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  <title>Advanced Google Ads Strategies</title>
  <description>Managing a Google Ads account that&#39;s pacing $50,000+ per month? Well this email is for you.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <dc:creator>Ian Binek</dc:creator>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="google-is-robbing-you">Google Is Robbing you…</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I’ve managed some tough accounts in my life.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But something blatantly obvious after reviewing and auditing accounts managed by strategists and agencies is this…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>Most people don’t have a strategy.</b></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">They are just bidding on BOF terms.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">That’s it.</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Simply put, without a strategy - the only people benefiting from this is Google.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Yes, you may get some leads here and there, but you are paying a premium for them.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So let’s talk about some strategies.</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="revisiting-the-marketing-funnel">Revisiting the Marketing Funnel</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You can’t begin to understand what your strategy should look like without first going back to the basics.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/d2108104-6b63-4d46-9e3c-823829608922/image.png?t=1726686923"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>My marketing funnel outline</p></span></div></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To keep things simple, here’s all you need to know as a marketing leader…</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="tof-top-of-funnel-aka-people-dont-k">TOF → Top of Funnel → AKA people don’t know they have a problem</h3><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="mof-middle-of-funnel-aka-people-are">MOF → Middle of Funnel → AKA people are looking for a solution to their problem</h3><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="bof-bottom-of-funnel-aka-people-are">BOF → Bottom of Funnel → AKA people are looking for a vendor to fulfill the solution</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Now, let’s talk about how you can strategically use Google Ads to address each piece of the funnel.</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="tof-show-up-for-commonly-searched-f">TOF - Show Up For Commonly Searched For Problems</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It may sound simple, but this is almost always missed.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you are in the business of demand gen or a company with longer buying cycles with huge payouts…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Then this makes a lot of sense to show up for in Google.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/256029fd-2d34-4a41-9303-d68e3a6cdac8/image.png?t=1726687266"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">A lot of businesses <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><b>don’t</b></span><b> </b>show up in Google for commonly searched problems.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ex. “How do I connect Google Ads data and Hubspot data to a dashboard?”</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This is the kind of search that happens early in the marketing journey.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">A company like Databox, should be bidding on this - or have organic content that shows up for this.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If not - then it’s a missed opportunity for driving cheap clicks.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="mof-show-up-for-solutions-capabilit">MOF - Show Up For Solutions/Capabilities</h3><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/e3b698af-182b-49d6-904d-f23a9bdb1b4a/image.png?t=1726687448"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Believe it or not - your product marketers have this on lock 🔒️ </p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">They know your product in and out.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><b>But most demand gen / growth marketers don’t talk to the product team</b></span> - so all of these unique features or functions that people are <b>LITERALLY</b> searching for never get to shine.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So what should you do?</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ask your product team some questions about your most popular/ used features and bid on those terms in Google.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Yes, these are going to be niche and long tail, but you will have next to no competition for them.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So you won’t be competing for these higher intent clicks.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="bof-competitive-terms-p-off-your-co">BOF - Competitive Terms… P*** off your competitors</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Okay, soooo I don’t usually recommend this to everyone…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But if you are in a hyper competitive space then it makes sense.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You will most certainly be compared to your competition, so definitely be the one to control this message in the Google Search.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/7ca7c768-4f23-4a71-afba-502bd50c9397/image.png?t=1726687619"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ex. Semrush alternative, tools like Semrush, cheaper semrush</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">^ Showing up here and having a great landing page experience that highlights what makes you better is a money making center</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But remember, you have to be prepared for behemoth accounts like Semrush to catch on and start bidding on your branded terms… so don’t pick a fight you can’t win…</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="bof-hyper-niche-terms">BOF - Hyper Niche Terms</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Listen, this is where everybody goes when they start a Google Ads campaign.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The problem?</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><b>LITERALLY EVERYONE IS BIDDING HERE</b></span></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Now I am not saying don’t bid here, but also don’t put all your eggs in one basket.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Otherwise, Google will gladly take your money.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/96ba7eaa-c900-408c-b66d-814899a8ab32/image.png?t=1726687782"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><b>Only bid on terms that make the most sense for you</b></span></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>AND</b> be super selective on where you want to show up</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>BECAUSE</b> complimentary niches or competitors may show up for these terms</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>EVEN IF</b> they aren’t technically a competitor of yours</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>WHICH</b> will drive your CPCs through the roof.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So be careful here.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">That figurative <b>$50K spend</b> can go up in flames if not kept in check.</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Share this with a friend who is running Google Ads… they might learn something 😉 </p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="until-then">Until then.</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="border-radius:50px 50px 50px 50px;" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/2cfd29bf-5e72-4f8e-9722-9201419eed45/ian_binek.jpeg?t=1726687870"/></div></div><div class='beehiiv__footer'><br class='beehiiv__footer__break'><hr class='beehiiv__footer__line'><a target="_blank" class="beehiiv__footer_link" style="text-align: center;" href="https://www.beehiiv.com/?utm_campaign=ab14ca72-8ffc-43b3-b653-57d6b9f4c9af&utm_medium=post_rss&utm_source=the_optimize_newsletter">Powered by beehiiv</a></div></div>
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  <title>don&#39;t start a bidding war</title>
  <description>Never start a war with your competitors... until you are undoubtedly strong enough to win</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="what-does-it-mean-to-bid-on-competi">What does it mean to bid on competitor terms?</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ever wonder why when you search for your favorite company in Google, that sometimes an ad shows up above their listing…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And the Google ad usually says something along the lines of…</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This is paid placement and Y company is bidding on X’s brand terms.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So anytime someone searches for…</p><ul><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">X company name</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">X company name alternatives</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">X company competitors</p></li></ul><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Then Y is showing up.</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="why-this-isnt-a-good-idea-for-most-">Why this isn’t a good idea… for most people</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You may be wondering, well, what’s the big deal with that?</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I’ll tell ya.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you do this early on, then your competitor is going to notice.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">They aren’t dumb. Even if they don’t search in Google ever for their website - someone will say something to them eventually.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Then 1 of 2 things will happen:</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">They will begin bidding on their branded term - thus driving your CPC up (meaning you will need to spend more money to get the same # of clicks)</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">They will both bid on their branded term AND bid on your branded terms (meaning you will spend more money to get the same # of clicks AND you will need to spend money to stop your competitor from stealing away some clicks).</p></li></ol><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="so-where-does-this-leave-us">So where does this leave us?</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well, the only person that wins in this case is…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Google…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Yep, Google gets all that money.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">SOOOO</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">What’s the moral of the story?</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You need to be in a unique scenario for bidding on competitors to make sense.</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="here-are-the-scenarios">Here are the scenarios</h2><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You competitor has forced your hand and is already bidding on your terms - tough, you gotta fight</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You are a disruptor in an old, super niche market - stir things up. You have everything to gain and your competitors have everything to lose.</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Particularly, in scenario 2, most clients I work with have a lot to gain.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="what-does-it-take-to-have-successfu">What does it take to have successful competitive campaigns?</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well, if you want to actually convert any of the traffic you steal from a comeptitor then you need to talk the talk and walk the walk.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Meaning, if you steal a click from your competitor, they better enter a great comparison experience.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I am talking about:</p><ul><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Comparisons</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Quick points on your key differentiators</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Empathy of your customer’s pain points with X software</p></li></ul><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you nail this landing page, and potentially have a soft CTA in the form of a free trial (for PLG) or a lead magnet (for SLG) then you are well on your way to stealing market share.</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="but-just-remember">But just remember…</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If no one has stirred the pot and perhaps you have multiple small, disruptive competitors in your market - then be careful.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you guys fight each other - there is a huge chance all of you will fail.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And Google will just take your money.</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="need-help-setting-up-competitive-ca">Need help setting up competitive campaigns?</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you identify with 1 of the 2 scenarios above then let me know!</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I’d love to answer any questions you have about setting up these campaigns properly.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><i>Yes, there is a way to do this without spending absurd amounts of ad budget</i></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But I will save that for another post/our convo.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="until-then">Until then.</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To Your Success,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “Make Peace Not War” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div></div><div class='beehiiv__footer'><br class='beehiiv__footer__break'><hr class='beehiiv__footer__line'><a target="_blank" class="beehiiv__footer_link" style="text-align: center;" href="https://www.beehiiv.com/?utm_campaign=7a082f2b-afb6-466a-8346-a2bf88c6a8ad&utm_medium=post_rss&utm_source=the_optimize_newsletter">Powered by beehiiv</a></div></div>
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  <title>Crap in. Crap out.</title>
