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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. After a few months, my cost per lead (CPL) was $3k, and I was in a frenzy. I hired an agency. Either way, I was ready to launch paid social into the sun—until I met my now-teammate Joe Hill.

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B2B Paid Social Benchmarks: What We Learned From $15M in Spend on Facebook and LinkedIn

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And targeting your audience with paid social media campaigns is one of the best ways to do that. When you hit the sweet spot of the right audience, right social channel, right ad and right offer, there really isn’t a better advertising medium for B2B. How to set your own benchmarks. Which images work best?

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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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B2B Paid Social Benchmarks: What We Learned From $15M in Spend on Facebook and LinkedIn

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And targeting your audience with paid social media campaigns is one of the best ways to do that. When you hit the sweet spot of the right audience, right social channel, right ad and right offer, there really isn’t a better advertising medium for B2B. How to set your own benchmarks. Which images work best?

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3 Ways to Maximize Your Demand Gen Budget Fast

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A study found that companies that focused on aggressive recession marketing grew during the 1980s recession by 256%, unlike those who slashed or eliminated their budget. CMOs for companies with more than 500 people? Fresh-faced Directors just starting at a new company? What the heck is a “good” CPL? It’s subjective.

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Using Data to Build a Demand Generation Engine

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Google PPC ads still drive a solid cost per lead (CPL)? Understand your company dynamics + marketing maturity There’s a relatively “accepted way” to drive revenue in the B2B world: A demand generation strategy built on the back of a mix of PPC, paid social , and events will usually do the trick. Most B2B companies do.

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The Best Offer Types for Facebook and LinkedIn Campaigns

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What did $42M in spend on Facebook and LinkedIn tell us about successful paid social ads? A lot—but mainly, it showed us the four elements of paid social ads —the ad format, channel, audience and offer type—must work in harmony to drive leads, pipeline and ROI. LinkedIn’s edge in CPC and CPL supports that as well.