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How to Build a Paid Media Strategy in a Down Economy

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Instead of reacting emotionally to a high cost per lead (CPL), dig deep to understand how your strategy impacts revenue—and then freak out, if necessary. Typical metrics to look at here are blended cpSQO and SQO created. This could manifest as customer events, direct mail or LinkedIn Conversation ads.

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Making Sense of Marketing Acronyms: Part 1

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CPL (Cost Per Lead) The cost of finding your next potentially viable lead. UTM (Urchin Tracking Module) A simple code added to a URL to track where your website traffic is coming from. SEM (Search Engine Marketing) Using paid ads on search engine results pages to drive traffic to your website.