  <description>Don&#39;t Make These Google Ads Mistakes... And do these instead...</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="as-my-old-boss-used-to-say">As my old boss used to say…</h2><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you’ve been on a call or podcast with me in the past 2 weeks - I feel like I have been saying this phrase literally</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">NONSTOP</span></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So I decided that this week’s newsletter would cover the top 3 BIGGEST mistakes I see in Google Ads accounts.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/ef1931cc-02c3-458e-9011-2d83a6a49ff1/image.png?t=1723775278"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>Drake and I are on the same wavelength 😉 </p></span></div></div><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="alright-i-am-going-to-go-out-on-a-l">Alright, I am going to go out on a limb here…</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Most of you don’t know a lick about proper Google Ads Strategy.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You just want <b>marketing qualified leads flowing into your Hubspot every day/week/month.</b></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Sounds like you? Well…</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="if-you-want-this-then-you-have-to">If you want this ^ then you have to…</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">❌ STOP DOING THESE 3 THINGS ❌ </p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="1-just-setting-up-the-campaign">1. Just setting up the campaign…</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And asking questions later.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">WAYYYY to many people enter an engagement with an agency and expect ads up and running instantly.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/375ea208-ee1e-4911-a857-825d39a42daa/image.png?t=1723775506"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This is the thing - yes, you can get your ads up and running in literally minutes…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">BUT</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You have done literally ZERO competitive research…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Before running ads, run a competitive crawl inside of Google to identify all the people that are…</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Currently bidding on YOUR brand name</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Currently dominating and bidding on terms YOU want to show up #1 for</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">With this, you can reverse engineer their campaigns and capitalize on any weakpoints.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/350c69cc-a94b-4254-8b85-0ddcb2e42d0c/Competitive_Research__1_.gif?t=1723776534"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>Comp research in our notion blueprints</p></span></div></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This makes a world of difference - yet most marketers (and agencies) skip this step because they want to start spending immediately to reduce the chance of their stakeholders growing impatient and getting bi***ed out or churning.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/53dc86e9-d8f6-4a3a-88bd-7ca0de209b64/giphy.gif?t=1723775833"/></div><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="2-not-thinking-about-the-buying-jou">2. Not thinking about the buying journey…</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Say it with me…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">B2B is not the same as B2C</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The buying process in B2B is like this…</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/b4cda511-dde3-474a-9189-bbb02e11545c/giphy.gif?t=1723775949"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Confusing, long, and convoluted…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">On my podcast recently I chatted with a guest that cited a Hockeystack report mentioning that there are on average 30+ touchpoints before someone becomes</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">AN MQL</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Not an opportunity or sale…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Just an MQL.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So you must take this into consideration when setting up your campaigns.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"></p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Meaning… if you are bidding on your competitor’s keywords - you better have a custom experience that showcases your competitor’s weakpoints & your strengths!</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you aren’t then you will not only be…</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Wasting money</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Losing out on a potential buyer because they will be PI**ED that you didn’t help them</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We have keyword bucketing as step 2 in our process BEFORE launching a campaign.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/6b85b9e3-d1ce-430a-8c15-fe4166c1ef34/Keyword_Bucketing__1_.gif?t=1723776520"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>Keyword bucketing Notion page in our blueprints</p></span></div></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Remember - <i>Crap in, Crap out &#39;</i></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"></p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/cf1ded35-9bb6-415b-ba0c-48f917fad832/image.png?t=1723775932"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>Literally this ^ Make this easier for your prospects with the right keyword bucketing</p></span></div></div><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="3-setting-expectations-projections">3. Setting expectations & projections…</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Okay okay - I’ve beat the he** out of this horse, but let me be clear…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You CANNOT setup your ads in the first day of your engagement and expect wins weeks or even months later.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Without the comp research and the keyword bucketing, you will surely end up wasting your money…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">SoRrY. nOt SoRrY</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>You have to do those.</b></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But once you do - you then need to PROJECT</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">IDK if you ever took speech lessons or just chorus - but you have to project</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/b46d032b-7683-4ebe-a468-ff044f8f9b29/giphy.gif?t=1723776398"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>Hermione gets it</p></span></div></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">What does this mean?</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You have to set benchmarks and timelines to hit certain performance metrics.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Most importantly - you need to develop a clear timeline to…</p><ul><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>MQLs</b></p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>Opportunities</b></p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>Revenue</b></p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>ROAS</b></p></li></ul><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Without those ^ you are just flying blind and relying on Google’s dumb conv value stats or their false conversion rate stats.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/397e2077-f332-4071-80ce-0f2a270139b7/6_Month_Projections__1_.gif?t=1723776502"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>We put this in our Google Ads blueprints</p></span></div></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Okay… Questions?</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It’s pretty simple stuff - but you’d be shocked at how few people actually do this before starting.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="what-if-youre-like">What if you’re like…</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">“oh shit… I don’t have comp research?”</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Don’t worry.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I actually do a “lite” version of comp research completely free.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you want one done in your own custom portal - let me know by responding to this email ;)</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="until-next-week">Until next week.</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To Your Success,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “Cool Google Ads Guy” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">P.S. 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  <title>Their Bidding on What?</title>
  <description>Oh I get it - keeping track of competitors is tough while trying to handle your own crap. We have a solution that exploits your competitors weaknesses.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
  <atom:published>2024-08-09T13:07:00Z</atom:published>
    <dc:creator>Ian Binek</dc:creator>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="youre-google-ads-are-wrong">You’re Google Ads are wrong</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Hate to break it to you - but if you’ve been relying on Semrush for your competitive data - then you are getting just a snapshot of what is happening 🙃 </p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You see, to crawl Google for your competitors ads every hour, every day for a week or longer is expensive.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Semrush would have to charge you for that.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So what can be done about this?</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/4ee0beda-427a-436d-8bc7-5e5bf5209eb7/giphy.gif?t=1714062322"/></div><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="this-tool-crawls-specific-searches-">This tool crawls specific searches for you</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I use a custom tool to crawl Google</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It returns all your competitors for you.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">From this, I am able to grab all their:</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ads</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ad Messaging</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Landing Page Links</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ad Extensions</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Which I can then throw into a tool like Semrush to identify their average monthly spend for EACH of your high intent searches you want to show up for.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/04293a5a-4ad9-4623-aff7-c1959a0d1bf3/giphy.gif?t=1715286854"/></div><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="why-this-is-useful">Why this is useful?</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Your competitors, likely bigger than you, are spending an arm and a leg on their ads.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The name of THEIR game is spend spend spend - and their problem of not showing up will go away.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">They have a low level specialist and a manager - who isn’t super Google Ads inclined (Most of the time).</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But by throwing money at their problem, they can make up for having crappy strategy and optimizations because whether you like it or not…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Google can be pay to win.</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="how-to-exploit-this">How to exploit this?</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Simple. Set up amazing strategy that capitalizes on all of your competitors weaknesses.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">How?</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">My tool grabs your competitor’s ad frequency.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Which means if there is less competition for the same high quality traffic on the weekends - then you can bet we are going to exploit that.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We can also review your comp’s landing pages and see what tools they have/don’t have…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Which can reasonably allow us to make assumptions on…</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">User Experience improvements</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Conversion rates </p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Which only helps with your performance.</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="how-to-get-started">How to get started?</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Believe it or not - I have the bandwidth to do a <b>couple free projects here</b>.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This is something that I will be charging $3000 for in the future - but am doing it <b>free for the next 2 people to get back to me.</b></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">In order to apply - reply to this email with:</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Your LinkedIn</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Your Company</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you’re running Google Ads already or not</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">What your budget is/will be</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you get back to me and it sounds like a good fit, then we can move forward with the process 🙂 </p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1338f9f1-74bd-4fbf-b1e4-be02c11ce871/giphy.gif?t=1714752031"/></div><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="what-exactly-am-i-getting">What exactly am I getting?</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Here is a loom that walks through the whole thing <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:21.3333px;">👇</span></p><div class="embed"><a class="embed__url" href="https://www.loom.com/share/907dc412199843068e7eeea55684d622?sid=8d51dc82-a30f-41f0-bdf5-ca442b21ae13&utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=their-bidding-on-what" target="_blank"><img class="embed__image embed__image--top" src="https://beehiiv-images-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/asset/file/c3af8d7f-22a7-49a5-8654-b352952c6b8a/Screenshot_2024-08-08_at_10.17.04_AM.png?t=1723137439"/><div class="embed__content"><p class="embed__title"> What To Expect - Optimize Your Marketing </p><p class="embed__link"> www.loom.com/share/907dc412199843068e7eeea55684d622?sid=8d51dc82-a30f-41f0-bdf5-ca442b21ae13 </p></div></a></div><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="until-then">Until then.</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To Your Success,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “Google Ads Competitive Research” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">P.S. 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  <title>5 Google Ads AB tests that increase LP conversion rates</title>
  <description>There are 100s of tests you can run, but there are only 5 I have found to really move the needle for B2B Google Ads campaigns</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
  <atom:published>2024-08-02T13:07:00Z</atom:published>
