3,200 Qualified B2B Leads at 58% Lower CPL

B2B lead generation funnel with LinkedIn sponsored content and native advertising

The Challenge: Expensive Leads, Low Sales Conversion

An enterprise SaaS company targeting mid-market and enterprise decision-makers was paying unsustainable CPLs on search channels. Their sales team needed a steady pipeline of qualified contacts from C-level executives and department heads, but generic display campaigns were filling the CRM with low-intent contacts that rarely converted to sales opportunities.

We engineered a precision B2B acquisition strategy combining LinkedIn sponsored content with premium native ad placements on business and technology publications -- all managed through The Trade Desk for the native component and LinkedIn Campaign Manager for social. By leveraging firmographic targeting, account-based lists, and progressive lead capture forms, we delivered 3,200 qualified leads over 90 days at a CPL 58% below the client's previous benchmark. Every lead was scored and routed directly into the client's CRM and sales automation workflows.

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Professionals closing a B2B deal

How We Delivered It

Account-based targeting meets CPL-optimized buying across LinkedIn and premium native placements on The Trade Desk.

LinkedIn sponsored content at scale

We deployed thought leadership content, case study spotlights, and gated whitepapers via LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms -- targeting decision-makers by seniority, function, company size, and industry. CPL bidding ensured we only paid for completed form submissions.

Native ad amplification on The Trade Desk

We extended reach through native placements on premium B2B publications via The Trade Desk, driving prospects to optimized landing pages with contextually relevant content. CPC-based buying kept costs predictable while maximizing qualified traffic.

Progressive lead qualification

We implemented multi-step forms that gathered increasingly detailed firmographic and intent data across touchpoints. Our lead scoring models prioritized sales-ready contacts, ensuring the sales team focused on the highest-value prospects first.

CRM and sales automation integration

We built real-time data pipelines from both ad platforms into the client's CRM, triggering automated nurture sequences and instant sales notifications for leads meeting qualification thresholds -- no manual CSV exports, no delays.

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Why Kalithea Made the Difference

Account-based precision, not spray-and-pray

We combined first-party account lists with LinkedIn's firmographic data and third-party intent signals to reach the exact buying committee members at target accounts. No budget wasted on unqualified audiences.

Content that converts professionals

Every ad unit delivered genuine value -- industry insights, benchmark reports, and solution guides -- building trust and authority that converted professionals who ignore traditional advertising. We wrote the briefs, not just the media plan.

Full-funnel CPL attribution

Multi-touch attribution tracked every interaction from first impression to closed deal, proving marketing's pipeline contribution with hard numbers. As an independent agency, we reported the real CPL -- no inflated metrics, no hidden costs.

-58%

CPL reduction vs. previous search-only acquisition channels

3.2K

Qualified leads captured and scored over 90 days

42%

Form completion rate on LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms

4.1x

Pipeline ROI generated from campaign-sourced opportunities

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Reduce CPL while improving lead quality. Here is our approach.

Our B2B specialists will build a CPL-optimized lead generation engine targeting your ideal customer profile across LinkedIn, native, and programmatic -- with full transparency on every dollar.

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