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The Paid Search Problem in B2B
• “Ham-Fisted Bidders” are bidding on ego and
not on the results the advertising brings
• The more expensive the B2B offering, the
higher the bid
• Competition is high for a limited B2B audience
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Search Engine Marketing Roundup
Keyword CPC
RAID data recovery $64
business VOIP solutions $51
managed hosting providers $49
data room services $41
VPS dedicated server $32
managed services provider $31
merchant account providers $28
medical billing software $27
Keyword CPC
best conference call service $25
domain names registry $24
online backup software $24
server monitoring software $24
managed IT services $23
CRM software programs $22
business credit card $19
business bank account $15
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The Intent Challenge
• “Social Media Management Software”
– Enterprise level product:
12 months/$100,000 commitment
• But WHO searches using this term?
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Why Social?
Facebook LinkedIn
Likes Industry
Gender Gender
Status Update Title and/or Function
Geographic Region Geographic Region
School Company Size
Age Seniority Level
Income Targeting Groups
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Develop Buyer Personas
• What do your current
customers look like?
• What are their demographics?
• What are their psychographics?
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Why LinkedIn? B2B REACH.
• World’s largest, most
popular professional
network
• Over 380M members
worldwide
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Why LinkedIn? B2B Targeting Options.
Demographic Targeting Options
Location Continent
Country
State
City
Companies Name
Industry
Company size
(also exclude current customers)
Job Title Title
Function
Seniority
School School Name
Field of Study Field of Study
Degree Degree
Skills Skill Name
Group Group Name
Gender Gender
Age Age
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Conversion Tracking
• NEW! Launched September 8, 2016
• Set up conversions similar to how you set up
conversion tracking for Facebook, AdWords, etc.
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LinkedIn Content Updates
• Sponsored updates that appear in LinkedIn newsfeed
• https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-
solutions/products/native-advertising
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LinkedIn Sponsored Updates
Pros and Cons
Pros Cons
Only ad unit available on mobile
Demographic targeting available
CPM or CPC basis
High conversion rates (over 10%)
As low as $20 CPL Expect costs to increase
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CASE STUDY: B2B ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
PPC Alone PPC and LinkedIn
Conversions
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
PPC Alone PPC and LinkedIn
Cost Per Lead
$-
$20,000.00
$40,000.00
$60,000.00
$80,000.00
$100,000.00
PPC Alone PPC and LinkedIn
Cost
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Facebook Targeting Options
Demographic Targeting Options
Location Continent
Country
State
City
Companies Employer Name
Industries
Office Type (ex: home office)
(also exclude current customers)
Job Title Title
School School Name
Field of Study Field of Study
Education Level Degree
Currently in School
App Users Current app users
App not currently installed
Gender Gender
Age Age
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Facebook Newsfeed Ads
Pros and Cons
Pros Cons
Can specify by device type Limited B2B data compared to
LinkedIn
Demographic targeting available Only unit available on
Facebook mobile
CPC or CPM basis
Use retargeting lists
Customer Match
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CASE STUDY: HEALTH SUPPLEMENT
• Website visits increased by:
– 497% for 18 to 24 year olds
– 271% for 25 to 34 year olds
– 156% for 35 to 44 year olds
• Advertising increased new user
site visits by 99.7% in less than
a month
• Purchases increased by 60% and revenue increased by 77% for 18 to 44
year olds
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The Key: Integration
Visitor Signs Up
Visitor Does Not Sign
Up
User clicks
on
social ad
Mark visitor
as
healthcare
CIO
Ad targeted
towards
healthcare CIOs
Landing page –
Webinar registration
Retargeted Display Ads
via Google
Retargeted Display Ads
via Facebook
Retargeted Search Ads
via Google
Nurture via marketing
automation
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Capitalize on Your Hard Work!
• Retargeting
– Put code on your site today!
– You can’t build these audiences retroactively
• Platforms
– Google AdWords
– Google Analytics
– Bing Ads
• Many cookies last at least 180 days
› Facebook
› Twitter
› Pinterest
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Retargeting in Search Ads
• RLSA: Remarketing Lists for Search Ads
• Retarget text ads within Google search
• Set up campaigns for all searchers vs. those in
retargeting list:
• Good for current customers who may click on brand
ads too
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Use RLSA to Sculpt
• Exclude current customers
– Use cheaper bids on this group
– Use different messages for this group
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Step by Step to Convert and Attribute
1. Put retargeting code on landing pages and website
pages.
2. Run LinkedIn campaigns to targeted audiences.
Tag campaign URLs.
3. Tag visitors accordingly, both with retargeting code and
cookies.
4. Run retargeting campaigns on other platforms.
5. Upon conversion, pull down cookies with demographic
data.
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Contact Info
JANET DRISCOLL MILLER
President and CEO
Marketing Mojo
434.975.6656 x101
jmiller@marketing-mojo.com
@janetdmiller