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Organic Vs. Paid Social Media: How to allocate your resources

Oktopost

In B2B social media marketing, this raises a classic dilemma: Should companies embark on a long trip to organic growth and slowly build up an engaged audience, or should they jump on the high-speed train of paid ads to speed up conversions? What is paid social media?

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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. I hired an agency. After a few months, still nothing, and at that point, I was convinced our audience either wasn’t on social media or they didn’t want to hear from us. 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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We’re talking about calls to action (CTAs) and how they make or break paid social campaigns. In the context of paid social advertising , a call to action encourages someone in your target audience to do something next, such as download an ebook, request a demo , or learn more about your product.

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6 Things Your Company Should Have in Place Before Starting Paid Social Advertising

SmartBug Media

You need more than just a budget in place before starting paid social advertising—that is, if you want your paid social campaign tests to have the best structure in place for success. It can be tempting to start doing paid social before you have an optimized landing page or site page to drive targeted traffic to.

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The most important role on your social marketing team probably doesn’t exist yet

Sprout Social

When I kickoff work with CMOs as an upper-funnel marketing consultant and we discuss their social team org structure, the first thing I say to them is, “Can I actually hear about how your paid social team is staffed and how strong your customer acquisition costs and return on ad spend are first?”

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6 Things Your Company Needs to Know About Paid Social Advertising

EveryoneSocial

Other than the considerable investment of time and resources required to make corporate social media initiatives succeed, social media costs nothing to use. Still, social media ads can offer a very targeted, strategic way to build an audience and reach people who might not otherwise be reached.

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6 Benefits of Using Paid Social Media

Sharpspring

That’s why when it comes to social media, you not only need to maintain a great organic calendar but also invest in paid social media advertising. It’s estimated that by 2020, social media ad spend will reach $37.71 With such a competitive landscape, why should you consider advertising on social media?