    <dc:creator>Ian Binek</dc:creator>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="intro-to-first-class-optimizations">Intro to First Class Optimizations</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Before I get into the 5 tests I always recommend, I want to introduce a philosophy I use with all my AB testing efforts.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"></p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">… and this is in reference to the B2B AB tests you should run with EVERY Google Ads campaign no matter the industry.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The thing is, there are 100s of AB tests you can run...</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Headline Variations</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Pinned Headlines</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Observation vs Targeting Audiences</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Mobile vs Desktop</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The list literally goes on forever…</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1d9e278c-c266-423a-969e-ebaa01f5f7e3/giphy.gif?t=1715286942"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But there has consistently been a few AB tests that are absolutely crucial to the success of every B2B campaign I run...</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So let&#39;s get into them.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/62ad0f67-bf4e-4184-8752-658ba0485ae7/5_First_Class_Google_Ads_AB_tests.png?t=1722550408"/></div><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="1-match-types">1. Match Types</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It&#39;s absolutely crucial to test your campaigns performance with Phrase and with Exact match types.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This will help you understand what&#39;s the best way to drive inbound pipeline for your biz.</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="2-bidding-strategies">2. Bidding Strategies</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Early on, I usually recommend starting with ECPC if you don&#39;t have at least 10 monthly qualified conversions…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">however - early on - testing if ECPC vs Max Clicks leads to higher pipeline is an amazing test.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">ECPC is likely to have higher CPCs but you will also show up higher in the advert spots.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Max clicks will have more clicks and lower CPC but usually you show up in the bottom advert spots.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Run an AB test to see which one actually increases pipeline at an affordable rate for you.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/84a63175-73b2-4739-b456-ef7b6d8bd4b3/giphy-downsized-large.gif?t=1715286985"/></div><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="3-pinned-headline-test">3. Pinned Headline Test</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Pin the headline that qualifies your audience vs not pinning any headlines. You&#39;d be surprised how this influences your Exp. CTR</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">- an absolutely crucial factor in Google Ads quality scores. (Higher quality scores = lower CPC)</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="4-landing-page-headlines">4. Landing Page Headlines</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you find the pinned headline that increases expected CTR then pair that headline with the headline of your LP.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This can massively increase your LP Experience (again boosting your Quality Score)</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="5-short-vs-long-landing-page">5. Short vs Long Landing Page</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This is more of a multivariate test</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">- but having an absurd amount of content on an LP can be a great test vs a short can super concise LP.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I have found that for some ICPs short is better - whereas for others longer works best.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"></p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Generally, getting through this list of AB tests takes 6-8 months if done correctly.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You need roughly a month to know for sure if something works better or not.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We outline all of these tests in our Google Ads Strategy plans - with tutorials on how to set these up.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">What AB tests do you all like to run with your Google Ads?</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="this-week-in-podcasts">This week in podcasts…</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I had a conversation with the one and the only, Jacob Boneta!</p><div class="image"><a class="image__link" href="https://www.optimizeyourmarketing.io/podcast?utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=5-google-ads-ab-tests-that-increase-lp-conversion-rates" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/f570e55d-6445-476d-871c-7dbc328c5332/Jacob_Boneta_Rectangle.png?t=1722550162"/></a></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">What a cool convo this was - we talked about…</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">PLG and it’s impact on Lifecycle Marketing in the Dev Market</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">How to tie demand gen strategy to overall pipeline for dev markets</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Give it a listen on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube this upcoming Tuesday 🙂 (Click the image)</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="until-then">Until then…</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To Your Success,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “Google Ads Strategy” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">p.s. 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  <title>Is AI going to replace service agencies?</title>
  <description>In short... yes... it already is starting to.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="this-year-has-been-hard-on-business">This year has been hard on business owners…</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I talk to agency owners & business owners every week and I have heard the same thing…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This year has been HARD for a lot of reasons…</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Recession like market (yet we aren’t in an official one)</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Political hesitations (looming election)</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Revenues from tech companies at all time highs with record layoffs</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And looming in the background of all of this is the problem child… AI.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="why-is-ai-influencing-the-market">Why is AI influencing the market?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">In short, it’s not that AI is necessarily replacing your job and your role…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">In fact, from most thought leaders, it is generally accepted that AI serves as a valuable augmentation to most white collar jobs.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">BUT</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Tell that to the CEOs and the Founders that are struggling to keep costs down right now?</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="who-holds-the-money-ce-os">Who holds the money? CEOs…</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">When a CEO hears, </p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">They immediately think - cut costs. use tool.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">(and I don’t blame them - I am in the same boat)</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To accelerate all this, think back to how the market is doing and you see why there are record layoffs.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If a CEO thinks AI can do your job, then you are cooked.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Doesn’t matter if it’s true or not.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="so-whats-the-silver-lining">So what’s the silver lining?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well, truthfully, AI is taking a lot of roles.</p><ul><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Designers</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Web Dev</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Content Marketing</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Video Editing</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Video Creation</p></li></ul><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">These roles are starting to disappear the more and more that CEOs hear about the cutting edge softwares that automate these things.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="if-you-are-a-service-agency-how-do-">If you are a service agency, how do you survive?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">There’s only a few ways you can…</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Utilize personalized content mediums that cannot be automated by AI like a podcast</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Conduct first party research - AI only regurgitates content so collect data that AI doesn’t have it’s hands on and publish it</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Prioritize strategy instead of implementation - position yourself as a thought leader and a strategist instead of a do-er</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Demonstrate how your work contributes to revenue</p></li></ol><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="had-a-great-conversation-with-ishaa">Had a great conversation with Ishaan Shakunt</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ishaan has already recognized this trend and is implementing AI developers in his marketing agency to save time that can be used to do all of the 4 above.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">That episode goes live on the Optimize Your Marketing Podcast next Tuesday.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/ae863d06-f796-45c5-9c36-32ff9bd7bffc/Ishaan_Rectangle.png?t=1721935499"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you aren’t already following - you can listen on Spotify or YouTube. (links in footer of email)</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="what-we-are-doing-about-this">What we are doing about this…</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I have recently made a big pivot with my consultancy to focus explicitly on Google Ads Strategy for B2B SaaS.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This means we are conducting audits and optimizing your campaign strategy so that you see the best results.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you are running Google Ads or gearing up for a launch - and haven’t worked with an expert to review your overall strategy - then I can help.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">There’s no worse feeling in the world as a CEO to launch something - without data or an expert’s opinion to confirm your campaign is going to be successful or not.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Feel free to book some time with below to begin the discovery process.</p><div class="embed"><a class="embed__url" href="https://beacons.ai/optimizeyourmarketing?utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=is-ai-going-to-replace-service-agencies" target="_blank"><img class="embed__image embed__image--left" src="https://cdn.beacons.ai/user_content/eOL7ajyiUgahC2cVjEz0VtVXRXG3/profile_ianbinek.png?t=1720542954408"/><div class="embed__content"><p class="embed__title"> Book time with me :) </p><p class="embed__description"> Begin your discovery process and learn how I can help you launch / optimize the best Google Ads campaigns. </p><p class="embed__link"> beacons.ai/optimizeyourmarketing </p></div></a></div><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="follow-my-linked-in-for-a-better-id">Follow my LinkedIn for a better idea of our processes</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Until then.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To Your Success,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “Google Ads” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div></div><div class='beehiiv__footer'><br class='beehiiv__footer__break'><hr class='beehiiv__footer__line'><a target="_blank" class="beehiiv__footer_link" style="text-align: center;" href="https://www.beehiiv.com/?utm_campaign=d5387e64-584f-41f4-8180-553a71fddc4d&utm_medium=post_rss&utm_source=the_optimize_newsletter">Powered by beehiiv</a></div></div>
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  <title>I&#39;ve pivoted my agency 5 times in 5 months</title>
  <description>A quick note on how far Optimize has come in the last 5 months</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
  <atom:published>2024-07-19T13:07:00Z</atom:published>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="ive-pivoted-with-my-agency-5-times-">I&#39;ve pivoted with my agency ~5 times in 5 months 🤧</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You may be asking why?</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And the answer is tough to say...</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Being a first gen entrepreneur is hard, and the constant questioning of if you&#39;re doing something the &quot;right&quot; way creates a lot of FOMO.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I combatted that FOMO by making quick decisions and stress testing these decisions with a crazy amount of hard work.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And when I found a flaw in my strategy - I quickly looked to pivot.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"></p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It wasn&#39;t until I took 2 solid weeks to think about my team&#39;s core skill set and the real value that we can provide that I was able to pick a core set of services and an ICP.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="i-was-able-to-make-this-decision-co">I was able to make this decision confidently because I knew:</h3><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We are really good at these services</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We can productize them in the future</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We are passionate about these services</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Armed with these, I feel like this is by far the best pivot we have made and I finally feel like this one will stick.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So what&#39;s our offering now you may be wondering?</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well...</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We decided to go back to our roots and our core skill set - the one skill set that has driven 10+ case studies and is the primary reason I decided to go out on my own and do this whole entrepreneur thing.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"></p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Struggling to recognize a higher ROAS (3+).</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Driving too many unqualified leads (Unqualified Lead Rates of +30%).</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Driving high CPC&#39;s and are burning through budget on low intent terms.</p></li></ol><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="some-big-differentiators-for-us-are">Some big differentiators for us are...</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">⭐️ We have experience of managing countless B2B startup to Fortune 500 PPC accounts (<b>10+ Case Studies of our work</b> - very detailed on our website and on Clutch)</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">⭐️ Our unique toolkit (<b>Human Assisted - AI optimizations</b> That Save $100s each month, First Party Competitive Scraping For Actionable Insights In Month 1, And Custom Dashboards For Full Transparency)</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>⭐️ Background in CRO</b> - Understanding that PPC campaigns only do as well as their landing page. We partner with B2B LP experts to help deliver the best results.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="i-cant-wait-to-start-posting-more-r">I can&#39;t wait to start posting more refined content specifically on PPC moving forward!</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To everyone who has helped me get this far - thank you! It&#39;s been a rocky road but slowly, and surely, we are making progress.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Until next time.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To Your Success,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian &quot;PPC Optimization&quot; Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"></p></div><div class='beehiiv__footer'><br class='beehiiv__footer__break'><hr class='beehiiv__footer__line'><a target="_blank" class="beehiiv__footer_link" style="text-align: center;" href="https://www.beehiiv.com/?utm_campaign=c4899fc9-242a-407b-a0ce-60d166f870f7&utm_medium=post_rss&utm_source=the_optimize_newsletter">Powered by beehiiv</a></div></div>
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  <title>Consumption &gt; Conversion</title>
  <description>CRO in the B2B world is more about consumption than conversion. My recent interview with Tas Bober explains more.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <dc:creator>Ian Binek</dc:creator>
