US MBD: Sales, Marketing & Communications Survey

Motivate top talent by rethinking your compensation data

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Building a strong sales and marketing team can be tough. Automation, AI, big data, advanced analytics, social selling, and shifting buyer behaviors all require a diverse team with both seasoned professionals and new skill sets. And, with tight competition for key talent, you have to make sure that your compensation strategy supports the needs of your business and can attract and motivate the employees you need.

The Sales, Marketing & Communications Survey portion of the US MBD: Mercer Benchmark Database provides data for more than 947 positions, across industries and career streams, representing over 2,700 organizations. You’ll also find data on STI and LTI eligibility and amounts/grants.

Analyze the data by industry, geography and more for the following job families:

  • Communication & Corporate Affairs
  • Creative & Design
  • Data Analytics/Warehousing & Business Intelligence
  • Sales, Marketing & Product Management
Design a compensation strategy to attract, retain, and motivate your talent.

Participation open: March - May

Results publish: August

2021 Results Available

  • 947 positions published
  • USD 2,300 – 6,025
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Statistics

  • # Positions Surveyed: 1,588
  • # Positions Published: 947
  • # Organizations: 2,720
  • # Observations: 656,116

Based on data from the 2021 US MBD: Sales, Marketing & Communications Survey. Data minimum and suppression rules account for the difference between the number of positions surveyed and published.

Data Collected

  • Base Pay
  • Geographic Responsibility
  • Long-term Incentive Eligibility and Grants
  • Organization Data
  • Short-term Incentive Eligibility and Amounts
  • Years in Organization
  • Years in Position

Data Analyzed

Industry

  • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
  • Diversified
  • Education
  • Energy/Mining
  • Finance/Banking
  • Government
  • Healthcare - Non-Insurance
  • Hospitality, Entertainment and Media
  • Insurance - Health and Medical
  • Insurance - Non-Healthcare
  • Mfg. - Durable, Misc
  • Mfg. - High Tech
  • Mfg. - Nondurable Goods
  • Professional Services
  • Real Estate/Construction
  • Retail/Wholesale
  • Services
  • Technical Services
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation and Warehousing
  • Utilities

Geographic Area

  • Metropolitan Area
  • National
  • Regional

Organization Size

  • Assets
  • Gross Premiums
  • Net Revenue
  • Net Sales Revenue
  • Number of Employees
  • Operating Expenses/Budget

Career Streams Analyzed

  • Executive
  • Management
  • Para-Professional
  • Professional

Position Families Analyzed

  • Communication & Corporate Affairs
  • Creative & Design
  • Data Analytics/Warehousing & Business Intelligence
  • Sales, Marketing & Product Management

Position Sub-Families Analyzed

  • Account & Client Management
  • Advertising & Marketing Communications
  • Advertising Creative, Design & Production
  • Communications & Corporate Affairs Generalists
  • Communications & Corporate Affairs Leadership
  • Corporate Affairs
  • Data Analytics & Business Intelligence (BI)
  • Field Sales & Account Management
  • Market Research & Analysis
  • Marketing Generalists
  • Media/Communications Creative & Design
  • Product Creative/Industrial Design
  • Product Marketing & Management
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Sales Operations/Administration
  • Sales Training
  • Sales, Marketing & Product Management Leadership

This survey is powered by Mercer Job Library. Learn more or view Mercer Job Library FAQs for more details. Survey results are delivered in Mercer WIN® , giving you access to the data through a variety of customizable parameters.

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  • 2021 results are now available.

Survey Schedule

  • Participation open: March 1
  • Participation deadline: May 14
  • Date Effective: March 1
  • Results publish: August

Participating Companies

View a list of the participating companies included in the US MBD: Sales, Marketing & Communications Survey here.

Position List & Sample Report

Position List

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Sample Report

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2021 Participation

2021 survey participation is now closed. The act of submitting data to a survey is known as survey participation and your company is then viewed as a participant. Survey participation is open to all organizations and is not required to purchase results.

Why should you participate?

  • Align your pay to the market.
  • Maximize your budget by making informed decisions to ensure you are not overpaying or underpaying.
  • Identify “hot jobs” and areas of focus for your company.
  • Secure a significant discount on survey results.
  • Receive invitations to exclusive participant-only events.

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