StrongMail: 2013 Marketing Budgets Up

StrongMail: Marketing budgets to rise next year: Redwood City, Calif.—Marketers plan to increase their budgets next year, with the greatest attention paid to email, social media and mobile, according to a report by cross-channel marketing company Strongmail. StrongMail's "2013 Marketing Trends Survey" found 45.2% of businesses plan to increase their marketing budgets in 2013, while 43.9% plan to maintain their current spending levels.