Directive Agency

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Most B2B SaaS brands underinvest in their LinkedIn ad strategy. But here’s the thing… In the past 12 months, we’ve run $25M of LinkedIn ads for some of the biggest brands in SaaS. Read on and discover the true value of original LinkedIn ads in today’s ultra-competitive B2B SaaS landscape. FYI: Use our LTV: CAC worksheet.

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Brandpoint

JUNE 24, 2021

AVE: Ad-value equivalency. Ad-value equivalency, or AVE, is a PR tool for measuring the success of a given earned media campaign or placement. PR and ad agencies will check the earned media’s performance against how much it would have cost to pay for that same media coverage. CPL: Cost-per-Lead.

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Smashmouth Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2023

As an added bonus, by using content you’ve already created, you’re maximizing your investment. While you can buy ads on these third-party sites, posting your own, existing content gives you more authority and helps to make a stronger initial connection. Green Leads provides this on a Cost-per-Lead (CPL) basis.

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Orange Owl Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Lead Generation Metrics Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) and Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs) Formula: MQLs : Leads that have shown interest in your business and meet certain criteria (such as interacting with content, downloading eBooks, or subscribing to newsletters). CPL=5000/500=10 This means the cost to acquire one lead is $10.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2016

When you’re leveraging data, it’s important to look not only at the top-of-the-funnel metrics (i.e. but also all throughout the funnel. However, when you analyze bottom-of-the-funnel metrics, you may find that social media drove the most net new opportunities out of all your other marketing programs.

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Sharpspring

MARCH 7, 2022

Cost per lead (CPL). As the name suggests, your cost-per-lead (CPL) is the cost of generating a lead. A key metric in performance-based marketing, CPL is most often measured for paid ad campaigns. If someone clicks on your ad and gives their contact details, they become a lead. Cost per acquisition (CPA).

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New North

JULY 26, 2024

But your target audience is inundated with ads. With a number of platforms, targeting options, and ad formats at your fingertips, it’s easy to feel lost. Let’s dive in and start making those ad dollars work harder for you and the team. How do you cut through the clutter and get their attention?

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Envy

AUGUST 22, 2019

In order to produce a reliable report that is both broad and deep, we gathered metrics from over 1,000 Google Ads and LinkedIn Ads campaigns that Marketing Envy ran on behalf of cyber security startups and tech companies targeting markets in North America and Europe. Part 3: Which KPIs to Track on Google Ads and LinkedIn.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Prospective buyers on LinkedIn also typically engage with 7-10 pieces of content before making a purchasing decision, so a well-rounded organic strategy includes a mix of upper, middle and lower funnel content so you can connect with audiences at every stage of the buyer journey. Pick your ad format. The lower the cost, the better.

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Learn from the Pros

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Download Our Companion 2025 Go-to-Market Guide To help you build and execute a GTM plan that delivers predictable growth, download this guide. Fix : Implement an ICP-centric, full-funnel campaign that targets your most valuable prospects and aligns marketing and sales strategies to focus on revenue-driving opportunities.

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Martech

MARCH 4, 2022

Also known — by some, anyway — as “cost-per-action,” CPA can cover a range of activities, from buying something online, signing up for a newsletter, to downloading an app or an e-book. He offered the example of an ad campaign where five different channels were engaged. They have to align with the funnel, he pointed out.

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Metadata

OCTOBER 6, 2021

When you hit the sweet spot of the right audience, right social channel, right ad and right offer, there really isn’t a better advertising medium for B2B. This B2B Paid Social Benchmark Report will give any B2B company the data, insights, and social media strategies to level up their social media ads. How long should your ad text be?

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SalesIntel

MAY 7, 2025

To download it, users must submit their email, generating a lead for the company. Lead Metrics The success of demand generation is measured through engagement metrics like website traffic, content downloads, and social media interactions. It also tracks cost per lead (CPL) and return on ad spend (ROAS) to ensure efficiency.

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Single Grain

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

If you’re a B2B SaaS marketer looking to drive a new pipeline from enterprise and mid-market prospects, there’s no better channel these days for reaching these target customers than LinkedIn Ads. Let’s be clear: LinkedIn Ads is an expensive platform. The “Big 3” Types of LinkedIn Ads for Enterprise SaaS. Message Ads.

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Single Grain

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The key to automating a consistent flow of qualified leads is setting up a quality marketing funnel. By guiding potential customers through a series of stages, from awareness to conversion, well-crafted marketing funnels can increase conversions, drive revenue and create loyal customers. Work With Us What Is a Marketing Funnel?

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NuSpark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

It’s time to take another look at online display advertising strategy now that Google has revamped its ad planner tool; now calling itself the Google Display Network Ad Planner, and eliminate site research from non-GDN sites. Cost models- CPM, CPA, CPL. Ad units and rich media. Many I have used myself for clients.

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Single Grain

APRIL 1, 2020

Leads will move through your funnel so that your conversion rates rise, and clients will hopefully no longer drop out and “use” you for as long as it suits them. Paid traffic will without a doubt be a sure shot here – but only if you’re an experienced ad manager. File downloading. Button and form clicks.

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Sales Engine

JANUARY 18, 2016

Examples of digital activity included website visits, email clicks, and content downloads. In isolation, the Cost Per Lead (CPL) and conversion rates were good. During the evaluation timeframe, we generated almost 6,000 leads, for a Suspect-to-MQL conversion rate of 27.3%. Not bad, right?

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Envy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Remarketing with different content offers is an effective way to test out what content topics and formats will convert at different funnel stages. Best Practices for Ads on LinkedIn. We've done years of banner ad A/B testing with our clients and discovered what works and what doesn't. Here's an ad we did for Vulcan Cyber.

