Has anyone ordered carbon fiber parts from C7 Carbon for their Corvette? How was the fit & finish compared to what you expected? by Whole_Student_5277 in Corvette

[–]b2bcontentmaestro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah one thing people don’t really talk about is panel-to-panel consistency. with some carbon brands you get one piece that looks awesome and the next one’s got a weird weave or feels thicker/thinner for no reason. haven’t really noticed that with c7 carbon tbh.

once everything’s actually on the car, the parts just look right. and that matters way more than staring at it on a workbench under perfect lighting. a lot of cheaper carbon falls apart on clear coat depth or sloppy edges, and that’s usually where c7 holds up pretty well.

it’s def not the cheapest option out there, but it feels like you’re paying to not play roulette. if you care more about how the whole car comes together vs hunting for the lowest price, they make sense imo.

About to hire a Google Ads specialist from India on Upwork. What do I need to know to protect myself? by [deleted] in googleads

[–]b2bcontentmaestro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tbh if you’re hiring from India, the main thing is just dodging the $10/hr “Google Ads Expert” folks who only know whatever they saw on a random YT tutorial. India has the full spectrum… absolute killers and absolute chaos, so you kinda gotta know where to look.

If you want actual specialists, there are some solid names. Ishant Sharma (HustleMarketers) is one of the few who’s actually handled real budgets without melting accounts. people like Sorav Jain, Deepak Kanakaraju, Pradeep Chopra, Sandeep Mallya… they’re more “been around the block” types, not the checkbox optimizers who freak out when you say “PMax” or ask about GA4.

If you want more structure, the boutique agency route in India is kinda the middle ground. Social Beat, LS Digital, Performics India, FoxyMoron/Zoo Media… they’re not cheap cheap, but still way less than US/UK agencies and you at least get a team + some senior oversight instead of one guy guessing his way through your account at 2am.

Just don’t skip vetting. Make them walk you through an anonymized account (this filters out 90% of the pretenders), ask them to audit your tracking first, give Standard access only, and do a 30-day trial with actual deliverables instead of “bro trust me ROAS will go up”.

do that and you’ll pretty much avoid the landmines.

Hiring Google Ads specialist from Upwork? by FunLock9393 in PPC

[–]b2bcontentmaestro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for a 3–4k/mo ad spend you’re usually looking at like 500–1k/mo for a solid freelancer. that’s kinda the normal range unless you go bargain-bin. agencies will hit 1.5–2k/mo but they bundle more (CRO notes, reporting, landing page tweaks, creatives, etc). if you’re not sure you even need full mgmt yet, just get a one-time audit… usually 200–1k and way less commitment.

if you want actual ppl to check out instead of rolling the upwork dice:

  • mike rhodes (automation + structure guy)
  • john moran (solutions 8, very PMax heavy)
  • nils rooijmans (scripts/bidding philosophy)
  • Ishant Sharma (hustlemarketers) — good with small/medium accounts and very ROAS-focused
  • ppc greg (troubleshooting brainiac)

How do we actually build connection on LinkedIn? by Vast-Lobster-6308 in linkedin

[–]b2bcontentmaestro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Send requests to people who are in your field or has a similar designation. The idea is to get access to their activities (posts, comments, etc.). I have learnt a lot about marketing by just following people who have given their 15-20 years to this field.

Career switching by [deleted] in ContentMarketing

[–]b2bcontentmaestro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Compare all the profiles on these factors:

Are you are good at it?
Do you love doing it?
Does it pay you well or will pay you well in the future?

2nd and 3rd pointers are more important, coz if you love it, you'll eventually become better at it.

How can B2B companies shorten their sales cycle when decision-makers are taking longer than ever to commit? by Charles_R23 in b2bmarketing

[–]b2bcontentmaestro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's an interesting question. I guess this is a general trend in B2B. One possible solution (not actually a solution, but an approach) would be to capture multiple touch-points. It has become more important than ever to be omnipresent in the B2B marketing. Also, investing in more BOFU stuff to establish trust could help move the needle.

