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Is paid social advertising still worth it in 2023?

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Like almost every B2B company on the planet, I knew my success would hinge largely on paid social advertising. So, I did what any demand generation marketer would do in my situation: DIY’d some LinkedIn ads using the platform’s native tools. Note: I sprinkled in some Google Search ads, too.)

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8 Tips by B2B Marketers for LinkedIn Lead Generation

Oktopost

For the longest time, LinkedIn had a reputation as a site for networking and job searching. Not a bad zinger, but here we are four years later and LinkedIn is widely acknowledged as an invaluable resource not just for headhunters and job seekers, but for marketers and sales professionals too. Consider: You get more leads.

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Integrating organic and paid for a powerful LinkedIn social media strategy

Sprout Social

A lot of social marketers ask, does our brand really need to be on LinkedIn? Your LinkedIn social media strategy will be a bit different than your strategies for other platforms. However, the key to getting the most from LinkedIn is marrying your organic and paid strategies. Boost organic reach and engagement via paid.

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5 Paid Traffic Sources Every Online Marketer Should Be Testing

Outbrain

Paid advertising. Or simply, paid. 45% of small businesses are using it already, and this year in the US, nearly $233 billion is forecast to be spent on digital ads. Facebook, Google, YouTube…CPMs have become more expensive on all platforms. What are paid traffic sources? YouTube Ads. Google Ads.

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How to Reduce Costs of My Paid Search Campaigns

SmartBug Media

CPC, CPM (cost per 1000 impressions), CPA, cost … so many monetary metrics to track and optimize. For today, we will be focusing on the front-end channel metrics in Google Ads. The ads absolutely need to be relevant to the landing page and keywords that are being put forth. How do we lower the cost on these crazy acronyms?

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LinkedIn Ad Benchmarks: CTR, CPC, and Conversion Rate

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It’s not exactly news that LinkedIn advertising can be expensive. Google that phrase, and you’ll see articles like “Why are LinkedIn ads so dang expensive?” and “LinkedIn is the most expensive digital advertising platform.”. Our customers’ LinkedIn ad experiments prove that out. Note: This data includes Conversation ads.

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Why we care about performance marketing

Martech

Performance marketing refers to a variety of online advertising programs where parties are paid when a specific action is completed. It’s often associated with pay-per-click (PPC) models on search engines (where advertisers pay for clicks versus impressions). Types of performance marketing models.