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Due to the recent troubles with the economy that everyone will be aware of, many companies are choosing to cut their marketing budgets in an attempt to save money. That’s the result of a survey carried out by Forrester Research who found that many companies are choosing to spend less money on a marketing agency during the economic struggles.

The survey discovered that 71% of companies were cutting their marketing budget for 2009, with an average cut of 20%.

The survey also found that the main sectors that were cut was radio, TV and print management. Although some some budgets for items like sign printing are staying the same as signage is quite an important factor.

Although many companies are slashing their marketing budget, almost 50% of companies in the survey said that they are increasing their internet marketing budget. It seems that a large number of companies are finding internet marketing to be more beneficial for their business.

It seems that for getting the most out of your cut marketing budget, it’s best spent on internet marketing. It does make sense when you think about it. It’s more beneficial to put money into being found by someone is who actively searching for your companies services or products. Otherwise you could spend thousands of pounds on getting your company name out to people who aren’t looking to buy your products or services.

You might think that you’re getting the most out of your website. However, you might not be getting the full potential from your website. If your website isn’t in the first page of Google for your main products or services, or maybe you don’t get many orders through from your website. Both of these are signs that you might need to increase your internet marketing budget.

Tags: advertising, internet marketing, Marketing