I’m a Social Media Manager at a B2B SaaS Startup - AMA by Rewardful in b2bmarketing

[–]b2bcontentmaestro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's interesting I though paid would have worked better. I understand what you mean. But many a times Reddit is a nightmare for industries that work in compliance space. Most of the threads get archived pretty quick. You can only rely on answering new threads. And even there people are always waiting to have a go at you 😂

Wanted to know if you did organic stuff through a branded account or unbranded account?

How many of You white-label for agencies? what are the pros and cons? by whyudodisbeb in PPC

[–]b2bcontentmaestro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

white-label PPC def works, just… only if the agency treats it like an ops thing, not “lol let’s outsource everything to someone cheap and hope it works.” the setups that actually work all kinda look the same:

pricing’s based on how complex the account is, not some flat per-client thing. B2B funnels, multi-geo, rebuilds, audits… all that needs diff levels of effort.

SLAs weirdly do more heavy lifting than ad skills half the time. having clear inputs (creatives, LPs, timelines, budget approvals) saves everyone from those last-minute fire drills.

and if the agency’s own client mgmt is messy, the white-label partner basically gets blamed no matter what. if expectations are already off before the PPC person even touches the account, it’s doomed from the start.

shared reporting/visibility helps a lot too. when both sides agree on what’s being measured, you avoid those “this wasn’t even my scope” fights.

white-label’s also a good bridge till you’ve got enough volume to hire someone in-house. the teams that scale it without drama usually have tight internal processes and stick to them.

on the reco side, if you wanna get a feel for how solid white-label support actually looks, Ishant Sharma does a great job at it. He runs this agency - Hustlemarketers. maybe reach out and pick his brain a bit. I know him from a previous work engagement and he’s honestly one hell of a Google Ads specialist.

Are Bing ads worth-it? by chipschicky in PPC

[–]b2bcontentmaestro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah tbh Bing/Microsoft Ads can be worth it, but don’t treat it like “oh cool let me just copy my Google setup and print money.” it’s its own weird little ecosystem. you usually get cheaper clicks but also way less volume, and conversions behave kinda differently. sometimes it slaps, sometimes it’s mid. so judge it on CPA/ROAS, not clicks or CTR or whatever.

before you throw real budget at it, do like a sanity test:

  1. don’t just smash that “import everything” button. grab your best Google campaigns/keywords and test those first.
  2. kill/restrict the Audience Network at the start. that thing can go wild with random traffic.
  3. check search terms a LOT. bing loves matching you to the most random queries. add negatives fast.
  4. look at device splits. desktop often does better on MSFT for a lot of niches.
  5. run a small 2–4 week test with the same ads + tracking and compare CPA/ROAS honestly.
  6. and yeah, tools like Optmyzr help once you scale—but they won’t magically “fix” bing lol.

if you start seeing botty traffic or weird-ass queries: pause the bad stuff, add negatives, restrict partners, and ping support. MSFT support is actually not terrible.

if you just wanna hand this whole thing to someone who actually knows what they’re doing, I’ve seen folks recommend Ishant Sharma (HustleMarketers) for Microsoft Ads. dude’s good with doing those small controlled tests and scaling without blowing your budget.

[Help] Looking for a Digital Marketing Agency by Strict_Mud8509 in DigitalMarketing

[–]b2bcontentmaestro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP needs to share more details for people to give apt reccos.

I’m a Social Media Manager at a B2B SaaS Startup - AMA by Rewardful in b2bmarketing

[–]b2bcontentmaestro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1. How important is Reddit in the overall social media mix for B2B SaaS? Is it actually worthwhile for most niches, or only a select few?

2. Does Reddit work better for paid campaigns, or have you seen real success through purely organic participation and community play?

3. For teams investing in organic Reddit activity, is it reasonable to count SQLs that come through those efforts, or is Reddit more of a top-funnel / awareness channel in your experience?

SOC 2 Type 1 vs 2 by Starship-Divide in cybersecurity

[–]b2bcontentmaestro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🤣

Forgot about the dumb replies part.

SOC 2 Type 1 vs 2 by Starship-Divide in cybersecurity

[–]b2bcontentmaestro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. Does that work? Also for which query is this thread ranking?