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Video Tech Company Leverages SEM to Drive Enterprise Leads

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The company’s flagship product, JW Player, is live on more than 2 million sites with more than 1.3 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. billion unique monthly views.

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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. They may not know that such solutions exist.

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5 Most Common Fails in B2B Search Campaigns

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Because costs per click in B2B search campaigns can often be extremely high when companies compete the for same keywords, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) for B2B advertisers offers its own very unique challenges. 5 Most Common Fails in B2B Search Campaigns #SEM Click To Tweet. Not Doing Everything Possible to Pre-Qualify Prospects.

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The Risks of Over-Reliance on Late-Stage Content

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And this much is true: late-stage offers are more likely to attract prospects who are genuinely in the market for a particular product or solution. Another channel where a healthy content mix is vital is paid search (SEM). Use of very short-term metrics will almost certainly devalue those leads and the perceived ROI from the program.

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How to Approach Demand Gen in Challenging Times

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Here’s a summary of what we’re telling them: * If you’re putting any kind of marketing messages in market, it’s critical to avoid – at any cost – the appearance of promoting your service or product as a quick solution to current problems. Provide (as many are) free versions of your product, or premium features, or extended licenses.

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How to Calculate Demand Gen Budget: A Rough Guide

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SEM, Webinars, content syndication) so using MQLs allows for a more even playing field. It goes without saying that these formulas and the underlying assumptions are subject to your specific sales model, tech stack, staffing model, product category, target audience, and marketing preferences.

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8 Common LinkedIn Advertising Mistakes

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LinkedIn’s big advantage over its key competitor – and the reason it’s now cannibalizing so many marketing budgets previously reserved exclusively for paid search (SEM). – is its ability to target specific audience demographics: job title, industry, etc. Stale Creative.