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Video Tech Company Leverages SEM to Drive Enterprise Leads

The Point

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. JW Player contacted Spear Marketing Group , a leading B2B demand generation agency , for help. Aggressive testing of ad copy.

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The Ultimate Guide to SEM (Search Engine Marketing)

Hubspot

Search Engine Marketing, or SEM, is one of the most effective ways to grow your business and reach new customers. While it's critical you employ organic strategies to attract traffic over the long-term, sometimes, you can't properly compete on the SERPs without putting money behind it -- and that's where SEM comes into play.

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14 Fortuitous SEO and SEM Stats and Facts

Webbiquity

On the paid side, more than one million businesses use Google AdWords , and Google’s content network reaches 80% of all U.S. Though many small businesses remain skeptical of AdWords, SEM still accounts for the largest share of online advertising budgets. 59% also use paid search / SEM. Internet users. Speed thrills.

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Expand your Offer Strategy to Increase SEM Performance

The Point

It’s puzzling, therefore, why so many SEM campaigns in the high tech space focus exclusively on late-stage offers, namely trials and demos. One reason is a general (short-sighted, in my view) opinion of SEM as merely a tool to find prospects who are ready to buy. Actually, I know why it is.

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Google AdWords for B2B Organizations: 8 Questions Leadership Should Ask

KoMarketing Associates

As the chart above reveals, SEO and SEM were ranked 4th in popularity and effectiveness, and 31% were piloting or planning an SEO / SEM initiative in 2015. More importantly, 62% of those surveyed indicated they were increasing budget for SEO and SEM in 2015. How Much Am I Spending? All questions should start with the PPC budget.

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SEM for Financial Services: Everything You Need to Know

QuanticMind

Financial services businesses have many opportunities to build brand awareness and attract new clients through search engine marketing (SEM). What Is SEM? With PPC, you pay to have ads appear in search results using the Google Ads (AdWords) advertising platform. SEO Best Practices for Financial Services.

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How to Avoid Underspending and Overspending Your SEM Budget

QuanticMind

Balancing your SEM budget is one of the major challenges of marketing management today. Poor Adwords budget management can lead to missed performance targets. It can also frustrate the leaders who put you in charge of SEM in the first place. It can also frustrate the leaders who put you in charge of SEM in the first place.

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