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Video Tech Company Leverages SEM to Drive Enterprise Leads

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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. Almost all our SEM engagements begin with some kind of audit and assessment,” commented Howard J. Aggressive testing of ad copy.

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Expand your Offer Strategy to Increase SEM Performance

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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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Improving Demand Gen Performance with CRO

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That makes it an ideal discipline for “always on” channels like SEO, SEM , Display, or Paid Social. Set up program, possibly utilizing a dedicated testing platform like Google Optimize (due to sunset after September 2023) or VWO. A well-planned CRO process involves these basic steps: 1.

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8 Common LinkedIn Advertising Mistakes

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In a remarkably short time, LinkedIn has grown to become a major player in B2B advertising (at about 20% of total industry spend, according to industry watchers ), quickly rivaling search advertising on Google. LinkedIn may afford you more real estate than Google Ads, but brevity is still your friend. Non-Content Offers.

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2011 B2B Marketing Outlook, According to Google

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Our agency recently developed a report summarizing the results of a B2B marketing survey commissioned by Google and conducted by research company Ipsos OTX. Least surprising result (it is Google, after all): Search Marketing (SEM and SEO) was ranked the most effective channel for generating new leads.

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Ego Bidding: Why Paying for #1 Position on Google Costs You More Than You Think

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In the process of managing search marketing campaigns for clients, we occasionally run into situations where client management is dictating that their company “own” certain key search terms on Google. At the number one position, conversions (the ratio of clicks to leads) are generally lower and acquisition cost more expensive.

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Failing at Paid Search? Maybe You’re Just Measuring It Wrong.

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Google, for example, provides basic tracking services – impressions, clicks, cost per click – automatically and at no charge as part of their default set-up. Excerpted from the Spear white paper: “ Top 10 B2B Paid Search Mistakes: Why Your Google Adwords™ Campaign Isn’t Working and What to Do About It.” It’s easy to see why.