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Video Tech Company Leverages SEM to Drive Enterprise Leads

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In 2015, JW Player piloted a small-scale, in-house SEM program on Google AdWords to gauge the potential efficacy of using search advertising to drive qualified leads for its enterprise video platform. Average Cost Per Click decreased by more than 60 percent. billion unique monthly views. Aggressive testing of ad copy.

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Failing at Paid Search? Maybe You’re Just Measuring It Wrong.

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Google, for example, provides basic tracking services – impressions, clicks, cost per click – automatically and at no charge as part of their default set-up. how much each desired action is costing in the aggregate, and. which precise keywords are generating those actions at the lowest cost. It’s easy to see why.

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5 Simple PPC Landing Page Changes that May Improve Your Quality Score

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Every keyword in a campaign receives a quality score, ranked on a scale from 1-10, that, in combination with other factors – not all of which Google discloses – helps determine your cost per click (CPC), ad position, and other variables that contribute significantly to the success and cost-effectiveness of your PPC campaign.

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Ego Bidding: Why Paying for #1 Position on Google Costs You More Than You Think

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In the business of Search Engine Marketing (SEM) , this strategy is sometimes referred to as “ego bidding” – that is, securing the top position (or one of the top 3 positions) for a particular search term, regardless of cost or efficiency.

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

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It seems only yesterday that “PPC advertising” was synonymous with Google AdWords. Almost all ad-serving platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Google AdWords) run their auctions based on estimated yield to their network, not simply on bid level. Its top 25 US-based search advertisers alone spent more than $1.3 Billion with Google in 2013.

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5 Ways to Expand Lead Nurturing Beyond the Inbox

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By leveraging the same offers, message, and creative assets (ex: landing pages) that you already have in place, paid social media ( Social PPC ) can be a natural and cost-effective complement to your lead nurturing campaign.

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B2B Display Ads with Demographic Targeting: Why Doesn’t Google Do This?

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Where previously, display advertising has tended to be a little-used B2B demand generation tool other than for broad-based general awareness, now it has the potential to match other channels – notably content syndication (PPL), and paid search (PPC) – in its ability to drive low-cost qualified leads that meet B2B advertisers’ target demographics.