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How to fix the broken sales-marketing lead funnel

Martech

Use a Buying Group Marketing strategy. According to Forrester , 94% of B2B purchasing decisions are made by buying groups and not individuals. Using a traditional Account-Based Marketing (ABM) approach these days is not enough. The score indicates how ripe the individuals are for outreach.

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The New B2B Demand Waterfall

Directive Agency

The original demand waterfall was published by SiriusDecisions (now part of Forrester) back in the early to mid-2000s. It introduced a number of novel concepts such as MQLs, SALs, and SQLs to the world and has been adopted by the vast majority of B2B brands. Now, there’s another version… released last year under the Forrester brand.

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Crawl. Walk. Run. A Phased Approach to Developing an Account-Based Strategy

Engagio

Now that you have a list of target accounts and you’re collecting all of the right data, you need to be clear on which personas you want to target. Outreach and messaging to a Sales team is going to differ from what you’d send to a Finance or Engineering team. Adjust your definition of MQLs and MQAs. Phase 2: Walk. Phase 3: Run.

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Bridging The Sales and Marketing Gap

PathFactory

Top industry analysts like Forrester have been following this disconnect for years, and found that highly aligned companies grow 19% faster and are 15% more profitable. By doing so, they saw a 5x lift in opportunities, and an increase of 27% in their MEL to MQL conversion rate. Know when prospects are ready to purchase.

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Top 5 RevOps Challenges and How to Solve Them

Zoominfo

It all increases friction between sales and marketing — two teams who, now more than ever, need to work in lockstep. With all the appropriate contact data on hand, sales reps can approach accounts proactively. And disjointed platforms are painful to integrate and manage.

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9 Reasons Why Buying Groups Will Be The Next Big Thing In B2B

Engagio

Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of being part of two revolutions: the advent of demand generation fueled by marketing automation, and the breakthrough of account-based marketing brought to life by ABM platforms. In summary: It creates a disconnect between marketing and sales.

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Forrester Report: The Birth Of The B2B Consumer

PathFactory

According to recent Forrester Research, 73% of millennials in the workforce are already involved in purchasing decisions for their firms and that millennials will comprise 44% of the total US workforce by 2025¹. To successfully refresh your perspective, Forrester points out marketers must: Tether to your customer experience.