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while Tas explains that in the B2B world it is much different.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">In fact, she ventures to say that CRO takes on a whole different meaning in the B2C world.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="consumption-rate-optimization">Consumption Rate Optimization</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">In the B2B world, buying decisions are longer and there is a lot more information gathering before a purchase is made.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The CRO that works for B2C (Impulse Purchases) doesn’t hold true in the B2B world.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">In fact, Tas references a report conducted by HockeyStack, that cites that on average 30+ touchpoints are required before someone decides to become a marketing qualified lead.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You read that right… It’s not to become a SQL or Opportunity - it’s literally to raise their hand and say they are interested.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So armed with that knowledge, if you’re in the B2B world, then it’s about content.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="different-types-of-content-to-impro">Different Types Of Content To Improve Inbound Pipeline</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Touchpoints take on many forms.</p><ul><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Social Media Posts</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">PPC Ads</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Social Ads</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Audio Ads</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Display Ads</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Content Collaborations</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Livestreams</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Podcasts</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Cold Outbound Emails</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Blogs</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">etc.</p></li></ul><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The more quality information you are able to output as a B2B company, the more information your prospects have to…</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Address their objections</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Internally sell your solution to higher ups in their org</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So optimizing for consumption of content is much more important than testing if one button color is green vs blue.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="what-this-looks-like-in-practice">What this looks like in practice?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Tas has an incredible resource library of landing page examples that address the prospect’s unique needs all throughout the buying journey.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I highly recommend you <a class="link" href="https://share.hsforms.com/15UBXzrMjTgqAaYP4FyfrVQokh1r?utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=consumption-conversion" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">check it out here</a>.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="whats-next">What’s next?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well if you aren’t already, be sure to be following the <a class="link" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/optimize-your-marketing/?utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=consumption-conversion" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Optimize Your Marketing LinkedIn page</a> where we cover some cutting edge strategies, tactics and idealogies that expert B2B marketers are using to drive inbound pipeline for their orgs.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="until-then">Until then.</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To Your Success,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “CRO” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div></div><div class='beehiiv__footer'><br class='beehiiv__footer__break'><hr class='beehiiv__footer__line'><a target="_blank" class="beehiiv__footer_link" style="text-align: center;" href="https://www.beehiiv.com/?utm_campaign=80e52a7c-dcb9-41bf-a8cc-6576eb5e8de4&utm_medium=post_rss&utm_source=the_optimize_newsletter">Powered by beehiiv</a></div></div>
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  <title>You&#39;ve been lied to</title>
  <description>Big names like Semrush, Ahrefs, and Spyfu don&#39;t actually share all the competitor info with you</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <dc:creator>Ian Binek</dc:creator>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="thats-right-you-are-operating-off-o">That’s right, you are operating off of 10% of data…</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Recently, we made a big push to uncover more competitive data for our clients.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We tried all the big names but none of them were really giving us a lot of help…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We could get some keywords and some ads and some landing pages - but it was all so broad.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">There had to be another tool out there that could really segment this data down in a competitive setting.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/6e7de4b6-5646-4c3f-9a35-6195c1a66f0b/image.png?t=1718983061"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>Semrush’s data: We know that this competitor is at least spending $10K per month with the amount of ads they are showing up for but Semrush says it’s $742…</p></span></div></div><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="we-decided-to-invest-in-a-scraping-">We Decided To Invest In A Scraping Tool</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We used this internal tool to setup an automatic scrape in Google for specific keywords.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The process was simple…</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Identify keywords our clients should be bidding on</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Setup the job so that the keywords are scraped every hour, in the USA, for a few days.</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">After a few days, we would have a very full picture of the competitors</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The data included ALL:</p><ul><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Competitors</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Keywords</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Related Keywords</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ad Copy</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Landing Pages</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ad Spend</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ad Schedules</p></li></ul><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/70adea1a-0036-4c68-b9bf-17bb385d14d2/image.png?t=1718983146"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>Our tool’s competitor page - showcasing competitors based on budget and keyword frequency.</p></span></div></div><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="it-was-crazy-how-much-data-was-miss">It was crazy how much data was missing from big name companies…</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">From this report, we could pull complex visuals of the competitive landscape that showcase the big players who are spending the most…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">and more importantly…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">When they are spending.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/14fa0bd0-67e9-4259-b95d-179b747b50e8/image.png?t=1718983612"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>Our tool is able to break down peak and low times where competitors are spending so we can avoid the BIG FISH and make your ad dollars go farther.</p></span></div></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We could also directly compare ad copy and landing pages side by side to see what the big players were doing.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/f8d73f68-eabb-4221-9ef1-c71195374297/image.png?t=1718983211"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>Our tool’s ad copy comparison view captured all 653 ad variations - simply toggle comparison view and you can directly choose competitor’s ads to compare to each other.</p></span></div></div><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="these-insights-help-almost-immediat">These insights help almost immediately…</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">When we first conducted this for one of our client’s we weren’t sure it was going to do much…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But as soon as we saw the report, we were able to make some quick optimizations to their ad copy, landing page lead magnet, and most importantly make adjustments to ad show times to avoid competing with the big name players who had virtually endless budget.</p><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="what-else-competitive-research-can-">What else competitive research can do…</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">These jobs can run perpetually and always have up to date info on your competitors.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This work is great for sharing insights with higher ups and decision makers in your company about your competitor’s initiatives.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We are even able to share access to specific reports to our clients via our own portal that we created.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Pretty sweet ;)</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/206a37cf-1db7-4e91-95df-f4aae3906fd4/image.png?t=1718983282"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>Our clients are able to log in and compile data that we have shared with them to piece together reports that higher ups might be interested in.</p></span></div></div><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="want-access">Want access?</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Reply to this email and I will share a sample report with you via a quick loom :)</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you’d like us to run a job for you - I’d be happy to jump on a consulting call to review it with you.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">… Of course, if you were on the fence about working with us and this might be the straw that broke the camel’s back - then reply and I will share a call link to get started!</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="until-then">Until then…</h3><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="to-your-success">To Your Success,</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “The Market Research Guy” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">P.S. 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  <title>It’s never been a better time</title>
  <description>The truth about being too busy and why it is self defeating</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
  <atom:published>2024-06-14T13:07:00Z</atom:published>
    <dc:creator>Ian Binek</dc:creator>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Happy Friday 👋 </p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The single biggest objection I get from clients is…</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Which, for most of us, is a very relatable objection.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But I’m here to explain why that’s a losing mindset</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="lets-play-this-out">lets play this out… 😉 </h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Okay great, you aren’t ready to start running ads because you’re too busy.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If we agree and say great, we will follow up in 3 months…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">then we both are assuming you aren’t going to be busy in 3 months…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Which most of us know that the “busyness” doesn’t just go away</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="but-lets-just-say-it-does">But let’s just say it does… 😁 </h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Great, we hit you with an email or with an ad and you sign up for our services</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We build your inbound machine and you start getting a good number of new, qualified prospects within 60 days.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Awesome!</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But hold up…</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="now-youre-busy-again">Now you’re busy again… 🙃 </h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We start to have trouble getting ahold of you for marketing lead syncs</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We struggle to make tactical AB tests rooted with your product expertise because you’re BUSY</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Then performance starts to decline…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">As a result…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You get a lil less busy and now you start to question of what we are doing is working</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But all along we were just trying to get a hold of you</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="so-what-happened">So what happened?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you use the excuse that you’re too busy to try something that you know you should be doing then…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You are just delaying an inevitable problem that will continue to occur for you…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Over and over…</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="so-what-do-we-recommend">So what do we recommend? 🧠 </h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well, truthfully the best time to do something is now…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you are sold on its effectiveness and understand it’s need…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Then do it.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Don’t wait.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Because if you only want to do the thing when you’re not busy then it won’t ever stick when you are.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="how-are-we-practicing-this-a-practi">How are we practicing this? (A Practical Example)</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">For us, this is rooted in content</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">As an agency we know that content is something we must be doing</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Now more than ever, <span style="text-decoration:underline;">trust is crucial to win more deals and prevent client churn</span></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So although we are busy, we make time for content (like this newsletter & our podcast)</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It’s up to you… but we recommend not using the busy excuse anymore (especially if you’re on a call with us ;))</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="the-top-mistakes-cmos-make">The Top Mistakes CMOS Make</h3><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/c2c49d4b-4395-4cbe-8835-28427953a128/Podcast_13_June_2024-01.png?t=1718320295"/></div><div class="embed"><a class="embed__url" href="https://www.optimizeyourmarketing.io/podcast/top-mistakes-cmos-in-b2b-saas-companies-make?utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=it-s-never-been-a-better-time" target="_blank"><div class="embed__content"><p class="embed__title"> Top Mistakes CMOs in B2B SaaS Companies Make </p><p class="embed__description"> Ian Binek interviews Ben Scandlen, the CEO of Mosaic Growth Solutions, about fractional CMOs and the B2B SaaS marketing industry. </p><p class="embed__link"> www.optimizeyourmarketing.io/podcast/top-mistakes-cmos-in-b2b-saas-companies-make </p></div></a></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I just had a wonderful conversation with Ben Scandlen of Mosaic Growth Solutions. Check it out on our website above.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Until then…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To Your Success,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “no excuses” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">P.S. we have two exceptional podcast guests coming up next week and many more on the way. Very excited to push more of these thought leadership pieces of content through our Spotify podcast and YouTube channel. 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  <title>How to Send Automated Emails to Website Visitors</title>
