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Facebook Ads 2024 data: Clicks and conversions up, costs down

Search Engine Land

By the numbers: Average click-through rate for lead campaigns: 2.53% (up from 2.50% in 2023) Average cost per click for lead campaigns: $1.88 (down from $1.92) Average conversion rate for lead campaigns: 8.78% (up from 8.25%) Average cost per lead: $21.98 (down from $23.10) Why we care.

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AI-Powered Personalized Podcast Recommendations: A New SEO Strategy to Boost Sales

Sales Pop!

Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for personalized podcast recommendations offers an innovative approach for sales professionals and marketers looking to connect with targeted audiences and boost conversions. Including high-quality, conversational keywords that align with your target audience’s interests improves discoverability.

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Free trial vs. demo: What’s more effective in B2B SaaS ads?

Martech

The results Among the findings: A demo CTA generally drew a higher conversion rate, but the free trial call to action drove a higher click-through rate (CTR). For non-branded campaigns, a free trial CTA showed nearly twice the CTR of a demo call to action. Obility’s analysis of paid search ads for demos and free trials.

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Top 7 Google Ads and SEO synergies you should act upon

Search Engine Land

Ultimately, both are focused on increasing conversions from Google and other search engines, so it makes sense to bring these teams together for greater success. While clicks are often a key performance indicator (KPI), they hold little value if they don’t lead to conversions. Unfortunately, that’s what we see in SEO.

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How to recover from Google Ads performance drops

Search Engine Land

Let’s say you notice a drop in overall conversions (Level 1). You check Level 2 and see that CTR has remained stable, but the conversion rate has dropped. Traffic issues (CTR, impression share) : Focus on ad copy, keywords or bidding strategies. Here’s what to look for.

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The fallacy of CTR as a KPI: Redefining PPC ad success

Search Engine Land

Click-through rate (CTR) is a cornerstone metric of PPC marketing. Calculated as the percentage of people who click on an ad after seeing it, CTR is often treated as a key performance indicator (KPI), commanding disproportionate attention and optimization efforts. For location-based businesses, this irrelevant traffic skews CTR data.

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Google tests more noticeable ad labels in search results

Search Engine Land

Advertisers should keep a close eye on metrics like CTR and conversion rates as these experiments evolve. Why we care: This test signals a possible shift in how Google balances ad visibility and user experience. Bottom line.

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