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Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Best Practices

Webbiquity

Search engine marketing (SEM) can be a powerful lead generation source, or a complete waste of money. B2B marketers often get less from their SEM programs than possible by overlooking basic but critical steps. Here are some best practices to optimize your results from SEM campaigns: 1. Consider your “incentive for response.”

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SEM Mystery: The Case of the Missing Leads

Webbiquity

Government stuff, on AdWords. Door-busting CTRs, conversion rates as respectable as that lady always sitting in the front row at church, nice ROI. Sweet new white paper to go along with it as well. Two months down the road, the AdWords campaign was in trouble. I had figured as much. Went great.

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Social PPC: 17 Tips for Successful Ads on Twitter, LinkedIn & Facebook

The Point

It seems only yesterday that “PPC advertising” was synonymous with Google AdWords. However, it also drives much higher conversion rates (up to 7x, in our experience) compared to Twitter and Facebook. As a result, Twitter conversion rates (click to form submission) are usually much lower compared to LinkedIn.

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How to Improve SEM Conversion Rates

WebMarketCentral

To optimize the results of a Google AdWords, Yahoo! Search Marketing or other SEM program, start with best practices in search engine marketing. I've written previously about typical SEM click-through rates (CTR), which are important—balancing your budget against driving as much traffic as possible to your website.

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The Case of the Missing Leads: An SEM Mystery

WebMarketCentral

Government stuff, on AdWords. Door-busting CTRs, conversion rates as respectable as that lady always sitting in the front row at church, nice ROI. Sweet new white paper to go along with it as well. Two months down the road, the AdWords campaign was in trouble. I had figured as much. Went great.

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6 Tactics For Overcoming The High Cost Of Clicks In B2B PPC

Online Marketing Institute

Home Members Only News Features Columns SEM SEO PPC Social Media How To Google & Search First Time Here? Conversion actions are not all created equal (e.g. white paper download vs. request for quote) Here are some specific strategies to minimize the impact of high CPC’s 1. Not all leads are created equal.

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Seven Common AdWords Mistakes to Avoid

Webbiquity

That makes AdWords a critical component for any company seeking to dominate the first page of search results. Yet I often hear from prospective or new clients that they have used Google AdWords in the past and stopped because it “didn’t work” for their business. A keyword with a low CTR and a $10.00

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