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ClickDimensions

MARCH 8, 2023

AIDA (Attention, Interest, Decision and Action)- A four-step purchase funnel where customers travel from attention to action. During the funnel, your content will ideally attract attention to your brand, generate interest, stimulate a desire, and prompt action to buy it. CPA can be competitive which in turn leads to high costs.

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Metadata

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A button with a simple phrase can be the difference between a meaningless impression on your ad and a click that turns into pipeline. We looked at data from $130M in ad spend to help you answer that. As your executive team asked you to maximize your smaller budget , your paid ad strategies likely evolved. CPO N/A $21,378.29

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Metadata

AUGUST 23, 2022

In this data-backed guide, we’ll walk you through the most recent Facebook Ads Benchmark data. We’ll cover: The most popular CTAs on Facebook What is a good CTR for Facebook ads? First things first: Facebook ad performance will vary for you depending on several factors. What is a good CTR for Facebook ads?

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Metadata

AUGUST 23, 2022

Google that phrase, and you’ll see articles like “Why are LinkedIn ads so dang expensive?” Our customers’ LinkedIn ad experiments prove that out. That’s 50,000 LinkedIn advertising experiments and nearly $30M in ad spend—all the data you need, in other words, to make more informed decisions for your own LinkedIn advertising.

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Metadata

OCTOBER 6, 2021

When you hit the sweet spot of the right audience, right social channel, right ad and right offer, there really isn’t a better advertising medium for B2B. This B2B Paid Social Benchmark Report will give any B2B company the data, insights, and social media strategies to level up their social media ads. How long should your ad text be?

Cost per Lead 52

Cost per Lead Paid Social Agency Advertising Benchmark Cost Per Click 52

SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Marketers invest significant budgets into ad campaigns, expecting to drive engagement and conversions. Because their ad targeting isnt precise enough. The truth is, if youre not targeting the right accounts, youre burning your ad budget, wasting money on prospects who will never convert.

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Directive Agency

APRIL 22, 2022

Your demand gen team will be happy as it guarantees you a certain amount of lead volume each month/quarter/year at a set cost per lead (no fluctuations like with Google ads or Paid Social) based on the amount of targeting filters you include. An added feature is the ability to ask pre-qualifying questions, like time to buy or budget range.

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Metadata

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Measuring Facebook Ads performance allows B2B marketers to refine targeting, improve messaging, and maximize ROI. This article breaks down Facebook Ads reporting and the key performance indicators that reveal whats working, whats not, and how to set up effective reporting to turn data into better marketing decisions.

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Single Grain

APRIL 24, 2023

Strategy: Optimize Digital Strategies Instead of relying on a traditional lead gen process, we implemented digital strategies that optimized sales funnel marketing. However, advertising can be expensive, so Axure knew they needed help attracting new clients while decreasing CPL costs. Many advertising services were also very effective.

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Metadata

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

If you’re reading this post on the ROI of Facebook ads, you’re probably asking a lot of common questions: Are Facebook ads worth it for B2B? What’s a good ROI for B2B Facebook ads? How do I calculate the return on investment of my Facebook ads? In this post, we cover: Are Facebook ads a waste of money for B2B?

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Metadata

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

If you’re reading this post on the ROI of Facebook ads, you’re probably asking a lot of common questions: Are Facebook ads worth it for B2B? What’s a good ROI for B2B Facebook ads? How do I calculate the return on investment of my Facebook ads? In this post, we cover: Are Facebook ads a waste of money for B2B?

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Inbox Insight

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Play Video Rethinking the traditional demand generation funnel The conventional demand generation funnel has long served as a roadmap for guiding prospects from awareness to purchase. Everyone’s conversion rates throughout the sales funnel will be different. Make sure you model these based on real data.

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Metadata

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Complex buying processes with multiple decision-makers, long sales cycles, and the limitations of native ad channels all play a part. Ever since the cookie replaced irrelevant pop up ads, B2B marketers have relied on demographic data—think company size, industry type, job title, and location—to hone in on their audience.

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Metadata

JANUARY 5, 2022

Check out how Jason Widup broke down two campaigns to figure out how each played out looking at vanity metrics vs. lower-funnel metrics like MQLs, Pipeline, and Closed/Won business. If we only look at top of funnel vanity metrics like Cost Per Click, # of Leads, and Cost Per Lead, we would optimize towards the campaign on the left.

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Digilant

JANUARY 12, 2023

Podcasts measure referral traffic rather than downloads (audience size). Track conversion metrics to DOOH ads through foot traffic and sales life studies. Incorporate “shake me” units into digital audio advertisements, which direct consumers to a landing page when they shake their phones during an ad placement.

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Lusha

JULY 11, 2024

The ultimate goal of lead generation is to guide these prospects through the sales funnel and convert them into paying customers. Nurture Leads Through the Sales Funnel: Lead nurturing is the process of guiding leads through the various stages of the sales funnel, from initial awareness to consideration and, ultimately, conversion.

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Inbox Insight

JUNE 21, 2024

Demand capture operates further down the marketing funnel compared to demand generation. Key KPIs for measuring the success of demand capture initiatives include: Conversion rates : Tracking conversion rates on high-intent channels like email marketing, paid search and retargeting ads.

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Directive Agency

JUNE 24, 2020

In a recent interview with our Director of Marketing, Hannah Mans, she outlines the successes that Directive has found with LinkedIn conversation ads. Conversations ads were launched by LinkedIn back in March of 2020, and since then has been an important topic of conversation (no pun intended). First off, what are conversation ads?

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