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5 Most Common Fails in B2B Search Campaigns

The Point

Add in the fact that B2B sales cycles are typically long and complex (meaning that advertisers may not see ROI for weeks or months), and it becomes clear that thriving in today’s SEM landscape requires getting a lot of things right. Yet, many B2B companies don’t take the time to compute these numbers, or even basic funnel metrics.

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A Nurture Strategy for Content Syndication Leads

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If your average sales cycle is 6 months, don’t expect content syndication leads to magically convert to opportunities in a matter of days. Minimize risk by posting multiple assets with a mix of topics and form-factors (ebooks, Webinars, third party reports). Set appropriate thresholds for sales follow-up.

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Have Live Webinars Outlived their Usefulness?

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Why then, in a world of on-demand, streaming, watch-where-when-and-how-you-like content, do we B2B marketers still insist on promoting live Webinars, and expect attendees to show up on a specific day at a specific time, fully cognizant they’ll have the option to watch the recorded event at a later date? Two, salespeople love Webinars.