State of Martech Report Finds Marketers Do Not Feel Their Jobs Are Threatened By Technology
CHICAGO (PRWEB) July 23, 2018 -- Even with the rapid advancement of marketing technology, 61 percent of marketers feel that it will never threaten their jobs, according to a new study from public relations and digital marketing agency Walker Sands Communications.
The survey found that 56 percent of marketers believe an equal mix of creativity and technology will be the driving force behind strategy five years from now. In fact, more than 40 percent of marketers believe that same equal mix dominates today, according to the State of Marketing Technology 2018 report, “Maximizing the Value of Martech Innovations.”
“Advancements in technology are driving the evolution of marketing to become more technologically-focused, but it would be unwise to predict that technology would replace marketers completely,” said Jennifer Mulligan, marketing technology account director at Walker Sands. “Marketers recognize the power behind tools like AI to help them do their jobs better, but the reality is that humans aren’t being replaced now, or even in the foreseeable future. We’ll need the human touch and reason to create and execute effective marketing campaigns.”
The report also found that nearly 70 percent of marketers don’t believe the perfect marketing stack exists today, and it may never. While 56 percent of marketers feel that the martech landscape has evolved rapidly or at light speed over the last year, budget remains the top hinderance to companies investing in martech solutions. This leaves human creativity to fill in the gaps and balance out the challenges that come with new technology.
Additional findings from the report include:
Only 28 percent of marketers feel their company’s use of martech has advanced at the same pace as the martech landscape.
One in seven (15 percent) marketers say their company is very agile when it comes to embracing new solutions for their martech stacks, which is causing some real investment pains.
IoT ranks more popular than other emerging technologies like AI and VR among marketers, with 13 percent of organizations already fully implemented and another 56 percent planning to implement.
The Walker Sands State of Marketing Technology 2018 study is based on a survey of over 300 marketers conducted in Q1 2018.
To download the full report, visit the State of Martech page on the Walker Sands website.
About Walker Sands:
Walker Sands is a public relations and digital marketing agency for business-to-business technology companies. With an integrated approach to creative services, Walker Sands helps clients build brand awareness, enhance credibility and drive new business. Walker Sands is a five-time Inc. 5000 honoree and regular recipient of some of the industry’s most prestigious awards from organizations including Entrepreneur, Holmes Report and Hermes Creative. Walker Sands was founded in 2001 and has offices in Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle. To learn more, visit walkersands.com or walkersandsdigital.com.
Jennifer Mulligan, +1 3126486005, [email protected]
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