How Much of Your B-to-B Marketing Budget is Going Towards Social Media?

by | Mar 23, 2010

Marketers across the board are realizing that social media is here to stay and those that have jumped in have found that they are making new friends.

How does that translate though into spending out of your marketing budget? With budgets shrinking over the last 18 months, marketers have had to do more with less and find social as a viable option.

A recent article in eMarketer, Marketing Budgets Spiral Towards Social, they cite recent surveys from both Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and American Marketing Association that indicate that upwards of 20% of marketing dollars will be going to social in the next five years.

Percent of Marketing Budget Spent on Social Media According to US Marketers, August 2009 & February 2010 (% of total)

B-to-B marketers are catching up with their counterparts in B-to-C. Part of the reason B-to-B marketers are spending more on social is because it lines up with their marketing goals of brand building and CRM.

Social Media Marketing Spending by US B2B and B2C Marketers, August 2009 & February 2010 (% of total)

What are your goals moving forward in 2010 and beyond?

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