  <description>Automatically send personalized emails to your ICP with this process.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="youve-probably-seen-it-on-linked-in">You’ve probably seen it on LinkedIn</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">…the automated and personalized Emails that send to website visitors…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And couldn’t help but wonder,</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But before thinking for too long, you’ve written it off for any number of reasons…</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Another post caught your eye</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">A fire popped up</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You had to take a meeting</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Or simply you didn’t think it was worth it</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>But the FOMO was probably still there.</b></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And I am here to tell you that’s normal.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">When I scroll on LinkedIn nowadays, instead of doing normal social media “brain rot” activities -</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I instead find myself getting a little bit of FOMO and trying to learning as much as I can…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So I totally understand if you feel a little overwhelmed with all the new tools coming out…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><i>Not to mention pairing no code with AI…</i></span></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It’s getting <b>more and more complex</b> to do things that drive actual appointments with quality prospects.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"></p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="how-to-identify-website-visitors-en">How to Identify Website Visitors, Enrich Them, and Sync them to Email Sequences Automatically</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Here&#39;s how we do it:</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Someone visits your Website.</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">RB2B identifies the person.</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You get the contact information via Slack.</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You can automatically push the data to Clay...</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">...which enriches, then qualifies, then uses AI to personalize sentence 1 to your prospects.</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Route them to Smartlead</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">What’s so dang simple about this is that these people are automatically enriched with Clay, and syncing directly into our smartlead campaigns - so it’s a completely hands off process.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The sync sends them to our <b>500 email a day demand gen campaign</b>.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So yeah, they may not respond - or maybe they will - but they will never know that we got their contact information simply from visiting our website.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Just no code & enrichment magic happening in the background is all.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Below is a quick video showing you the process 🙂 </p><div class="image"><a class="image__link" href="https://www.loom.com/share/172abd84a1da4a5cb32bb391e28fa444?sid=9ed79a31-36a8-4aed-ae6f-623b5db18a11&utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=how-to-send-automated-emails-to-website-visitors" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/11a447c2-ddd7-4a91-bd52-f484c33b9ad6/image.png?t=1717788562"/></a></div><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="your-options">Your Options</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Alright, so this may look like a lot.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And to a <span style="text-decoration:underline;">degree it certainly is</span>.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you don’t know how to use enrichment software, or web hooks, or AI prompts, or email sequence software…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>then this could be daunting.</b></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">That’s why we offer this as one of our core services in our inbound machine offer.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We do consult with brands outside of the Cyber and SaaS space if they are interested.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Want to chat? Book some time with me by <a class="link" href="https://www.optimizeyourmarketing.io/contact-us?utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=how-to-send-automated-emails-to-website-visitors" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">applying on our website</a>.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Until then…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To Your Success,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “The Inbound Guy” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">P.S. We’ve gotten some feedback and we will be creating a lead gen offer with our agency moving forward. 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  <title>7 Marketing Tactics You Should Be Fixated On in 2024</title>
  <description>Modern Inbound Marketing is as confusing as it has ever been. Let&#39;s get you on the right track towards efficient marketing in 2024.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 16:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <dc:creator>Ian Binek</dc:creator>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="an-introduction-to-modern-inbound-m">An Introduction to Modern Inbound Marketing </h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Nowadays, there are hundreds of ways to go about acquiring clients.</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">SEO</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">PPC</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Social Media</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Content</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">ABM</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Email Marketing</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">3rd Party Site</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Paid Sponsorships</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Influencers</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">… the list goes on.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And because of this, it becomes increasingly difficult for CEOs and founders without a marketing background to know what’s important and what’s not.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><i>And spoiler alert - “what’s important” varies based on what stage your business is in.</i></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">^ Thus making it even harder to know what to focus on.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="what-most-b-2-b-saa-s-cybersecurity">What Most B2B SaaS & Cybersecurity Companies Inbound Marketing Should Look Like</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Inbound lead generation is one of the best ways to ensure a steady stream of qualified opportunities to your business…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">While also allowing you to scale your business with the right people to fulfill your client’s needs.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So for companies 11-200 headcount - this is what they should be focused on:</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Strategic Cohorts - Target Audiences to Go After</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Lead Magnet Development - A Great Piece of Thought Leadership to Share</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Robust & Scalable Website - This will be crucial for appearing “Bigger” than they are, thus increasing selling authority (meaning they can charge higher prices)</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Programmatic SEO - Unlike regular SEO, programmatic means that 100s of pages can be produced each month thus increasing the number of organic impressions and clicks to your website.</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">PPC Campaigns - Capture existing demand for your services on Google/Bing. This ensures a steady stream of qualified prospects to your site.</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Social Media Campaigns - Retarget your qualified prospects from SEO and PPC by running social media ads on platforms where your cohorts spend the most time.</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Automated Nurture Emails - Often referred to as the backbone of your business, emails should be frequently sent to your prospects who were marked as bad timing or already in an engagement with another vendor - that way you stay top of mind. This allows of leads to “sell themselves” on your services over a much longer time window.</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">… whew 😮‍💨 that was a lot.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The bones are here - but actually executing on these is TOUGH.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Here’s why 👇️ </p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="why-multi-agency-agreements-suck">Why Multi Agency Agreements Suck</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Let’s face it - in order to do all of these effectively, you will likely need to hire multiple agencies.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">There are SEO agencies, PPC agencies, Social Media Agencies, etc.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But here’s the thing…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Multi agency situations are…</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Incredibly expensive</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Incredibly time consuming to manage</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Very risky (one agency fails and the rest of the efforts suffer)</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But let’s not even talk about hiring someone internally to do this…</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="okay-lets-actually-break-it-down-fo">…okay, let’s actually break it down for you</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Internal hires are out of the question because…</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It’s even more expensive (salaries, onboarding, benefits)</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It’s even more complex (Way more hires, and a lot of time spent syncing on initiatives)</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Generally less experienced (Working with full time hires at a specialist or manager level will not have the experience to execute this kind of campaign - and if they do - they will demand TOP DOLLAR)</p></li></ol><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="so-what-are-you-left-with">So What Are You Left With?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well you could do it yourself, but let’s face it…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You not only don’t have time to learn everything about modern digital marketing while your company bleeds money…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But you also don’t want to.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You started your business to do (you’re thing) not digital marketing.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="our-solution">Our Solution</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We developed an offer that B2B SaaS & Cybersecurity companies alike will love.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Our Optimized Inbound Machine Offer Includes…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">🗣️ Brand & Persona Workshop</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">🧲 Lead Magnet Development</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">🕸️ Optimized & Future Proof Webflow Website</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">📈 Programmatic SEO Boost (100+ New SEO Optimized Pages)</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">🖱️ PPC campaigns that capture existing demand</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">📱 Social media campaigns to generate demand & stay top of mind</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">✉️ Automated email marketing nurture sequences to follow up with new & expired leads</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">🛤️ Clear conversion tracking w/ Qualitative & Quantitative data</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">🤐 Completely done for you</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">⏰ In 30 days or we pay you</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">AKA everything we discussed above as a tactic that your company should be focused on in 2024 to drive leads on autopilot.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="how-to-get-started">How to get started?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We have just launched this initiative and are already getting some good traction.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Because of the short time window, we realistically can only serve 2-3 clients a month with this new offer.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So if you’re interested, I invite you to <a class="link" href="https://www.optimizeyourmarketing.io/?utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=7-marketing-tactics-you-should-be-fixated-on-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">check out our website</a> for more information - and if you’re ready to transform your business’s inbound efforts, then please apply.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Until then.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To Your Success,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian Binek</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Founder, Optimize Your Marketing</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">P.S. We are absolutely stoked about our cold outbound (demand gen) solution. We are running it for our agency and it’s driving 3-5 interested leads every single day - all from AI + enriched cold email. I’ve been preaching this to everyone recently - but if you aren’t on the cold outbound train yet and want to work with an agency that gets it. <a class="link" href="https://meetings.hubspot.com/ian-binek/connect?utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=7-marketing-tactics-you-should-be-fixated-on-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Book some time to discuss with me here</a>.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Yesterday’s Proof </span></b>👇️<b><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> (yes we send about 1000ish emails a day)</span></b></p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/3b9fa4f0-f60d-4df1-9e16-d8b6fb2a32d7/image.png?t=1717164885"/></div></div><div class='beehiiv__footer'><br class='beehiiv__footer__break'><hr class='beehiiv__footer__line'><a target="_blank" class="beehiiv__footer_link" style="text-align: center;" href="https://www.beehiiv.com/?utm_campaign=c2219da0-4e55-456b-b6e6-8ff764955936&utm_medium=post_rss&utm_source=the_optimize_newsletter">Powered by beehiiv</a></div></div>
