![B2B Spending Plans For Demand Generation Channels, September 2014 [TABLE]](http://www.emarketer.com/images/chart_gifs/181001-182000/181211.gif "Table - B2B Spending Plans For Demand Generation Channels")
Demand generation is set to see more money in 2015, based on September 2014 research by Research Now for Software Advice. Fully 41% of US B2B marketing professionals planned to increase spending on demand generation next year, compared with 17% who said they’d decrease investments.
Where’s that money going? Search and social were the top areas of focus. Fully 41.7% said they would spend somewhat or much more on search engine advertising. Search engine optimization came in a close second, at 38.3%, followed by social media advertising (37.5%). Meanwhile, third-party lead originators should see the least dollars in 2015 as respondents focus on working across teams within the company. Read the rest at eMarketer.
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