Traditional marketing keeps getting more expensive. Customer acquisition cost has climbed 222% over the last eight years, with a 40% jump between 2023 and 2025 alone.
The average B2B cost per lead across paid channels reached $84 in 2025, with Google Ads averaging $70.11 per lead — and cost per lead rose in 13 of 23 industries this year.
The math on the other side looks different: content marketing generates B2B leads at roughly $47 versus $121 for paid advertising, and organic leads convert 30-50% higher. The catch is labor: 37% of marketers without AI spend 11 or more hours every week hand-producing content.
Organic compounds — but someone has to make it. Organic Engine is that someone: it researches, writes, renders and posts autonomous organic content around the clock. Your marketing works while you sleep.
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CAC Benchmarks by Channel 2025 - Phoenix Strategy Group
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