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  <title>Cold outbound is CHANGING</title>
  <description>As I learn more about automated cold outbound, I am more and more convinced that it is a marketing activity and less of a sales tactic. Here&#39;s why.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <dc:creator>Ian Binek</dc:creator>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="established-knowledge">Established Knowledge</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Marketing is just sales in a 1 to many format.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">While sales is just in a 1 to 1 format.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And the reason why digital marketing blew up years ago was simple.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It was the fastest, and easiest way, for businesses to get in front of their ideal customers in an automated & targeted fashion.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Cold outbound with the addition of AI is becoming just that - but even more personalized.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="whats-changed-in-the-past-2-years">What’s changed in the past 2 years</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Since the mass adoption of AI, cold outbound has slowly become more and more “automated.”</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Automated doesn’t necessarily mean more personalized.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">People were using AI to write whole email sequences…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And I am sure you know - but that didn’t and still doesn’t work well.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But recently - maybe in the past year - people have started using AI in a limited fashion in these automated emails.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The prompt engineering that people have been doing to templatize what AI says is making it sound like someone actually wrote it.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="what-does-this-mean">What does this mean?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well people are using AI smarter and using it to do exactly what a BDR/SDR would ACTUALLY do.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And with the help of AI and enrichment tools - these emails are becoming not only more automated,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">but more importantly… personalized.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So much so, that I can create a list of 360+ personalized email openers for a highly targeted list of decision makers + sync this to my Email sender in 10 minutes. (see below how)</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">… and that’s faster than setting up a paid search/paid ads campaign.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So you tell me…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If I can create this automated and personalized campaign in 10 minutes and simply let it run…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Then is this really a sales function anymore? (Think one to one).</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Because it feels a whole heck of a lot like LinkedIn InMail messaging and other messaging ad campaigns.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="why-does-this-matter">Why does this matter?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I think that marketing agencies are missing out on offering this service to their clients.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Not only does it drive lower cost demos…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But it also helps prime the marketing funnel with your ICP…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Meaning you can send these folks who search for their brand to a branded search ad…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Or show a retargeting advertisement on their preferred social media…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Thus integrating a traditional “Sales” funnel with existing marketing funnels.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And I know my revenue leaders here know that when sales and marketing are working together…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Then it’s a recipe for success.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="what-are-we-doing-about-it">What are we doing about it?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well we are about to launch our brand new offer for B2B SaaS and Cybersecurity clients that guarantees an inbound machine in 30 days or we pay them…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And an addition to this machine will be including cold outbound in the form of automated, and personalized, cold email.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We hope to include workflows in the future for automated cold DM’ing and cold calling - but cold emailing is a great, low cost way to prime a marketing funnel</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">and drive lower cost demos.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="interested-in-how-i-am-creating-the">Interested in how I am creating the custom email openers?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I created a Tango walkthrough below that walks through the process.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Give it a try and let me know if you have any questions simply by responding to this email.</p><div class="embed"><a class="embed__url" href="https://app.tango.us/app/workflow/How-to-Create-360--AI-Generated-Email-Openers-in-10-minutes-And-How-to-Sync-them-to-Your-Email-Sender-611d818641864fd5abd14c5f05747dbc?utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=cold-outbound-is-changing" target="_blank"><img class="embed__image embed__image--top" src="https://app.tango.us/api/workflow-preview/611d8186-4186-4fd5-abd1-4c5f05747dbc?updatedAt=1716322239598"/><div class="embed__content"><p class="embed__title"> How to Create 360+ AI Generated Email Openers in 10 minutes And How to Sync them to Your Email Sender </p><p class="embed__description"> Tools needed: Listkit, Clay, Smartlead </p><p class="embed__link"> app.tango.us/app/workflow/How-to-Create-360--AI-Generated-Email-Openers-in-10-minutes-And-How-to-Sync-them-to-Your-Email-Sender-611d818641864fd5abd14c5f05747dbc </p></div></a></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Until next time.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To Your Success,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">P.S. If you want to join our waitlist of B2B SaaS & Cybersecurity clients wanting an inbound machine - then DM me on LinkedIn.</p></div><div class='beehiiv__footer'><br class='beehiiv__footer__break'><hr class='beehiiv__footer__line'><a target="_blank" class="beehiiv__footer_link" style="text-align: center;" href="https://www.beehiiv.com/?utm_campaign=648f1665-4de1-464a-8d23-71b990d617e7&utm_medium=post_rss&utm_source=the_optimize_newsletter">Powered by beehiiv</a></div></div>
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  <description>The hidden benefits of running inbound &amp; outbound campaigns in tandem.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
  <atom:published>2024-05-17T13:07:00Z</atom:published>
    <dc:creator>Ian Binek</dc:creator>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Happy Friday 🙂 </p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I recently met with a prospective client and they had such a unique use case for paid ads.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You see before I jumped on the call with them, I did a bit of research.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I use chrome extensions & software to analyze their tech stack, site traffic, and keywords that they are ranking for so I can piece together their strategy on my own.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This is super nice because…</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"> It saves them time from having to explain it all on the call</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We can spend the majority of time discussing strategy</p></li></ol><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="when-i-did-my-research">When I did my research…</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I discovered something strange…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Their brand was driving thousands of organic clicks each month.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And for those of you that don’t know - that’s super rare…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Especially for a company their size.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I couldn’t really tell from my normal analysis as to why this was happening - </p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">but I was intrigued.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And what was more interesting was that…</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So I knew going into the meeting that they instantly had a use case for paid ads.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="the-twist">The twist…</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Pretty soon into the call, I learned that they send over a million </p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">PHYSICAL POSTCARDS / month.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And that’s the reason their brand drives so much “organic” traffic.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">That outbound tactic was causing thousands of people to search for them on Google.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">There are two big things I want to say here:</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It’s really unfortunate that these postcards don’t have QR codes that allow them to correctly attribute those website visits back to the postcard sends.</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The fact that the company didn’t connect the dots as to how these people were making it back to the site demonstrates that all companies always need a dedicated marketing partner.</p></li></ol><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="the-result">The Result</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">As soon as he mentioned that they send the million postcards, I knew what to say.</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I showed him the organic traffic (mind it that I didn’t have access to their platforms - I just used my tools to uncover all this data)</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I shared with him a custom PPC market analysis to show the 70+ other brands showing up for his brand over the course of a week (again using my market research tool)</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And I let him know that he needed to set up branded search ads immediately and he would recognize an unreal drop in his CPA.</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If this sounds like something you’re experiencing, maybe check out your cold outbound sequences or perhaps your physical mailers 😉</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="cold-outbound-gets-a-bad-rep">Cold Outbound get’s a bad rep</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I’ve started learning a ton about cold email and I am convinced that when paired with an inbound strategy - it absolutely lowers your CPA & upgrades ROI.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You see, in most cold email sequences, there shouldn’t be any links.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The only thing that is referencing your brand is your signature - which should not be hyperlinked.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So the only way for a curious email user to figure out who you are is to type in your email’s domain (which should redirect to your domain) or to search for your company’s name.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This is what was happening with the client above.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="cold-email-is-just-targeted-1-on-1-">Cold email is just targeted, 1 on 1 demand gen</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The message you send in an email to a prospect is kinda similar to the message you send in a LinkedIn or Meta ads campaign.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Just one format is email (which is in a 1 to 1 context) and the other is through a post (1 to many context).</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Yes, there are intricacies across the 2, but at the end of the day - I have learned this.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Cold email is more than just a way to hit your ICP who by happenstance is ready to buy your solution.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It is a touchpoint - and a possible organic search - that can be retargeted later in your marketing funnel.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Thus, automated cold email is increasingly becoming more of a demand gen center in the inbound sense than a demand capture center in the outbound sense.</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="what-do-you-think">What do you think?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Are you running automated & personalized email campaigns to 1,000 prospects a day?</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We just started implementing the system to do just this and can’t wait to see the results.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Both from an outbound and inbound sense 😎</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you would like to learn how I am doing this - I’d love to chat.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Feel free to respond to this email and we can organize time to chat then.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Until next time…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">To Your Success,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “The Paid Media Guy” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">P.S. 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  <title>How we drive 7x ROI from LinkedIn</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <dc:creator>Ian Binek</dc:creator>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Hello beautiful people!</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It’s another Friday, but this one is special for me…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I am out in Utah right now and my commute to work is exceptional</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">… it’s a 20 minute walk with this beauty to look at the whole time</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/4af519f3-f5af-4065-ab3e-66f9074b6669/IMG_5460.jpg?t=1715285791"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">They say people that live near the mountains</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">or close to the sea</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">live longer</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">and honestly I am starting to realize why 🥲</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Anyway!</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Let’s get into today’s email 😤</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="how-we-realize-a-7-x-roi-from-our-l">How we realize a 7x ROI from our LinkedIn advertising</h3><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/0a3cf3be-5817-4d42-827d-d71520a81748/giphy.gif?t=1715286821"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This may sound like a crazy return on investment</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">but I assure you it is EXTREMELY conservative</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So I am going to give away yet another awesome strategy</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">that any business can use to increase ROI.