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The world is shifting considerably and consumer behaviours are shifting with it. People are growing more wary of the information around them; the climate crisis, the cost of living, the rise of artificial intelligence, and many more societal issues are constantly at the back of everyone's minds. We're also witnessing a generational shift as GenZ is entering adulthood and challenging conventional norms and practices. This tidal wave of change is reshaping the way brands connect with their audiences and establish trust.

Marketing budgets have been through a lot in the past few years! From economic uncertainty to profound changes caused by the pandemic and Artificial Intelligence, CMOs have had to completely rethink how they spend their budgets many times. Marketing departments have been under pressure in many industries to deliver more with less and 2023 seems to have been the culminating point in those years of change.

We’ve explored data from 2023 to understand how marketing budgets have shifted, which channels have grown and which have shrunk to help you strengthen your own digital marketing strategy.

With the complete removal of third-party cookies impending (as mentioned in our top digital marketing trends for 2024), tactics to adapt to these changes are at the forefront of marketeers’ minds. How will this impact digital marketing strategies and businesses?

We answer all these questions in a recent interview between Founder and CEO of Innovation Visual, Tim Butler and our expert colleague, Senior Biddable and Analytics Executive, Kyle Redman, to explore the impact.

With Influencer Marketing growing as an effective marketing strategy, it’s important to assess whether this could be the right move for your business. According to a HubSpot report 'Influencer marketing yields the highest ROI, along with blogging and social media shopping tools.'

With the potential to transform the way you deliver your marketing, Innovation Visual’s Marketing Manager, Lauren Waterfall recently interviewed Digital Marketing Lead, Vogue Phelps, to gain further insights into this marketing tactic.