What are B2B cost per lead benchmarks?
B2B cost per lead typically ranges from $50 to $500, with paid search averaging $100-$300, paid social running $75-$200, and content syndication at $50-$150. The controlling metric is cost per sales-qualified lead (CPSQL), what you actually pay for a lead Sales will work, which often runs 4-6x your raw CPL when MQL-to-SQL conversion sits at 15-25%. A $300 lead converting at 8% delivers better CPSQL than a $150 lead converting at 3%, which is why CPSQL lets you defend pipeline efficiency when budgets get cut. Use our cost per lead calculator for B2B to compare CPSQL by channel before reallocating spend.
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