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This <b>industry agnostic approach</b> is what we provide as a service to our clients</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">so if you like what I have to say, perhaps you should consider</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">taking a call with me sometime 😏</p><h4 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="where-the-strategy-starts">Where the strategy starts</h4><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Contrary to what you may think</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Our strategy doesn’t start on LinkedIn</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">In fact it starts on Bing</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/04293a5a-4ad9-4623-aff7-c1959a0d1bf3/giphy.gif?t=1715286854"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Yes, Bing (the boomer search engine)</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Here’s why…</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It offers the same ad space as Google but with less competition</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Less Spam</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Cheaper clicks (roughly 300% cheaper)</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So our measly $1000 in monthly ad spend on Bing</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Brings in 1000 highly qualified prospects to our website</p><h4 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="what-now">What now?</h4><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well, if you’ve listened to me before</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I always preach having pixels of all social media ad channels on your site</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/08236c94-a506-455f-a5c2-e6d380b2e45b/giphy.gif?t=1715286891"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">(obviously with a window loaded trigger in Google Tag Manager so you aren’t</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">making your website MEGA slow).</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But by having these pixels installed, you are able to follow up with these contacts.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So I can effectively run middle of funnel</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">and bottom of funnel ads to these folks at a </p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">fraction of the cost</p><h4 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="how-the-math-works">How the math works?</h4><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well if our average customer lifetime value is $10,000</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">and it only takes us $300 / month ($10/day) on LinkedIn</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">and the initial $1,000 in spend on Bing</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">to acquire one new client</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">then we are realizing roughly a 7x ROI</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">For you folks out there that can’t do math</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><i>cough cough UGA grads cough cough</i></p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1d9e278c-c266-423a-969e-ebaa01f5f7e3/giphy.gif?t=1715286942"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">that’s $10,000/$1300 = 7.69</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">^just kidding about you UGA’ers… kinda 😉</p><h4 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="so-what-does-this-mean">So what does this mean?</h4><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">7x sounds really good so why aren’t I a millionaire yet?</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well, I tend to invest all the money we make from clients</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">right back into the business in the form of ads & outreach software</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/84a63175-73b2-4739-b456-ef7b6d8bd4b3/giphy-downsized-large.gif?t=1715286985"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You see that 7x ROI can be realized on Google Display</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">YouTube</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Facebook</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Instagram</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Reddit</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">etc.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So if this sounds good to you, then what are you waiting for?</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Schedule some time to chat with me soon 😉</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Until next time.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “The Paid Media Guy” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">P.S. 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  <title>your missing link</title>
  <description>What You&#39;re Marketing Funnel Is Missing [High Leverage Ad Opportunities]</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 16:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <dc:creator>Ian Binek</dc:creator>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Another Friday, another Optimize newsletter 🥳</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And this week we are going to start with a law coined by Google’s Market Research team. 🥸</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Pretty crazy right?</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/0cb3add0-1712-492b-a0b3-80e8d1fe0b41/giphy.gif?t=1714751953"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Opens your eyes to the amount of noise and attention you need before getting more leads</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="so-what-does-this-mean">So what does this mean?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well at optimize we like to reverse engineer things 🧠 </p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Sort of like how you take a Lego apart to see how it was built</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We do that with rules, laws, marketing campaigns…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Pretty much everything…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So by doing that we are able to determine the building blocks necessary to</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/8d376340-93b1-463e-a611-63f4bd66b553/giphy.gif?t=1714751998"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Get our prospects attention for</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">7 minutes</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">11 different times</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">On 4 different channels</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="the-missing-link">The missing link</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Most companies we speak with are doing great at</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">let’s say 1 or 2 channels</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So let’s say SEO & PPC</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Not bad </p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1338f9f1-74bd-4fbf-b1e4-be02c11ce871/giphy.gif?t=1714752031"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But the problem here is simple</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This is only two channels</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">What about all the time the prospect spends</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">during working hours</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">and during evening hours</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">on social media?</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Wouldn’t it be great to show up consistently</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Whether your prospect was shopping</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">or not?</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="how-to-create-retargeting-campaigns">How to create retargeting campaigns that actually work</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">A lot of companies fall into a common trap</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/5635a713-1f13-4501-a60e-7af390eabb19/giphy.gif?t=1714752066"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">and that is not installing tracking pixels ahead of time</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You see it takes weeks sometimes to get retargeting audiences ready to go and populated</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This means that when you are running your Google Ads</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">then those people that visit your landing page</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">are now tracked with a pixel</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">that you can retarget later on.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">ONLY IF</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">the pixel and the audience bucket was already created.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We have a ton of resources on this on our website</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">but a great place to start would be to check out this blog</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">all about demand gen and how we approach it</p><div class="embed"><a class="embed__url" href="https://www.optimize.marketing/post/how-we-approach-b2b-demand-generation-in-2024?utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=your-missing-link" target="_blank"><div class="embed__content"><p class="embed__title"> How We Approach B2B Demand Generation in 2024 | Optimize Your Marketing </p><p class="embed__description"> In this blog, we will cover the 2024 marketing landscape and explain that demand generation for B2B companies needs to be a cornerstone in their marketing efforts. </p><p class="embed__link"> www.optimize.marketing/post/how-we-approach-b2b-demand-generation-in-2024 </p></div><img class="embed__image embed__image--right" src="https://assets-global.website-files.com/6592efe129117d7703f8b794/660c0f02313fea966e0b05fe_Blog%20Cover%202%20April%202024-01.png"/></a></div><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="why-you-should-consider-working-wit">Why you should consider working with an expert?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Trying to setup these campaigns by yourself is tricky</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">here’s why:</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You need to really understand the buyer journey and relevant pages that translate into new qualification steps for your users</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You need multiple landing pages, with multiple designs, with multiple conversion tracking pixels</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You don’t have a lot of time - nor operational efficiencies to do this every month</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You see, </p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">where most companies go wrong is that they set these campaigns up</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">once</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/39320c7d-fb38-4e1d-8f08-0654ecf9b90b/giphy.gif?t=1714752092"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">then that’s it!</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">They think it will be all that needs to be done</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But I’ve said it before and I will say it again</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"></p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">the other 80 is spent on optimization and AB testing</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">^ that is if you want to actually see results</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">but alas, if a company wants to go at it alone,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I still view it as an honorable decision</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It’s just that one person’s job will now completely be marketing focused</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">or at least should be</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">otherwise you aren’t making the most of your time and money</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="ending-on-a-positive-note">Ending on a positive note :)</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I have been interviewing a few agency owners on the podcast</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">and I have learned a lot!</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So I know that anyone who listens will also find it valuable.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I just spoke to Alec Beard, CEO of StoryWon, an SEO agency</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">and his insights on content and how he ranks higher for</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">quality pieces of content</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">was really cool!</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Can’t wait to release that episode on Spotify later next week 🤓</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Until next time,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “The Paid Media Guy” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">P.S. 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  <title>A letter to everyone using AI</title>
  <description>The history of Ai, why it’s killing your marketing performance, and thoughts from a marketing automation expert. Enjoy!</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
  <atom:published>2024-04-26T13:07:00Z</atom:published>
