PaidLab
B2B Paid Media & PPC Performance Strategy
Your paid media engine stops working when you stop asking why.
Paid media is the fastest lever in B2B marketing and the easiest to waste. PaidLab covers paid search, programmatic, and performance strategy for teams that need ad spend to turn into qualified pipeline — not impressions.
Every piece is built around the question most platforms train you to stop asking: why is this working, and what happens when it stops?
Real Estate PPC in 2026: The Math Your CFO Needs to See Before You Spend
A $3.22 click sounds cheap until you trace it through the funnel. Real estate PPC has the lowest conversion rate of any industry WordStream tracks, and if you're running Google Ads without a clear model of what a closed deal actually costs, you're not running a marketing channel, you're running a leak.
When LinkedIn Ads Make Sense for Early-Stage B2B (And When They Don't)
Netta Kivilis once offered $1,000 to prove LinkedIn ads worked for early-stage B2B startups. Nobody collected. Her updated take reveals exactly when the $100+ CPCs make sense, and when they'll burn your runway before you learn anything useful.
LinkedIn's 2026 Ad Stack: What Actually Moves Pipeline
LinkedIn now commands 41% of B2B paid social budgets with 121% ROAS, but most marketers are missing the biggest performance gap in platform history. Thought Leader Ads are delivering 4.65% CTR at $0.51 CPC while standard formats struggle at 0.68% CTR and $2.42 CPC.
When Your Google Ads Conversion Rate Drops: A CFO-Ready Diagnostic
Your Google Ads conversion rate is down, the CFO wants answers, and "industry trend" won't cut it when defending next quarter's budget. Here's a systematic diagnostic framework to identify which of twelve specific causes is bleeding your budget – and what the fix actually costs.
Google Ads for SaaS: The Math Your CFO Needs Before You Spend a Dollar
Google Ads can torch your budget or build a predictable pipeline—the difference is doing the math first. Before you bid on a single keyword, you need product-market fit, sufficient margin, and validated commercial intent demand.