Calvyn Lee Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The email marketing landscape is dramatically changing in 2024. In this comprehensive guide, I’ll break down the new 2024 email regulations, explain how each type of email marketer will be impacted, and provide actionable tips to keep your emails out of the spam box. Here’s what email marketers need to know: 1.

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Martech

APRIL 8, 2025

Dig deeper: How B2B and B2C brands are winning hearts with memory-driven CX The website search experience The report identifies search as a strategic differentiator and a primary entry point to the digital experience. 21, 2024 and Nov. 27, 2024, and quotas were set for gender, age and region at a country level.

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Set Up

AUGUST 27, 2024

Many Agencies often focus heavily on B2C tactics to attract Clients. Forbes projects that the industry will reach $600 billion in 2024, highlighting its undeniable role in fostering relationships and driving growth. The B2B Blind Spot Are you overlooking your own growth? Content marketing is now a cornerstone of B2B strategies.

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Martech

MARCH 17, 2025

1, 2024, and Dec. 31, 2024, traffic from generative AI sources increased by 1,300% compared to the year prior (up 1,950% YoY on Cyber Monday). In February 2025, traffic from generative AI sources increased by 1,200% compared to July 2024. Its doubled every two months since September 2024. Between Nov.

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Chief Martec

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The second survey — the 2024 Martech Replacement Survey run by my good friends at MarTech.org — is one you can download the full report, free and ungated, now. Note: 58% of the respondents were in B2B, 42% in B2C.) 31% replaced their core marketing automation platform. 22% replaced their CRM. 21% replaced their CDP.

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Backlinko

JANUARY 23, 2025

billion in 2024, showing an 11.1% billion in 2024, showing an 11.1% billion in 2024, showing an 11.1% market share of digital advertising, more than any other advertising format (display, video or audio) ( IAB ) In the US, Google dominates the search advertising market, accounting for 50.5%

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Martech

AUGUST 26, 2024

But marketers these days are adding value to the retention side of the house, to the point where the annual Sagefrog B2B Marketing Mix report (registration required) listed “customer retention” as the #2 priority for marketing departments in 2023, and #3 in 2024—whereas the topic had not even made the top five in 2022. This is a good thing.

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Martech

AUGUST 12, 2024

Prompt: How might a marketer for a large B2C company incorporate a CDP into their martech stack to improve the customer experience, increase customer engagement, and increase conversion rates? By effectively incorporating a CDP into the martech stack, a large B2C company can create a more personalized and engaging customer experience.

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Martech

AUGUST 29, 2024

Salesforce expects the 2024 holiday season to be shorter and more competitive with brands facing the challenge of attracting consumers with less purchasing power. The post Salesforce sees a shorter, more competitive holiday season in 2024 appeared first on MarTech. Email: Business email address Sign me up! Processing.

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Martech

JULY 31, 2024

Amazon Sponsored Products, Facebook, Google search and Instagram all saw lower spending growth year-over-year in Q2 2024 than a quarter earlier. Facebook’s share of total Meta ad spend dropped compared to last Q2 but still accounted for 68% in Q2 2024, maintaining its dominance among Meta’s platforms.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Dig deeper: R eddit marketing guide – maximize your spend YouTube ads While it may seem unconventional for DTC or B2C marketers, many B2B companies struggle to leverage YouTube effectively. Review and understand Reddit’s different ad inventory options to ensure your ads appear in the right spaces. Leverage TikTok search ads.

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Hubspot Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This week we’re exploring the top creator economy predictions for 2024 that marketers need to know. In 2024, a well-rounded marketing strategy has content embedded throughout, and strong relationships with creators are essential to making these strategies work. Two years later, Shorts continues to grow.

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Martech

JULY 25, 2024

Fibr , an AI personalization company, launched a hub for B2C marketers with a pay-as-you-go model. Take our brief 2024 MarTech Replacement Survey Gopuff , a delivery service, launched its ad platform powered by AI and machine learning. The AI assistant now offers caption recommendations based on top-performing posts.

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Sprout Social

MAY 1, 2025

Benefiting both B2C and B2B brands, LinkedIn empowers brands to build relationships, generate leads and boost sales. Lead generation and sales Whether your business is B2C or B2B, LinkedIn is a powerful lead generation tool. In both B2B and B2C interactions, a simple follow-up can go a long way.

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Martech

OCTOBER 12, 2023

It’s no secret that B2B marketers have a challenging task in front of them: a niche audience, an often technical offering and tighter budgets than their B2C counterparts. Learn more by registering and attending “AI-Powered Marketing in 2024: A Playbook for Success,” presented by MNTN.

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Martech

JANUARY 22, 2025

Meta properties saw 15% ad spend growth in Q4 2024, while TikTok, facing an unknown future in the U.S., These latest figures show the momentum that social media and commerce carry into 2024, although digital advertising overall expects a slowdown in growth in the coming year. Spend on TikTok for 2024 was $4.8

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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 8, 2024

Below I’ve compiled a list of ecommerce statistics that will help you understand the potential impact of using the practice, as well as its growth potential throughout 2024 and beyond. HubSpot , 2024) eMarketer predicts that Grocery will become the largest ecommerce category in the U.S. trillion USD market cap. of all digital ad spend.

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Martech

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As you head into 2024, here are six books to put on your reading list. If you have friends who work in B2C marketing, you probably know the feeling. “Oh, They draw heavily on research from The B2B Institute at LinkIn to make the case that B2B buyers rely on emotions just as much as their B2C counterparts. Get MarTech!

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Martech

JULY 16, 2024

In 2024, digital video will get 52% of the video ad dollars, surpassing linear TV for the first time. Source: IAB 2024 Digital Video Ad Spend & Strategy Report Measurement problems persist Measurement issues remain an overall problem but vary significantly by channel — particularly with online video and CTV. million in 2022.

