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Paid Search Basics for B2B Marketers

Launch Marketing

Here are some to consider: Build brand awareness Lead generation Drive engagement to an asset or product Draw donations for a fundraiser. Whichever budgeting technique you choose to pursue or have been given, keep these things in mind: Forecast: Forecasting spend, lead generation and more, if available, is useful for budgeting.

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Why Marketers Should Act Like 3-Year Olds

WebMarketCentral

For example, your online lead generation goes up this month (or down). If you've just launched a campaign for a new product and increased your search advertising budget, then one would expect leads to go up. Still, marketers could benefit from being more like this. No, not annoying , but tenaciously inquisitive.

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Seven Common AdWords Mistakes to Avoid

Webbiquity

Marketers too often get hung up on the wrong objectives, like maximizing click-through rate (CTR) or minimizing the average cost per click (CPC). True, all other things being equal, a higher CTR and lower CPC are good things, as they mean more clicks for fewer dollars, but they should not be the primary focus.

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Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010

Webbiquity

According to MarketingSherpa, 49 percent of Twitter users said they made an online purchase because of an email, compared to 33 percent of all email users. And email messages that include at least one social sharing option generate a more than 30 percent higher click-through rate (CTR) than emails with no social sharing options.