Even with tighter privacy rules and cookie-less tracking, marketers are still leaning hard into measurement and personalization, and 78% say they have a first party data plan for 2024. At the same time, 79% of B2B buyers start research with online search, so your content and search optimization have to earn attention before a single ad is clicked. Let’s connect these forces to the tradeoffs teams make across analytics, automation, compliance, and email deliverability.
Key Takeaways
- 79% of B2B buyers start their research with online search in 2024, emphasizing content and search optimization
- 52% of consumers expect brands to understand their unique needs and preferences, indicating expectation levels for personalization
- Over 50% of shoppers use smartphones to research products in 2024, supporting mobile-first optimization in marketing strategy
- The global marketing automation software market was valued at $6.1 billion in 2022 and is forecast to reach $25.1 billion by 2030, indicating long-run growth expectations
- $8.6 billion global marketing analytics spend is forecast for 2027, indicating accelerating adoption of analytics capabilities
- $16.4 billion global spend on social media management tools is forecast for 2024, supporting social operations tooling investment
- 62% of marketers reported that their organizations prioritize data privacy compliance, affecting how targeting and measurement marketing strategy is designed
- The EU GDPR has 99 articles and was adopted in May 2016, establishing a major compliance framework affecting marketing targeting and consent practices
- The U.S. CAN-SPAM Act was enacted in 2003, providing a baseline legal framework for commercial email marketing strategies
- 76% of organizations plan to increase investment in customer data platforms (CDPs) in 2024, suggesting growing CDP-centered data strategy
- The global customer data platform market is expected to grow from $5.8 billion in 2023 to $25.1 billion by 2030, showing sustained CDP momentum in marketing strategy
- Worldwide spending on advertising software is forecast to reach $61.2 billion in 2024, highlighting growth in spend on advertising technology
- 62% of consumers expect companies to provide clear explanations of how their data is used, meaning disclosure is a key lever in marketing strategy communications
- 85% of Americans have personally used online sources to find information about products, services, or brands, meaning digital research behavior is pervasive for marketing strategy targeting
- 69% of marketers reported improving marketing performance through marketing analytics, meaning analytics is widely perceived as improving channel outcomes
B2B and consumers increasingly expect personalized, privacy compliant, data driven marketing powered by automation and analytics.
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Customer Behavior
179% of B2B buyers start their research with online search in 2024, emphasizing content and search optimization[1]
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252% of consumers expect brands to understand their unique needs and preferences, indicating expectation levels for personalization[2]
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3Over 50% of shoppers use smartphones to research products in 2024, supporting mobile-first optimization in marketing strategy[3]
Directional
461% of consumers say they will only shop with brands that provide personalized experiences, underscoring personalization-driven marketing[4]
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572% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations in 2023, reinforcing the value of review management[5]
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Customer Behavior Interpretation
Customer behavior is clearly moving toward digitally driven personalization, with 79% of B2B buyers starting research via online search and 61% of consumers saying they will shop only with brands that deliver personalized experiences.
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Market Size
1The global marketing automation software market was valued at $6.1 billion in 2022 and is forecast to reach $25.1 billion by 2030, indicating long-run growth expectations[6]
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2$8.6 billion global marketing analytics spend is forecast for 2027, indicating accelerating adoption of analytics capabilities[7]
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3$16.4 billion global spend on social media management tools is forecast for 2024, supporting social operations tooling investment[8]
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4The global personalization software market is projected to reach $16.3 billion by 2028, indicating long-term growth for personalization capabilities[9]
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Market Size Interpretation
Across the market size view, investment in marketing technology is poised for strong long-term expansion as marketing automation grows from $6.1 billion in 2022 to a projected $25.1 billion by 2030 and analytics spend is forecast to reach $8.6 billion by 2027.
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Compliance & ROI
162% of marketers reported that their organizations prioritize data privacy compliance, affecting how targeting and measurement marketing strategy is designed[10]
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2The EU GDPR has 99 articles and was adopted in May 2016, establishing a major compliance framework affecting marketing targeting and consent practices[11]
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3The U.S. CAN-SPAM Act was enacted in 2003, providing a baseline legal framework for commercial email marketing strategies[12]
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4Marketing email has an average deliverability rate of 98% in 2024, impacting strategy feasibility for list-based channels[13]
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5The average B2B email list growth rate is about 7% per year in 2023, informing acquisition and list hygiene strategy targets[14]
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663% of marketers say they are measuring marketing ROI as part of executive reporting in 2024, reflecting a shift toward financial accountability[15]
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7Cookie-less tracking is driving first-party data strategies: 78% of marketers say they have a plan for first-party data in 2024, supporting new measurement tactics[16]
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Compliance & ROI Interpretation
With 62% of marketers prioritizing data privacy compliance and 63% reporting marketing ROI to executives in 2024, the clearest Compliance and ROI trend is that measurement and targeting are increasingly being shaped by legal requirements like GDPR and then held to financial accountability.
Industry Trends
176% of organizations plan to increase investment in customer data platforms (CDPs) in 2024, suggesting growing CDP-centered data strategy[17]
Directional
2The global customer data platform market is expected to grow from $5.8 billion in 2023 to $25.1 billion by 2030, showing sustained CDP momentum in marketing strategy[18]
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3Worldwide spending on advertising software is forecast to reach $61.2 billion in 2024, highlighting growth in spend on advertising technology[19]
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Industry Trends Interpretation
For the Industry Trends angle, 76% of organizations plan to boost investment in customer data platforms in 2024 as the global CDP market is projected to surge from $5.8 billion in 2023 to $25.1 billion by 2030, signaling that marketing strategy is being increasingly shaped by CDP and broader advertising technology growth.
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Customer Trust
162% of consumers expect companies to provide clear explanations of how their data is used, meaning disclosure is a key lever in marketing strategy communications[20]
Directional
285% of Americans have personally used online sources to find information about products, services, or brands, meaning digital research behavior is pervasive for marketing strategy targeting[21]
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Customer Trust Interpretation
For customer trust, 62% of consumers expect clear explanations of how their data is used and with 85% of Americans actively using online sources to research brands, marketers need to pair transparent data disclosure with trustworthy digital information to earn confidence.
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Channel Performance
169% of marketers reported improving marketing performance through marketing analytics, meaning analytics is widely perceived as improving channel outcomes[22]
Directional
272% of marketers say they use marketing automation to nurture leads, meaning lifecycle automation is a common operational strategy[23]
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Channel Performance Interpretation
In the channel performance spotlight, 69% of marketers say marketing analytics has improved their marketing performance while 72% use marketing automation to nurture leads, showing that data-driven optimization and lifecycle automation are key tactics for strengthening channel outcomes.
How We Rate Confidence
Models
Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.
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Directional
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AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree
Verified
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AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree
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