LinkedIn ads have become a staple of the B2B demand generation playbook, in large part due to an ability to target a tightly defined audience. However, whereas there’s plenty of information online about the mechanics of LinkedIn advertising (bid strategy, audience definition), it’s much harder to find proven best practices… Read More
Category Archives: Social PPC
8 Common LinkedIn Advertising Mistakes
In a remarkably short time, LinkedIn has grown to become a major player in B2B advertising (at about 20% of total industry spend, according to industry watchers), quickly rivaling search advertising on Google. LinkedIn’s big advantage over its key competitor – and the reason it’s now cannibalizing so many marketing… Read More
Integrating Social Leads into the Demand Generation Funnel
Social media may be a hot topic in B2B marketing circles, but most of that buzz focuses on the role of social media advertising. Just listen to marketing guru Gary Vaynerchuk, perhaps the biggest champion for advertising on Facebook and other channels, who says that social media advertising is “grossly… Read More
An Accident of Timing: The Case for Always On Marketing
There was a not too distant time when virtually all B2B demand generation was outbound. (You millennials won’t remember this.) You rented a list and pushed your message to that list. But then inbound marketing happened. And the pundits said: no, no, the buyer is in control, he or she… Read More
Why this LinkedIn Ad Works: 2 Key Tips for Success
For many B2B Marketers, advertising on LinkedIn is becoming a demand generation staple. At our agency, we’re seeing great results across a broad swath of clients from LinkedIn Sponsored Updates in particular, at a cost per lead similar to, or sometimes better than, traditional search marketing. In addition to the… Read More
Expand your Offer Strategy to Increase SEM Performance
In an era when the average business buyer only contacts a brand when he/she is 67 percent through the buying process, there’s every reason to make sure that you’re reaching prospective customers at every stage of their research, not just when they’re ready to buy. Otherwise, when buyers finally do… Read More
Salesforce “State of Marketing” Report: Better Happy Than Good
Salesforce has released their “2016 State of Marketing Report”, a massive 70-page tome and the result of surveying nearly 4,000 marketing executives worldwide. The report covers a wide range of trends and topics, but focuses on the best practices most common amongst “high-performing” marketing teams. You can download a copy… Read More