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How marketing leaders can transform marketing from a support function to a growth driver

Martech

The changing mandate for marketing leaders At the B2B Marcom Summit in Washington, D.C., Rudman urged marketing leaders to go beyond traditional metrics and demand generation. He emphasized the importance of stepping into a role that aligns with the organization’s growth and profitability objectives.

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B2B Startups Spend 15% of Revenue on Sales and 10% on Marketing, Per SaaS Capital

SaaStr

SaaS Capital surveyed 1,000 B2B startups of varying sizes to find out just how much today they are spending in sales and marketing in this new era of efficiency. That full report here: 2025 Spending Benchmarks for Private B2B SaaS Companies The answer? Nor has sales & marketing ever really come down as you scale.

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SaaStr on 20VC This Week: Why 40% Cloud Adoption Marks the End of Easy Growth. And Why the AI Budget War is Just Getting Started

SaaStr

Why 40% Cloud Adoption Marks the End of Easy Growth. The 40% Tipping Point : With 40% of workloads now in the cloud, SaaS has hit market maturity. The easy growth is over—companies like Zoom exemplify this with saturated markets and nowhere left to expand rapidly. The market is saturated.

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The Great IPO Awakening: What 2025’s Surprisingly Hot Market Means for B2B Companies

SaaStr

The Numbers Don’t Lie: We’re in a Different Market Let’s start with the headline grabber: Circle’s 247% gain from IPO price to current trading levels. The company that filed at $24-26 per share and priced at $31 is now trading at levels that would make even the most seasoned growth investor do a double-take.

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Recognizing the Right Moment: When to Partner with a Marketing Agency

Heinz Marketing

By Carly Bauer , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing Staying ahead and achieving business success requires more than just a superior product or service. Effective marketing is the linchpin that connects businesses with their target audience, drives growth, and sustains competitive advantage.

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Second quarter saw slowing ad spend on most platforms

Martech

digital ad platforms saw slowing ad spending last quarter, according to a new report from digital marketing agency Tinuiti. Amazon Sponsored Products, Facebook, Google search and Instagram all saw lower spending growth year-over-year in Q2 2024 than a quarter earlier. YouTube was the only major platform that saw an increase.

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Yes, Open AI Has Raised an Insane Amount of Money. But It Tracks Insane Growth Almost 1:1

SaaStr

Here’s what every B2B founder needs to understand about the OpenAI playbook. Epic Raise, But Epic Growth: $58B Raised, $13B Revenue Run Rate Let’s start with the facts that’ll make your Series A look cute: 2020: $3.5M When you’re creating a new market, you raise for market capture, not just operational runway.

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