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4 Ways to Optimize the Middle of the Funnel | Lead Management

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

The middle of the demand generation funnel receives way less attention than it deserves. At the top of the funnel, marketing increases traffic and fills the database with new leads through paid ads, social media, search, referral programs, and a variety of other channels. What exactly is the middle of the funnel?

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Lead Generation vs Lead Qualification: The Dynamic Duo of Sales Success

Only B2B

“The only metric that matters in marketing is how many qualified leads you generate every month.” ” – Seth Godin, Marketing Author and Entrepreneur Generating qualified leads is the heart of lead generation and contributes to your bottom line i.e. revenue.

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When to Use Marketo's Transition Rules

SmartBug Media

If you’re familiar with Marketo’s program types , you know that engagement programs are great for drip nurture emails. You can use them for your welcome series, for mid-funnel emails that go out when a lead score increases—really anything that goes out on a set schedule. Move people based on their funnel stage.

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4 Value Selling Tools to Move Leads Down the Funnel

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: David Svigel Buyer behavior has changed; contact with your prospects occurs later in the sales cycle, and your leads come armed with more information than ever before about your products and services. Get Conversions to the Middle of the Funnel. They’re potential sales leads, but may need a little nudge.

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From SQL to Loyal Customer: The Journey of Nurturing Leads 

Only B2B

In this comprehensive blog, we’ll unravel the transformative journey from SQL (Sales Qualified Lead) to loyal customer. To contextualize their significance, consider a report by Gleanster Research , which states that roughly 50% of leads are indeed qualified but aren’t quite prepared to make a buying decision.

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Chairs are Dead—and Other B2B Marketing Hogwash

ViewPoint

In 2015, I wrote this blog for Sales & Marketing Magazine: Dead is Dead (in Sales & Marketing). Note this quote from Marketo. Inbound drives organic engagement and attracts leads, while outbound helps you target specific prospects more accurately. I invite you to subscribe to the PointClear blog so you never miss a post.

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B2B Tech Marketers Make the Shift From Funnels to Lifecycles

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

This is why it’s imperative for B2B tech marketers to shift their focus from buying journey funnels to full-on customer lifecycle management. The traditional funnel is focused on net-new customer acquisition as the means to drive growth. This leads to expansion opportunities via cross- and upsell potential.