SmartBrief - Marketing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Ad inventory for Super Bowl LVIII has been virtually sold out since early November, according to CBS – the network broadcasting the Big Game matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. The big question about investing in ad space during the Big Game is whether or not it’s worth the cost.

Marketing Budget 74

Marketing Budget Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Paid Search Agency 74

Oktopost

MAY 2, 2021

Video content on YouTube has become more essential to successful marketing campaigns than ever before. YouTube is the most popular video site on the web and a premier search engine. Ranking higher on YouTube spells more leads for marketers and makes your content production efforts worth it. . Why Use YouTube for B2B Marketing?

Youtube 132

Youtube Budget Programs B2B Marketing SEO 132

ConvertKit

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Why YouTube video promotion is so important. Step #1: Optimize and promote your YouTube videos. Step #2: Promote your YouTube channel. Step #3: Promote your channel outside of YouTube. Fortunately, there are still plenty of ways to promote your YouTube videos and grow your audience without spending a fortune.

Youtube 145

Youtube Promotion Spending Video Marketing 145

Sprout Social

JULY 20, 2020

Trying to wrap your head around YouTube SEO? Recent YouTube statistics tell us that more and more viewers are discovering content via search. Read on for our step-by-step guide to YouTube SEO that you can easily apply to all of your videos. By default, YouTube does a pretty solid job of cluing creators into what viewers want.

Youtube 134

Youtube SEO Video Marketing Keywords 134

Sprout Social

MAY 10, 2019

When YouTube first arrived in 2005, few likely had any idea how valuable it would become. The first video, “ Me at the Zoo ,” launched on April 23, 2005, and the first ads followed two years later. By 2010, YouTube was generating more than two billion views each day. billion active users on YouTube. 1. There are 1.9

Youtube 111

Youtube Stats Paid Content Marketing & Strategy 111

Martech

JANUARY 30, 2024

Google Ads smart bidding. More thoughtfulness in the way that you market and educate the world, and using creative ways to get in front of the audience versus trying to force them into your funnel.” Sentry had been posting recordings of its workshops to YouTube and then embedding them on their website. Google Analytics.

Paid Search Agency 124

Paid Search Agency Marketing Attribution Top of Funnel Companies 124

Vidyard

APRIL 26, 2022

Unfortunately for creators and marketers, generating views is more challenging than ever due to the ever-increasing competition— around 30,000 hours of content are uploaded on YouTube every hour. In 2022, YouTubers must utilize the latest video tools and learn the platform’s ranking algorithm to stand out against the masses.

Youtube 65

Youtube Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 65

Martech

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

“In a move away from last-click, data-driven attribution will soon be the default attribution model for all new Google Ads conversion actions,” tweeted Ads Liaison, Ginny Marvin on Monday morning. Ad availability. The data-driven attribution model is now available for Search, Shopping, Display and YouTube ads.

Privacy 118

Privacy Lead Ranking Paid Search Agency Google 118

ClickZ

JANUARY 12, 2024

The emergence of platforms like TikTok has revolutionized how brands connect with their audience, adding layers of complexity and opportunity. Top of Funnel Marketing Top-of-funnel marketing is about more than just creating buzz; it’s about laying a sustainable foundation for growth.

Advertising Agencies 105

Advertising Agencies Top of Funnel Marketing Attribution ROAS 105

Martech

MARCH 6, 2023

CTV advertising ad impressions increased by 31% quarter over quarter in Q4 2020, according to Conviva’s State of Streaming report. It also offers: Cost savings via programmatic buying, High-quality delivery of visual ads. Step 2: Define your goals What do we want viewers to do after seeing the ad?

Paid Search Agency 84

Paid Search Agency Ads Campaigns Cable 84

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 14, 2021

Consider your marketing funnel when setting specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely (SMART) goals for your video marketing strategy. The most commonly created video types are social media videos, ads, presentation videos, sales videos, and explainer videos. Over 500 hours of content are uploaded to YouTube every minute.

Video Marketing 363

Video Marketing Top of Funnel Content Marketing Planning 363

Sprout Social

MAY 8, 2019

If you still don’t know how to create a YouTube account for your business, it’s not too late to get started. The numbers don’t lie: YouTube’s growth is unparalleled when it comes to traffic, revenue and a rabid user-base that just can’t get enough of video content. If you’re a total newcomer to YouTube, don’t sweat it.

