Research & Reports
Original data on marketing talent costs, agency economics, hiring trends, and the structural shifts reshaping marketing services. Citation-friendly. Updated quarterly.
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Marketing Talent Cost Benchmarks 2026
How specialist rates compare across agency, freelance, and managed-talent models — with breakdowns by discipline.
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Agency vs Managed Talent: 2026 Economics
A line-item breakdown of where agency dollars actually go and what managed-talent platforms reallocate.
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2026 Marketing Hiring Trends
How marketing teams are restructuring as fractional, managed, and AI-assisted models gain share against full-time and agency-traditional models.
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How Mid-Market Companies Hire Marketing in 2026
Real data on how $1M-$50M companies are structuring their marketing function — and where most go wrong.
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