{"id":56824,"date":"2026-10-19T13:26:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T17:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/?page_id=56824"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:19:05","slug":"the-verdict","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/the-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"The Verdict Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"56824\" class=\"elementor elementor-56824\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-overlay-color=\"#00000000\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hero-verdict-jpg.webp\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102ddaa main-pad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"102ddaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4799beff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4799beff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c591677 pre-title-light elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c591677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE VERDICT BENCHMARK REPORT<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cece563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cece563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#FFD4FF;font-weight:700\">The Verdict<\/span> Is In. Does Your Paid Media Spend Hold Up?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650fdc86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"650fdc86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get an inside look at Google and LinkedIn performance with exclusive B2B benchmarks from Directive\u2019s client campaigns. See what the data reveals about cost, conversion, and opportunities to invest for growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8e159 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d8e159\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7fe09d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7fe09d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ec26d elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"81ec26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">In ad spend<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">$<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"75\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">M<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b3779 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05b3779\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070933c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"070933c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Paid media benchmarks<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"36\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc0a35 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cc0a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Based on Directive client performance from January through June 2026. Client sample sizes vary by metric.<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5b61c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d5b61c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What\u2019s included<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a00a1e6 inner-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a00a1e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"body-list\"><li>Google Search benchmarks for Brand, Non-Brand, and Competitor campaigns.<\/li><li>Retargeting performance across Google and LinkedIn.<\/li><li>LinkedIn Content Downloads, Lead Gen Forms, Conversation Ads, and Message Ads.<\/li><li>Directive\u2019s analysis and questions to investigate across each tactic.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d2f777 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64d2f777\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c6f2f body-large elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4c6f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess the Report\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3336b0d3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3336b0d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/embed\/developer\/6448820.js\" defer><\/script>\r\n<div class=\"hs-form-html\" data-region=\"na1\" data-form-id=\"6eab632f-9127-47c2-97b8-07158521d6f2\" data-portal-id=\"6448820\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#F5F5F5\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73226438 main-pad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73226438\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#F5F5F5\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24da3e22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24da3e22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75ccf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d75ccf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benchmarks for Smarter Budget Decisions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b023233 body-large elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b023233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LinkedIn retargeting\u2019s median cost per conversion is about 20% lower than Google\u2019s, despite substantially higher click costs. Following performance beyond the click can change how you evaluate an investment. The next step is understanding whether it creates qualified opportunities and increases demand across the business.<\/p><p>The Verdict pairs Google and LinkedIn benchmarks with analysis of audience quality, conversion intent, and sales outcomes. Use the findings to improve campaign performance and inform investment, while recognizing that attributed conversions capture only part of advertising\u2019s impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc5e650 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc5e650\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42649fd0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"42649fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:3000,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/Verdict2026_01.png\" alt=\"Verdict2026_01\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/Verdict2026_02.png\" alt=\"Verdict2026_02\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03845e pad-80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e03845e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6c747 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b6c747\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#EBE7EE\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8182c57 e-con-full icon-box-b e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8182c57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a923671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a923671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Google Search<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79fb0c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79fb0c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvaluate Brand, Non-Brand, and Competitor campaigns through buyer intent and sales outcomes. Consider whether search investment captures additional demand or claims credit for buyers already likely to convert.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#F3F1F5\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea120c e-con-full icon-box-b e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ea120c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d394c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25d394c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Retargeting<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1369aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1369aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExamine audience recency, delivery context, and qualification to understand performance. Assess opportunities to expand investment and whether the available audience can support it.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#EBE7EE\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66bd32c e-con-full icon-box-b e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66bd32c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8c85a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf8c85a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LinkedIn Advertising<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d29da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0d29da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore how content offers, native forms, and sponsored messaging engage your market. Look beyond immediate conversions to consider how advertising builds future demand.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#F5F5F5\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea65d61 main-pad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea65d61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0b5c6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa0b5c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Higher Standard for B2B Advertising<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1a812 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c1a812\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bac6bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bac6bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8963019 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8963019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/GM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-56738\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/GM.png 480w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/GM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/GM-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#F5F5F5\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e161b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30e161b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8db95 body-large elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b8db95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Verdict gives us a clearer view of what we can track. Use it to understand your costs, challenge your assumptions, and improve your advertising. It should not become the ceiling on what we\u2019re willing to fund.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMarketing needs to be held to a higher standard. Our investments should increase total demand, bookings, and revenue across the business. If we only fund what we can attribute, we\u2019ll keep optimizing for the people who click and underinvesting in everyone who could become a customer. 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