GITNUXREPORT 2026

Multichannel Marketing Statistics

Budget plans are rising and more marketers are wiring up automation and measurement, yet the hardest tension is cost and performance at the same time, from 70% planning higher budgets to email delivery still slipping with a 5.3% bounce rate and marketing attribution improving effectiveness in only 43% of cases. For a multichannel game plan you can actually use, track benchmarks like the $10.9 billion US email market forecast, 57% using marketing automation platforms, and personalization at 78% priority alongside cross device behavior and privacy limits that can make or break campaign orchestration.

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70% of marketers say they planned to increase their marketing budgets in 2024 (i.e., sustained spend supporting multichannel campaigns).

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$10.9 billion is forecast for the U.S. email marketing market in 2024 (upstream budget indicator for multichannel messaging channels).

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U.S. consumers spent $1.2 trillion on ecommerce in 2023 (seasonally adjusted quarterly retail ecommerce sales)

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64% of B2B marketers use marketing automation (automation support for multichannel nurture).

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57% of marketers use a marketing automation platform

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73% of organizations use a CRM system to support customer engagement

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Marketers rate marketing attribution measurement as improving campaign effectiveness in 43% of cases (reported performance improvement).

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9% of marketers cite improving marketing performance as a key driver for marketing automation (performance metric objective).

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75% of social media marketers say social media marketing increases exposure for their business (measured benefit).

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30% of marketers say they measure marketing ROI monthly

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The average email marketing cost is $0.001 per email sent (platform cost efficiency benchmark).

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5.3% average email bounce rate in a typical list (deliverability metric).

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The average cost per lead (CPL) for B2B is $109 (lead generation cost benchmark).

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Marketing automation reduces marketing overhead by 14.5% (cost savings).

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Digital ad spend has higher ROAS than traditional channels by 2x in many cases (measured efficiency benchmark).

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Retailers incur chargebacks and fraud losses totaling hundreds of millions annually for ecommerce (multichannel risk cost).

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Over 90% of consumers use multiple devices to engage with brands (cross-channel behavior trend).

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Video is used in content marketing by 91% of organizations (supports multichannel video distribution).

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In a 2023 survey, 72% of enterprises say they have a customer engagement platform initiative (trend toward unified orchestration).

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78% of marketers say achieving campaign personalization is a high or very high priority

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The EU ePrivacy Directive is implemented in each member state and restricts the use of cookies without informed consent

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Multichannel marketing is moving fast and the budgets are keeping up, with 70% of marketers planning to increase spend in 2024 to sustain cross channel campaigns. At the same time, some basics still bite, from a 5.3% average email bounce rate to ecommerce chargebacks and fraud losses that can reach hundreds of millions annually, so performance gains are far from automatic. Let’s connect what’s being invested in with what’s actually working across email, social, automation, and attribution.

Key Takeaways

70% of marketers say they planned to increase their marketing budgets in 2024 (i.e., sustained spend supporting multichannel campaigns).
$10.9 billion is forecast for the U.S. email marketing market in 2024 (upstream budget indicator for multichannel messaging channels).
U.S. consumers spent $1.2 trillion on ecommerce in 2023 (seasonally adjusted quarterly retail ecommerce sales)
64% of B2B marketers use marketing automation (automation support for multichannel nurture).
57% of marketers use a marketing automation platform
73% of organizations use a CRM system to support customer engagement
Marketers rate marketing attribution measurement as improving campaign effectiveness in 43% of cases (reported performance improvement).
9% of marketers cite improving marketing performance as a key driver for marketing automation (performance metric objective).
75% of social media marketers say social media marketing increases exposure for their business (measured benefit).
The average email marketing cost is $0.001 per email sent (platform cost efficiency benchmark).
5.3% average email bounce rate in a typical list (deliverability metric).
The average cost per lead (CPL) for B2B is $109 (lead generation cost benchmark).
Over 90% of consumers use multiple devices to engage with brands (cross-channel behavior trend).
Video is used in content marketing by 91% of organizations (supports multichannel video distribution).
In a 2023 survey, 72% of enterprises say they have a customer engagement platform initiative (trend toward unified orchestration).

Marketers are investing more in multichannel marketing, boosting automation and personalization as ecommerce and email performance grow.

