The economic rollercoaster of the past few years has presented new challenges for small and mid-sized businesses. Businesses are being impacted by adverse economic conditions in various ways, from supply chain challenges to decreases in consumer buying power. Even in times of growth, but especially in times of turbulence, companies must evolve their marketing strategies to respond to fast-changing consumer behavior and fluctuations in demand. Though digital marketing has been an important marketing strategy for decades, the pandemic dramatically increased consumer demand for digital excellence and resulted in rapid digital marketing adoption by businesses of all sizes. Gartner reports that marketing budgets account for 9.5% of total company revenue in 2022, an increase from 6.4% in 2021. However, small businesses don’t always have the luxury of vastly increasing their marketing budgets, especially in light of economic uncertainty. But, small business owners can leverage the scalability of digital marketing to help fill the gaps and make their businesses recession-resilient throughout the coming months

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