Youtube 111

Youtube Business Banners Ideal Customer Profiles 111

ConvertKit

JUNE 10, 2020

Why you need to be using YouTube Analytics. How to access YouTube Analytics. Want YouTube insights? Special thanks to ConvertKit designer and resident YouTuber Charli for kindly donating her YouTube metrics for this post's screenshots. You can check out her YouTube channel right here ! Let's dive in!

Youtube 98

Youtube Advertising Channels Analytics Eye-Tracking 98

Martech

MAY 25, 2022

These enhancements include: In-store goals Burst campaigns for seasonal foot traffic ‘Experiment tools’ to help test potential lift More insights Support for Search 360 and the Google Ads app Optimization score recommendations Read more: 6 updates coming to Google Performance Max campaigns. YouTube Shorts ads.

Google 119

Google Lead Ranking Paid Search Agency Planning 119

FunnelEnvy

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The cracks in this ecosystem have turned into gaping holes, and those holes are why your paid ads aren’t scaling. 84% of B2B marketers use paid distribution channels (read: Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, etc.), What do Paid Ads Actually Contribute? When you put too much pressure on something, it cracks. .

Paid Search Agency 88

Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel Funnel Advertising Ads 88

Directive Agency

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Depending on the demand for your product, Google ads are an excellent option. As a performance marketing agency, we have this unique opportunity to look across hundreds and thousands of Google ads accounts. A common mistake is heavily relying on target audiences with Google Ads.

Paid Search Agency 52

Paid Search Agency Cost Per Click Google Ads 52

Golden Spiral

MARCH 24, 2022

Is the issue with B2B ad conversions an industry-wide phenomenon or do some companies not produce ad content that works? I once read a stat that said: “You’re more likely to get bitten by a shark than click on a display ad.”. Watched a video on YouTube ? Watched a video on YouTube ? Your Ads Are Just Noise.

Paid Search Agency 62

Paid Search Agency Ads Work Management Landing Pages 62

Convince & Convert

MARCH 19, 2018

As organic reach dwindles, social media ads are becoming more and more appealing to marketers. Here, I’ll distill these lessons and apply them to social ads. You’ll learn how to optimize your ad creative, targeting, and format for the best results. Using social ads to reach your entire audience is a huge waste of budget.

Paid Content 148

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel Ads 148

Vidyard

JULY 28, 2021

Just adding a CTA to the video’s webpage often isn’t enough. How to Use Video CTAs on YouTube 4. Here’s an example you’ve probably seen (or heard) before on YouTube: “Subscribe and ring that bell!” Your video content’s probably springing leaks in your marketing funnel. Many viewers are gone the moment the video ends.

Video Marketing 160

Video Marketing Top of Funnel Banners Marketing Automation Services 160

Webbiquity

MARCH 28, 2023

Understanding how each different content format works, which audience segments it appeals to, and how it fits into your overall sales and marketing funnel is key to success. Video is: great for boosting interaction; highly shareable and rankable; engaging on social media; and excellent for adding a human touch to your content.

Top of Funnel 306

Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Planning 306

ScanmarQED

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Many of the biggest platforms, like Meta, YouTube, SnapChat, TikTok and others, don’t provide any of this vital user-level information. Synthetic Impressions explained Our journey begins with a potential customer seeing an ad on TikTok on Monday, which gets their attention. On Friday, they see an ad on Facebook.

Multi-Touch Attribution 59

Multi-Touch Attribution Lead Ranking Allocation Touchpoints 59

Webbiquity

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Home In On Your Sales Funnel. One way to do that is to make updates to your sales funnel. Ad blockers, caller ID, and email spam filters, as well as plain old banner blindness , make it easy for people to tune out most commercialism. Or host a livestream Q&A session on Facebook and YouTube.

Top of Funnel 265

Top of Funnel Business Funnel Advertising Paid Search Agency 265

Sprout Social

JUNE 17, 2020

We’re not limited to TV-style ads or perfectly polished educational videos. Where in the marketing funnel will these videos fall? They may start on a product page on the website and then branch out to land in a social ad. Others create videos only for social media ads. Set goals for video marketing. Landscape feed.

Social Media 144

Social Media Social Marketing Video Marketing Paid Search Agency 144

sagefrog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

AI tools reshape ad creation, providing innovative ways to reach wider audiences. Google’s 2023 update to Google Ads introduced semi-autonomous ad asset creation with Google’s Asset Creation for Performance Max, enabling marketers to generate custom content with minimal prompts.

Marketing AI 67

Marketing AI Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing 67

B2BMarketing.net

APRIL 18, 2024

We’ve seen people who have used podcasting as a way to move leads down the funnel.” By carefully selecting guests, strategically incorporating soft sells, and maintaining a warm relationship, podcasting becomes a powerful tool to move leads down the funnel. Podcasts provide a unique way to warm up potential leads.

