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Where paid media optimization should stop in long sales cycles
Optimizing paid media campaigns to final sales in long sales cycles teaches the algorithm to respond to staffing changes and operational fluctuations rather than lead quality. When a top closer goes on vacation or response times stretch during a busy quarter, conversion rates shift for reasons that have nothing to do with targeting or creative. The recommended fix is to optimize lead submission using lead valuation, where each lead is assigned an expected revenue value based on historical close rates and deal sizes. This gives automated bidding hundreds of reliable conversion signals instead of a handful of sales distorted by factors outside the marketer's control.
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