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Martech

AUGUST 14, 2024

Left to right: Lilit Davtyan, CEO, Phonexa and Kristen Haines, CEO, MailCon kick off MailCon New York 2024. The state of email has been evolving more than ever, especially in 2024 due to Google and Yahoo’s new bulk sender requirements,” said Talar Malakian, CMO of Phonexa, the lead gen technology company that hosts MailCon.

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Martech

DECEMBER 3, 2024

What is working in 2024 Despite all the above challenges, Demandbase is identifying strategies that are proving beneficial in the B2B space. “A few years ago it was pretty much just B2C and it was pretty random — like someone who got kicked off “The Bachelor” doing unboxing videos. Hopping ran through some highlights.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Buyers increased their 2024 ad spend projections to +11.8%, up from +9.5% The report, “The 2024 Outlook Study: August Update,” finds that the resilient economy, marked by a 2.3% rise in consumer spending in Q2 2024, has eased buyers’ concerns about economic instability. Source: IAB “The 2024 Outlook Study: August Update.”

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Martech

JANUARY 5, 2024

This maturation took some big steps last year and will continue in 2024 as advertisers will test and integrate RMNs into their media strategy. Half of CMOs said “rationalizing retail media with other media investments” is one of their biggest challenges with retail media, according to Forrester’s Q3 2023 B2C Marketing CMO Pulse Survey.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

mobile gaming ad spend increased 0.46%, according to Mintegral’s new report, “State of Media Buying in H1 2024.” In nearly every gaming app category, campaign length increased during the first half of 2024, according to the Mintegral study. Image: Mintegral, “State of Media Buying in H1 2024.” The overall volume of U.S.

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Martech

JANUARY 9, 2025

During the 2024 holidays , traffic to retail sites from genAI-powered chatbots increased 13X over the previous year. Salesforce introduced Agentforce in September 2024, and most recently, SAP announced shopping assistant agents for later in 2025. Adoption is already underway.

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Martech

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Making every order option available for retail shoppers As is the case with customer experience , 2024 will find marketers leveraging AI to create a more robust ecommerce presence. In 2024, advancements in AI and automation will address this issue. In 2024, we don’t see this slowing down,” Scott said.

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Martech

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Pratt writes : Consider some figures from the 2024 report “Scaling AI Initiatives Responsibly,” published by research firm IDC. Case in point, I spoke with Ricky Ray Butler , founder of Revmatics, an AI-powered ABM platform for optimizing B2C conversions.

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Martech

MAY 7, 2025

There are 2,489 new tools from more than 11,000 candidates, continuing the expansion that followed the genAI shockwave of 2024. 2024 LangChain, AutoGPT AI Agents Acts independently 44.8% Shift 2: B2C and B2B2C stacks rebalance their center Customer data platforms (CDPs) lost their lead, dropping from 26.9% MAPs surged to 26.1%

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The CMO Survey

APRIL 24, 2024

with B2B companies growing faster (at 19.1%) than B2C companies (at 11.5%). The 2024 CMO Survey Award for Marketing Excellence The 2024 CMO Survey Award for Marketing Excellence is selected by fellow marketers. Focusing on their own companies, average revenues are growing faster than markets at 16.4%

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Calvyn Lee Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Are you wondering how digital marketing, advertising and sales will evolve in 2024? That’s why we’ve prepared this in-depth ebook covering over 120 marketing and online advertising trends and predictions for 2024. 2024 could be a pivotal year for advances in both predictive and generative AI.

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Martech

JANUARY 16, 2025

2024 projection. The study indicated that 2024 accelerated on ad-heavy events like the Paris Olympics and national and state elections. Brand advertising came in third at 45%, down from 57% in a previous study conducted in summer 2024. The most recent study asked marketers these same questions in November, 2024.)

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A new report released this month by Intero Digital ( disclosure: I previously worked with Intero ), “Revolutionizing Reach: The 2024 Digital Marketing Landscape You Can’t Ignore,” checks the yearly pulse for the digital spending and marketing activities of its SMB client list. Top digital marketing goals for 2024. Influencer marketing.

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Martech

JANUARY 14, 2025

Googles global search market share was under 90% during each of the final three months of 2024. In the other months of 2024, Googles U.S. Second-place Microsoft Bing hovered at or just under 4% for the final five months of 2024. Googles U.S. search market share peaked at 90.37% in November, but fell to 87.39% in December.

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Martech

OCTOBER 17, 2022

By 2024 the spend is expected to hit $8.5 Even with the slowdown, the B2B martech average spend will slightly outpace B2C’s 13% projected average. Like B2C consumers, B2B buyers want a self-serve, personalized experience that doesn’t require them to speak to a salesperson, according to the Insider Intelligence report. .

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Hubspot Marketing

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

How is it different from B2C influencer marketing? So, of course, thats where the most significant differences between B2B influencer marketing and B2C lie. B2C influencer marketing, on the other hand, is more light-hearted and casual. In marketing, everything is guided by your audience. What you do, say, etc.,

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Martech

JANUARY 7, 2025

The 2024 holidays delivered on, and in fact surpassed, record-breaking projections for ecommerce. Dig deeper: 2024 holiday sales live up to record-breaking projections Inflation. Apparel was down nearly 8% YoY in November 2024, according to the Index. The 2024 holidays were the most mobile ever, according to Adobe.

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Buffer Marketing

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Numbers tell the same story: 75 percent of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions 60 percent of B2B marketers say social media is the most effective channel for driving revenue That said, there are key differences between how you formulate a B2B social media strategy and a B2C social media strategy.

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