Ideal Customer Profiles 52

Ideal Customer Profiles Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Ad Building 52

Golden Spiral

MARCH 14, 2019

If you’re a B2B company, concern yourself with two types of digital ads: Pay-per-click (PPC) ads: PPC ads , a.k.a. search ads are an affordable way to get in font of the right buyer at the right time. PPC ads are a budget-friendly medium that deliver qualified leads and measurable data. display spending ?

Paid Content 91

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel Ads 91

Scoop.it

APRIL 11, 2024

The webinar featured discussions about how brands can spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time adding value to their keyword research. The webinar itself can also work as great content for a YouTube post. Most brands opt for traditional content approaches involving sales funnels for generating and nurturing leads.

Webinar Metrics 85

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 85

Vidyard

JULY 7, 2014

But beyond talk of benefits, what strategies can you use to drive more qualified leads through the funnel with video? In particular, today we’ll explore how they’re using targeted pre-roll to make the most of their YouTube presence. leaving YouTube to cruise around their branded content instead!)

Youtube 50

Youtube Paid Search Agency Ads Practices 50

Contently

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Organizations are taking a more proactive approach to content these days as it relates to audience engagement, lead funnel growth, prospect nurturing, customer loyalty, and strong brand affinity. And I’m not talking about marriage proposals (although the flash mob proposals on YouTube smash). Adding items to the shopping cart.

Lead Ranking 129

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads 129

The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

They often listen to podcasts or YouTube videos. Every touch point matters, so put the same attention into writing great ad copy as you would into a blog or a social media post. This means you may need to look farther up in the funnel for how you can engage your audience while they are still learning about their problem.

Paid Content 97

Paid Content Sales Management B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy 97

Oktopost

MARCH 7, 2022

Listen to the Podcast: Or subscribe on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , or YouTube ! Now she’s adding some spice to her life, and everyone else’s managing all social media accounts for Chili Piper. The conversations are built to work through fresh ideas and captivating ways to keep your audience engaged and your leads funneling in.

Youtube 118

Youtube Advertising Funnels Storytelling Social Media 118

Martech

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The power of out-of-home delivers data, addressability, attribution, and allows us to be a full-funnel medium,” said Frey. DOOH is one of the fastest-growing ad channels because of its unique position, or positions, in a customer journey. Better data allows for a holistic view that enables better measurement of the ads’ effectiveness.

Advertising Agencies 123

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel Multi-Channel 123

Sprout Social

JULY 19, 2023

Thanks to the OG TikTok, social media algorithms have prioritized video, especially short-form vertical video, like Reels and YouTube Shorts. Our survey also revealed marketers are prioritizing short-form vertical video across TikTok (60%), Instagram (53%) and YouTube Shorts (52%).

Conversion Rate 89

Conversion Rate Video Marketing Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics 89

Heinz Marketing

MAY 26, 2022

To simplifying things, we are going to break up our metrics to measure videos by their purpose along the sales funnel (top, middle, bottom). Top Funnel Metrics (Awareness). With top funnel videos, your goals will likely be similar to any other top funnel content. Remember, you’re aiming for top funnel here.

Cost Per Thousand 109

Cost Per Thousand Cost per Lead Top of Funnel Video Marketing 109

ClearVoice

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

As such, omnichannel marketing includes strategies outside of traditional touch points—from social media ads to emails. B2B organizations must also consider how content pieces fit different sales funnel stages. For example, create and optimize top-of-the-funnel content for a wider audience. The rise of TikTok ads.

Top of Funnel 115

Top of Funnel Marketing AI Trends Enterprise Management 115

Digilant

MARCH 8, 2022

And while consumers engage with ads on certain channels without hitting “skip” as often (completion rates for CTV and OTT come in at about 94%), they don’t on others. And while consumers engage with ads on certain channels without hitting “skip” as often (completion rates for CTV and OTT come in at about 94%), they don’t on others.

Paid Search Agency 40

Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel Ads Marketing & Strategy 40

ClickZ

MARCH 2, 2020

Practical video marketing strategies that increase engagement on Amazon, Facebook, and YouTube. These videos can then be used on YouTube, Amazon, Facebook, and most other channels you’re advertising or marketing on. How can you accurately understand and optimize your sales funnel if you don’t know what path your consumers are taking?

Paid Content 145

Paid Content Multi-Touch Attribution Marketing AI Trends 145