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Expand your Offer Strategy to Increase SEM Performance

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It’s puzzling, therefore, why so many SEM campaigns in the high tech space focus exclusively on late-stage offers, namely trials and demos. One reason is a general (short-sighted, in my view) opinion of SEM as merely a tool to find prospects who are ready to buy. Actually, I know why it is.

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5 Most Common Fails in B2B Search Campaigns

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Because costs per click in B2B search campaigns can often be extremely high when companies compete the for same keywords, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) for B2B advertisers offers its own very unique challenges. 5 Most Common Fails in B2B Search Campaigns #SEM Click To Tweet. Not Doing Everything Possible to Pre-Qualify Prospects.

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SEM for B2B – Best Practices and Ad Types to Use in SEM for B2B

QuanticMind

?SEM for B2B is a different space than consumer marketing. Here, we’ll discuss some of the tactics and ad types you can use today in SEM for B2B. SEM for B2B (business-to-business companies) is a bit different than what marketers normally think about when they discuss search engine marketing. Let’s get started.

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Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Best Practices

Webbiquity

Search engine marketing (SEM) can be a powerful lead generation source, or a complete waste of money. B2B marketers often get less from their SEM programs than possible by overlooking basic but critical steps. Here are some best practices to optimize your results from SEM campaigns: 1. Higher goals require a larger budget.

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The Risks of Over-Reliance on Late-Stage Content

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Another channel where a healthy content mix is vital is paid search (SEM). Use of very short-term metrics will almost certainly devalue those leads and the perceived ROI from the program. Resist the pressure from your sales colleagues to only offer demos, trials and Webinars because they’re perceived to generate “better” leads.

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Why this LinkedIn Ad Works: 2 Key Tips for Success

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In addition to the potential for highly competitive metrics (click-through, conversion rates), advertising on LinkedIn offers another key advantage compared to SEM, namely the ability through audience definition to ensure that the only people who see your ad are those who meet a tightly defined target demographic.

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SEM Mystery: The Case of the Missing Leads

Webbiquity

Sweet new white paper to go along with it as well. Sugar wasn’t going to like this, and as the old saying goes, hell hath no fury like a woman with an underproducing SEM campaign. Tags: Search Engine Marketing CTR Google AdWords ROI SEM. Government, enterprise, it was all business to me. Sugar explained the plan.

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