This week, our host, Ian Truscott, and Principal Analyst at Cleantech Insiders, Jeff Clark, dive into budget benchmarks as Ian picks Jeff’s brain about his experience doing this for enterprise clients at Forrester.
They discuss Jeff’s 5 tips:
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Why is benchmarking important?
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Don’t confuse a peer set with your competitive landscape
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Comparing apples with apples – STARS model
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Understand what the benchmark considers to be marketing budget
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Determine the timeframe to align with benchmarks and goals
As always, we welcome your feedback. If you have a suggestion for a topic that’s hot for you that we should discuss, please get in touch using the links below.
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The Links
The people:
Mentioned this week:
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Jeff’s firm – Cleantech Insiders
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Ian’s new firm – Velocity B
Rockstar CMO:
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The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday
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Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM.
Track List:
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Cee Lo Green – Forget You (2010)
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