{"id":320,"date":"2016-09-08T11:27:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T10:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/industry\/2016\/09\/08\/modern-tools-modern-marketers\/"},"modified":"2016-09-08T11:27:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T10:27:43","slug":"modern-tools-modern-marketers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/cross-industry\/2016\/09\/08\/modern-tools-modern-marketers\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Tools for Modern Marketers"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re part of a marketing organisation there\u2019s good news<\/em> and then there\u2019s \u2013 well, if you\u2019re a marketer you probably instinctively want to rework that \u201cbad news<\/em>\u201d phrase into something with a little more, you know, positive up-speak. Let\u2019s say there\u2019s room for growth. The good news? Marketing budgets were up globally 10% in 2015 and are expected to hit a record $1 Trillion by 2017. In the UK, specifically, advertising budgets are expected to continue to grow, with digital areas such as internet and mobile advertising leading the way with 12.3% and 39.3% growth, respectively.<\/p>\n

So about that room for growth. Well, it\u2019s actually just that: with an increase in marketing budget how do you structure your organisation for growth? How do you align your team to make the most of the kind of digital transformation that\u2019s reshaping marketing? In large part, it means taking advantage of the right mobile productivity solutions keeping your team up-to-date, connected and collaborating with ease.<\/p>\n

Imagine the following scenario.<\/p>\n