In a recent survey (December 2008) done by Junta42, 56% of marketing- and publishing-decision makers plan to increase their content marketing spending for 2009 (31% increase significantly, 25% increase slightly).
According to the same survey, the top six content tactics are:
Joe Pulizzi, founder of Junta42 and author of "Get Content. Get Customers." said, "If marketers will spend less in 2009, it won't be coming from their content development budgets. More and more marketing professionals now realize that tomorrow's marketing is all about developing a conversation with customers. Without valuable, relevant and compelling content, that's pretty much impossible. The numbers show that."
You can get the more survey details from http://www.junta42.com/resources/Content_Marketing_Spending_Points_Up/
Let’s chat to determine if this will be a good fit for both of us. It will be a friendly conversation to get to know each other better, not a high-pressure sales pitch.
Greg C. says:
Thanks for posting this, Mr. Mitra. I’ve seen evidence that spending on Search Marketing is up right now, and you point out that Content Marketing is up now as well. I’m going to have to think on this for a while. Thanks again.
–Greg