Market Size

170% of marketers say they planned to increase their marketing budgets in 2024 (i.e., sustained spend supporting multichannel campaigns).[1]

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2$10.9 billion is forecast for the U.S. email marketing market in 2024 (upstream budget indicator for multichannel messaging channels).[2]

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3U.S. consumers spent $1.2 trillion on ecommerce in 2023 (seasonally adjusted quarterly retail ecommerce sales)[3]

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Market Size Interpretation

In the Market Size landscape for multichannel marketing, marketers are planning continued growth with 70% expecting higher 2024 budgets, supported by a projected $10.9 billion US email marketing market in 2024 and $1.2 trillion in US ecommerce spending in 2023.

User Adoption

164% of B2B marketers use marketing automation (automation support for multichannel nurture).[4]

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257% of marketers use a marketing automation platform[5]

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373% of organizations use a CRM system to support customer engagement[6]

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User Adoption Interpretation

Within the user adoption lens, the data suggests multichannel marketers are quickly standardizing on core tools, with 73% of organizations using a CRM for customer engagement and 64% of B2B marketers already adopting marketing automation.

Performance Metrics

1Marketers rate marketing attribution measurement as improving campaign effectiveness in 43% of cases (reported performance improvement).[7]

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29% of marketers cite improving marketing performance as a key driver for marketing automation (performance metric objective).[8]

Directional

375% of social media marketers say social media marketing increases exposure for their business (measured benefit).[9]

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430% of marketers say they measure marketing ROI monthly[10]

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Performance Metrics Interpretation

For the Performance Metrics angle, the clearest trend is that while only 30% of marketers measure marketing ROI monthly, 43% say better attribution measurement improves campaign effectiveness, suggesting measurement practices are becoming more effective even if many teams still lack frequent ROI tracking.

Cost Analysis

1The average email marketing cost is $0.001 per email sent (platform cost efficiency benchmark).[11]

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25.3% average email bounce rate in a typical list (deliverability metric).[12]

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3The average cost per lead (CPL) for B2B is $109 (lead generation cost benchmark).[13]

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4Marketing automation reduces marketing overhead by 14.5% (cost savings).[14]

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5Digital ad spend has higher ROAS than traditional channels by 2x in many cases (measured efficiency benchmark).[15]

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6Retailers incur chargebacks and fraud losses totaling hundreds of millions annually for ecommerce (multichannel risk cost).[16]

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Cost Analysis Interpretation

Under the Cost Analysis lens, multichannel marketing is becoming significantly more efficient as email costs just $0.001 per send and automation cuts overhead by 14.5%, while stronger digital ad ROAS and a B2B CPL of $109 help offset risks like average 5.3% bounce rates and ecommerce fraud losses that reach the hundreds of millions annually.

Industry Trends

1Over 90% of consumers use multiple devices to engage with brands (cross-channel behavior trend).[17]

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2Video is used in content marketing by 91% of organizations (supports multichannel video distribution).[18]

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3In a 2023 survey, 72% of enterprises say they have a customer engagement platform initiative (trend toward unified orchestration).[19]

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478% of marketers say achieving campaign personalization is a high or very high priority[20]

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Industry Trends Interpretation

Industry Trends data show that because 90% of consumers use multiple devices and 78% of marketers prioritize campaign personalization, multichannel marketing is moving toward orchestrated, device-aware experiences powered by video and engagement platforms.

Risk & Compliance

1The EU ePrivacy Directive is implemented in each member state and restricts the use of cookies without informed consent[21]

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Risk & Compliance Interpretation

Because the EU ePrivacy Directive is implemented in every member state, it creates a consistent, compliance-driven need for informed consent before any cookies are used, making cookie governance a key Risk and Compliance priority across the EU.

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Perplexity

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cmo.com

1cmo.com/features/2024-b2b-marketing-budget-survey/
7cmo.com/articles/marketers-multichannel-attribution-model/

businessresearchinsights.com

2businessresearchinsights.com/report/email-marketing-software-market-104147

census.gov

3census.gov/retail/mrts/www/data/pdf/ec_current.pdf

campaignlive.com

4campaignlive.com/article/b2b-marketers-using-marketing-automation-64/

g2.com

5g2.com/reports/marketing-automation-statistics

gartner.com

6gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-01-17-gartner-says-worldwide-crm-end-user-spending-to-grow%20(blocked%20domain;%20omitting
19gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-10-17-gartner-customer-engagement-platforms-initiatives