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Is paid social advertising still worth it in 2023?

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Like almost every B2B company on the planet, I knew my success would hinge largely on paid social advertising. I hired an agency. After a few months, still nothing, and at that point, I was convinced our audience either wasn’t on social media or they didn’t want to hear from us. My next move? Facebook: $102.02

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B2B Paid Social Benchmarks: What We Learned From $15M in Spend on Facebook and LinkedIn

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And targeting your audience with paid social media campaigns is one of the best ways to do that. When you hit the sweet spot of the right audience, right social channel, right ad and right offer, there really isn’t a better advertising medium for B2B. platform ran in 2020 to find paid social media benchmarks.

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B2B Paid Social Benchmarks: What We Learned From $15M in Spend on Facebook and LinkedIn

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And targeting your audience with paid social media campaigns is one of the best ways to do that. When you hit the sweet spot of the right audience, right social channel, right ad and right offer, there really isn’t a better advertising medium for B2B. platform ran in 2020 to find paid social media benchmarks.

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The Best Offer Types for Facebook and LinkedIn Campaigns

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What did $42M in spend on Facebook and LinkedIn tell us about successful paid social ads? A lot—but mainly, it showed us the four elements of paid social ads —the ad format, channel, audience and offer type—must work in harmony to drive leads, pipeline and ROI. Offer types: Demo. This also makes sense.

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Unpacking the Rise of ABM and Ungated Content for B2B Marketers

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Paid social advertising has changed a lot since Facebook (now Meta) introduced ads at an event in 2007 featuring executives from Blockbuster, CBS, and The Coca-Cola Company. The volume of demos, meetings, etc. An ungated approach doesn’t mean you can’t drive meetings and demos with a form.

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86% of Software Buyers Use Peer Review Sites to Make a Purchase. How Discoverable is Your Brand?

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However, when it comes to growth marketing, directories can often be a marketer’s afterthought to Google ads and paid social. The right directories for your tech company are typically the ones that rank high on your key buyer search terms. Determine if investing in directories is right for your company.

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How to do Account-Based Marketing for Demand Generation in 2020

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Thanks to these vendors, and increased targeting capabilities across platforms, most B2B companies have made the transition from traditional campaigns to an account-based marketing (ABM) approach, with varying degrees of success. Nurturing demand also includes supporting the brand and customer growth. Examples below.