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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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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. From our case study: L-com Global Connectivity Case Study.

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SEM for B2B – Best Practices and Ad Types to Use in SEM for B2B

QuanticMind

?SEM for B2B is a different space than consumer marketing. Here, we’ll discuss some of the tactics and ad types you can use today in SEM for B2B. SEM for B2B (business-to-business companies) is a bit different than what marketers normally think about when they discuss search engine marketing. Let’s get started.

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Five Reasons Why Sales Strategy Doesn’t Work for Many Small Businesses

Webbiquity

For instance, with a $4,000 budget, it is wise to spread the campaign over few months invest in one channel at a time (spend first $1000 on Adwords in the first month, next $1000 on FB ads in next month and so on) and squeeze the channel altogether. For example, many businesses spend thousands of advertising dollars on Google Adwords.

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SEM for B2B: Lessons Learned from 40+ Accounts [VIDEO]

Directive Agency

Today we’re going to talk about SEM for B2B and the lessons that we’ve learned from 40+ accounts. One of the best parts of AdWords is there’s so much data available. In this particular study, what we looked at: Conversions. Within these KPIs, we looked at the following AdWords channels: Search.

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The 6 Most Important Takeaways From CMI’s Annual Study

Contently

For six years, the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) has studied the evolution of content marketing. Despite proof that these blueprints are effective, CMI’s latest study doesn’t inspire much hope that marketers are getting any better at content strategy. Other times, not so much.

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9 Ways to Use Inventory and Lead Capacity for More Efficient SEM

QuanticMind

Such is the case when you use both your own inventory and lead capacity to optimize your SEM activities and increase ROI. The majority of businesses use search engine marketing (SEM) to sell products or attract leads to their business. DSAs can help you create a more efficient SEM program by saving time. Use Local Inventory Ads.

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