2. State of marketing in Australia
Australian marketers
are behind APAC
when it comes to
leveraging tech
Australian marketers
are lagging behind
APAC in skills
development
LearningTechApproach
Australian marketers
are taking a
‘business as usual’
approach
3. Confidence levels are low
9%
16%
1%
9% 10%
51%
51%
27%
67% 63%
40%
33%
72%
24% 27%
All Marketers Australia India Singapore Hong Kong
Very
confident
Confident
Not
Confident
4. Aussie marketers do not feel prepared for the future
13%
31%
2%
10% 7%
46%
53%
25%
54%
55%
41%
17%
73%
36% 39%
All Marketers Australia India Singapore Hong Kong
Very well
prepared
Quite well
prepared
Not well
prepared
5. Our budgets have plateaued
2% 2% 3% 2%
12%
26%
9% 10%
49%
52%
26%
62%
55%
38%
19%
74%
25%
33%
All Marketers Australia India Singapore Hong Kong
Significant
growth
(11%+)
Slight
growth (1 -
10%)
Stay the
same
Decline
6. Aussie marketers are adopting a
‘business as usual’ approach… but is
that the right approach?
8. Tech = threat or opportunity?
Some
Marketing
functions wont
require human
labour
Less need for
external
agencies
Less marketing
jobs
Less need for
in-house
marketers
13. Business advantages of investment in tech
Increase lead
volumes and
conversion
Creates more
personalised
experiences
Improves customer
loyalty and reduces
cost of acquisition
Gives marketers
more time to spend
on creative outputs
15. Tech investment is important, but skills
development is even more critical
16. How do we rate our skills?
59%
55%
45%
61%
59%
65%
68%
69%
62%
72%
71%
63%
62%
Digital
Data analytics
Coding
Content generation
Creative storytelling
Strategy
Customer Experience (CX)
Problem Solving
Critical thinking
Relationship building
Communication
Time management
Negotiation
Technical
Creative
Cognitive
Account
Management
75% 55% 93% 78% 73%
72% 65% 85% 72% 67%
89% 84% 95% 88% 89%
90% 84% 95% 89% 93%
ALL
MARKETERS IndiaAustralia Singapore Hong Kong
17. What skills are we looking for?
59%
58%
42%
47%
45%
56%
52%
52%
52%
54%
53%
49%
39%
Digital
Data analytics
Coding
Content generation
Creative storytelling
Strategy
Customer…
Problem Solving
Critical thinking
Relationship building
Communication
Time management
Negotiation
Technical
Creative
Cognitive
Account
Management
80% 77% 85% 80% 78%
63% 57% 74% 61% 61%
84% 81% 86% 86% 84%
82% 81% 88% 81% 75%
ALL
MARKETERS IndiaAustralia Singapore
Hong
Kong
18. While cognitive and account
management skills are essential, nearly
half of Australian marketers agree that
as a result of new technologies, they
will need a broader skillset
19. Australian marketers
must embrace data &
insights to optimize
the customer
experience
Shifting from a cost
centre to a revenue
generator
ROIDataBrand
Australian marketers
need to focus full
funnel activity