    <dc:creator>Ian Binek</dc:creator>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="a-history-lesson">A history lesson</h2><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Let me set the stage…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It’s November of 2022 - ChatGPT is just released - everyone is losing their mind</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/2abc4a3d-0273-42ab-9b85-132d1fbc853a/giphy.gif?t=1714062210"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">… flash forward a little bit to June 2023</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">AI is making its way into all of our favorite productivity apps…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And Ai writing tools are becoming more relevant…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">… flash forward to March 2024</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">- everyone in the content space has been using AI and abusing the hell out of it</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But it wasn’t enough 🙃 </p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You can’t escape Ai now in the search engines</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And worse</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">… in thought leadership content</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><i><b>Cough cough a critical piece in demand gen campaigns</b></i></p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/c3ebdb76-f4b3-4b9c-9bcc-eabc40b3693d/giphy.gif?t=1714062264"/></div><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="so-why-is-this-bad">So why is this bad?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well to understand why, you first have to understand how Ai works</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">simply put, AI is trained on a large data set of old blogs/textbooks</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And when you prompt chatgpt or Gemini with a question -</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ai writes word by word predicting the next word based on that old dataset</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Sooo</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Basically AI has no idea what it’s talking about all the time</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/4ee0beda-427a-436d-8bc7-5e5bf5209eb7/giphy.gif?t=1714062322"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It is just using math to decide the next word in the sequence</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So tell me this</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">How could you possibly use ai to write thought leadership content if…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ai doesn’t even know what it’s talking about</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">AND is trained on old / outdated data from a variety of trusted AND not trustworthy data</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">… I’ll save you the Friday thinking juice and say…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It’s not possible</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/8918317a-55ba-4412-b3f9-0a3ea8d9de62/giphy.gif?t=1714062353"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Maybe dial back the Ai a bit and provide some supervision</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Sort of like how you provide supervision over one’s dog</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You should definitely do the same for your Ai content you blast to the world</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Just a thought 💭</p><hr class="content_break"><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="a-discussion-with-jon-farah-automat">A discussion with Jon Farah, automation specialist</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Last on the docket is season 2 Ep 1 of the Optimize Your Marketing Podcast.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I sat down with a marketing automation expert to talk all about complex marketing funnels that save time and generate 💵</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You check out the whole episode below :)</p><div class="embed"><a class="embed__url" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/36yLAI3vXyHrVjPrPlrCjC?si=DBzn7odtSQ6nc1kevfXGQw&utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=a-letter-to-everyone-using-ai" target="_blank"><div class="embed__content"><p class="embed__title"> B2B Marketing Automation w/ Jon Farah | Ep 012 </p><p class="embed__description"> Listen to this episode from Optimize Your Marketing Podcast on Spotify. In today&#39;s podcast, I got a chance to interview B2B Marketing Automation expert Jon Farah. Jon is the founder of PBLC and has been an agency friend for over a year now. 1. We will discuss what PBLC does & why it&#39;s important. 2. Then we will talk about the digital marketing industry as a whole - what&#39;s working, what&#39;s overhyped, and what&#39;s not being talked about. 3. Last, we will talk about coping with the stressors of daily life as an entrepreneur. We hope you enjoy! </p><p class="embed__link"> open.spotify.com/episode/36yLAI3vXyHrVjPrPlrCjC?si=DBzn7odtSQ6nc1kevfXGQw </p></div><img class="embed__image embed__image--right" src="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8a21857f6b71f0d21e4660dbf4"/></a></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Until next time.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “The Paid Media Guy” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">P.S. Optimize‘a pipeline is looking pretty big! A lot of new clients in the past few weeks. 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  <title>your agency did what?!</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
  <atom:published>2024-04-19T13:17:00Z</atom:published>
    <dc:creator>Ian Binek</dc:creator>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Howdie fellow humans 👋 </p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">It’s that time of week again</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/169003f9-e841-4f92-b412-0c6888edf3eb/giphy.gif?t=1713477016"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">That’s right, it’s friday 😎</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Which means you are probably finding any way possible to procrastinate…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So I deeply appreciate your procrastination time 🥲</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Anyway, today I am going to share a story of my man</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">…Benji…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">(not his real name 🥸 but you get the point)</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="benjis-ads-a-google-ads-tragedy">Benji’s Ads: A Google Ads Tragedy</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You see, Benji has been running his ads through an agency for some time now</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">but he couldn’t help but wonder if it was his industry that was driving performance down</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">or his agency…</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/92bf4813-7a05-4448-a184-99e9be61c0f8/giphy.gif?t=1713477343"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So after another monthly meeting with his agency, he decided to reach out to me</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Benji is actually a friend of mine</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">and the very fact that he wasn’t working with me to begin with</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">was a bit of a red flag already 🔻 </p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So I did my thing…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Audit the account.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well, the audit lasted a whole hour…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I kept finding things</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Conversions weren’t setup right</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">No negative keywords</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Broad match keywords resulting in $100s of wasted spend</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">No AB tests</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Max Conversions bid strategy but there weren’t even conversion in the account 🫣</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">The list goes on but you get the point</p><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">a whopping</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">… $2500 … per month 💰️ </p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/a051775b-a59b-4c14-bb44-2b12be54a252/giphy.gif?t=1713477607"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Well you can probably guess the ending to this story…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Benji fired his agency and started working with me</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">He saves $1800 every month</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">and is actually driving pipeline for his biz</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">the end</p><hr class="content_break"><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="great-story-ian-but-what-does-this-">Great story Ian, but what does this mean for me?</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So glad you asked 🙂‍↔️</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ask yourself, am I paying $697 / month for PPC services…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If the answer is no - then…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Make sure you are seeing a good return from your PPC agency’s work</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And if you aren’t sure</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">You can always call your friendly neighborhood PPC agency</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><i>cough</i> <i>cough</i> Optimize <i>cough </i>😉 </p><hr class="content_break"><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="cool-story-but-im-an-agency-ian">Cool story, but I’m an agency Ian…</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Yeah I haven’t forgot about you agency folks either</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">here’s two ways to make the most of the past 300 words you read</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Reach out for partnership deets - you can whitelabel our services ✌️</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Checkout this guide on the 9 Google Ad AB tests you should be running in all your client’s ad accounts</p></li></ol><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="true" class="youtube_embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://youtube.com/embed/wH8_6rjNp9U" width="100%"></iframe><div class="embed"><a class="embed__url" href="https://www.optimize.marketing/post/9-google-search-ad-ab-tests-to-optimize-your-account?utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=your-agency-did-what" target="_blank"><div class="embed__content"><p class="embed__title"> 9 Google Search Ad AB Tests to Optimize Your Account | Optimize Your Marketing </p><p class="embed__description"> In this blog, I will cover our top 9 Google Search Ad AB tests that we run in virtually every one of our accounts when we are trying to lower CPL and increase CTR. </p><p class="embed__link"> www.optimize.marketing/post/9-google-search-ad-ab-tests-to-optimize-your-account </p></div><img class="embed__image embed__image--right" src="https://assets-global.website-files.com/6592efe129117d7703f8b794/66183377b03ba2c3e60eda2c_Blog%20Cover%2011%20April%202024-01%20(1).png"/></a></div><hr class="content_break"><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Until next time.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This is Ian “The Paid Media Guy” signing off 🤓</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><b>P.S. 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  <title>How Ad Optimization 2X&#39;s Your Marketing Budget</title>
  <description>Let&#39;s break down how $1 saved effectively equals $2 gained towards your optimized marketing campaigns.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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</style><div class='beehiiv__body'><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Yes, I did just quote myself…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">No, I am not sorry about it - because I have some beef 😤 </p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I’ve been talking with other marketing agency owners and I have found that most of them don’t do ad optimizations on campaigns they run for clients…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">This had me like…</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/e9d3b364-036a-48b1-a524-c0f1ed648f20/giphy.gif?t=1712866568"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>🫠 </p></span></div></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Not only is this just flat out wrong in terms of charging for optimization services, but it’s also lazy…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">They are leaving so much opportunity for growth on the table for their agency, as well as for the client’s business.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And what’s worse is the client doesn’t know that their ads could be optimized.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So this got me thinking…</p><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="i-need-to-help-out-my-future-and-cu">I need to help out my future and current clients</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">And so I set down the path of creating a lot of content.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">We make roughly 4-5 YouTube Videos, Podcasts, LinkedIn Posts, and Blogs a week…</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">so that my followers can:</p><ol start="1"><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">learn the best practices of ad optimization</p></li><li><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">stay cutting edge with tips and tricks</p></li></ol><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">At the end of this email, you find some hyperlinks to my favorite pieces of content that our team published this week ✌️</p><hr class="content_break"><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="lets-learn">Let’s Learn 🧠 </h2><h3 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="why-ad-optimization-2-xs-your-marke">Why Ad Optimization 2X’s Your Marketing Budget</h3><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ad Optimization is not a 1 for 1 return. It’s a 2x return on ad spend.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Here’s why:</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you are running a $1000 a month Google Ads campaign and listening to automated suggestions from Google, you are likely wasting 33% of your budget.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So your ad budget is effectively $667 instead of $1000 due to it not being optimized.</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/a0db4d25-2e85-44b4-9ba5-6c79adab4fcd/giphy-downsized.gif?t=1712867046"/><div class="image__source"><span class="image__source_text"><p>Me realizing a client’s account is wasting $100s every month</p></span></div></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">But here’s the good part.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">When we come in and identify that 33% of wasted budget, we not only stop it from happening, but we also reallocate it back into the campaign so that it is being spent with an optimized campaign.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">So your ad budget now looks like $1333 instead of $667. A 2x difference.</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">That’s the power of ad optimization.</p><hr class="content_break"><h2 class="heading" style="text-align:left;" id="some-of-my-favorite-content-this-we">Some of my favorite content this week 🥳</h2><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="true" class="youtube_embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://youtube.com/embed/MNXm82cSJRg" width="100%"></iframe><div class="embed"><a class="embed__url" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5BDJfTbuaRyhErh5f9OoGy?si=jjskugXaRBGmkNimTR4y4w&utm_source=the-optimize-newsletter.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=how-ad-optimization-2x-s-your-marketing-budget" target="_blank"><div class="embed__content"><p class="embed__title"> The First 3 AB Tests We Run For New Paid Media Campaigns | Ep 009 </p><p class="embed__link"> open.spotify.com/episode/5BDJfTbuaRyhErh5f9OoGy?si=jjskugXaRBGmkNimTR4y4w </p></div><img class="embed__image embed__image--right" src="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8a21857f6b71f0d21e4660dbf4"/></a></div><div class="embed"><a class="embed__url" href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ian-binek_b2b-demand-gen-in-2024-activity-7184184058145337344-AZVG?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop" target="_blank"><div class="embed__content"><p class="embed__title"> B2B Demand Gen in 2024 </p><p class="embed__link"> www.linkedin.com/posts/ian-binek_b2b-demand-gen-in-2024-activity-7184184058145337344-AZVG?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop </p></div><img class="embed__image embed__image--right" src="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/c45fy346jw096z9pbphyyhdz7"/></a></div><hr class="content_break"><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote__quote"></blockquote></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Until Next Time,</p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Ian “The Paid Media Guy” Binek</p><div class="image"><img alt="" class="image__image" style="" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/1acdcdad-3870-4f75-93e9-6c289dd01bf7/Ian_Binek_Email_Footer.png?t=1712868055"/></div><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><b>P.S.</b></span></p><p class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">If you want me to audit your ad accounts or talk strategy, please feel free to book some time on my calendar below. 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