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Is paid social advertising still worth it in 2023?

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After a few months, my cost per lead (CPL) was $3k, and I was in a frenzy. Because ever since we released our 2023 Paid Social Benchmark Report earlier this year, I’ve sensed skepticism from marketers—the same skepticism I felt a few years ago. Your CPL or CPO after a few campaigns are just your benchmarks. My next move?

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More Than a Button: The Best CTAs for Paid Social Advertising (Based on $130M in Ad Spend)

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Common CTAs on LinkedIn and Facebook include: Download now Learn more Sign up Request demo What we found: lead gen vs. brand awareness campaign results Before we dive into how CTAs performed on Facebook and LinkedIn pre- and post-April 2022, let’s take a step back and summarize our benchmark report’s overarching narrative. CPO N/A $21,378.29

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How Metadata Fundamentally Changed My Approach to B2B Marketing

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Seriously: our lead-to-conversion rate increased by 15X and our cost per opportunity (CPO) went from $40k to $800. I ran demand and operations, so my job was simple: generate and optimize leads. For context, our cost per lead (CPL) was around $1,000 before we started using Metadata. I was instantly hooked.

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How Does 2023 Go Down in Selling History? Mereo Principals Share These Reflections

Mereo

Although we are approaching a new year, many of 2023’s selling challenges will continue to impact your B2B organization’s 2024 performance. In 2023 we certainly saw some softness in B2B purchasing. Some initiatives were cut altogether, while others were paused until later in 2023 or even 2024.

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Driving Innovation in a Down Market: Insights from a Savvy Mega SKO Panel

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This question and others were the focus of a fantastic 2023 Mega SKO session, “ A Perfect Pairing: How Product and Sales Partner to Drive Product Innovation.” Atrium’s Jason Heidma served as the moderator, directing questions toward LeanData CEO Evan Liang, Salesloft CPO Ellie Fields and Candor IQ CEO Haris Ikram.

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Seismic Shift ’23: Day One Highlights

Seismic

We just wrapped the first full day of Seismic Shift 2023, and it was one for the books. Earlier today, we announced how we’re integrating generative AI into our latest products and capabilities in our Fall 2023 Release , and Krish gave an in-depth look at these features starting with Aura Copilot.

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We’re Breaking Free: Why It’s Time for Demand Gen Marketers to Own Their Data

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That many people reading our 2023 B2B paid social benchmark report were surprised by the high cost per opportunity (CPO) of paid social advertising. Are they too focused on leads alone and not pipeline? It’s 2023, and it’s time for them to steer the ship without waiting for everyone else to board. I am shocked.