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Below are the essential “need to knows” around our survey and further down I’ll dive into all the great value of benchmarking your marketing organization:
What are the benefits?
What is needed?
What is the Quality of Data and Confidentially?
Bonus to all Participants
Need More Information: View this excerpt from Kathleen Schaub’s excellent post, IDC Tech Marketing Benchmark: Behind the Scenes. It explains all the intricacies (and value of benchmarking).
Why do companies benchmark? A benchmark provides context for decision-making. You spend a million dollars a year on social marketing. So what? If your CEO asks you this question, what will you say? Tech marketers tell us that they like to benchmark for the following reasons:
- Improve the quality of annual planning: Last year’s program budget and gut feelings are no longer sufficient input
- Gain insight into critical trends: Learn what industry leaders and competitors are doing – and how you stack up
- Reallocate costs: Identify areas of overspending and opportunities for better value
- Transform with confidence: Answer questions such as how much to invest in new areas like social marketing or how should I re-organize my department?
- Drive with data: C-level executives increasingly expect marketing leaders to manage their business with the same level of operational excellence as other corporate functions.
- Get an independent view: Benchmark data provides IDC analysts with a wealth of information that make guidance to clients personalized and accurate guidance
Feel free to reach out and let’s have a discussion whether it’s the right time for your organization to participate!
Email me at: (smelnick (at) IDC (dot) com) or find me on twitter @SamMelnick