketing leaders ranked attracting new buyers as the most important growth strategy. This indicates a shift from the findings of the 2016 Global CMO Study, which found new markets to be the top strategy for growth.
  • Enhancing the customer experience is the top priority influencing marketing strategy over the next two years, representing an increase of 18 percent from the 2016 study. The two biggest challenges CMOs cited with enhancing the customer experience are organizational readiness and insuficient data.
  • While 79 percent of b-to-b marketing leaders indicated that their organizations offer marketing enablement (skills training/professional development), the vast majority of them do not have a dedicated, formal structure in place to handle marketing enablement.



Supporting Quote

"Rather than focusing on building out products and offerings, organizations are increasingly differentiating themselves through the customer experience, to not only boost engagement with prospects and customers, but to increase retention and brand loyalty," said Barbie Mattie, Senior Research Director, SiriusDecisions. "The study shows that marketing leaders are already shifting priorities and strategies to become audience-centric. The challenge for marketers will be to develop quantifiable objectives in line with these efforts, and to ensure the right measurement systems are in place to detail marketing's impact."


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SiriusDecisions, Global CMO Study, CMO, B-to-B, B2B, Revenue Growth, Intelligent Growth, Marketing Executive Strategies

About SiriusDecisions
SiriusDecisions is the leading global b-to-b research and advisory firm. We deliver the actionable intelligence, transformative frameworks and expert guidance that equip executives to modernize and elevate sales, marketing and product performance.

For more information, visit www.siriusdecisions.com.


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