Contently

APRIL 27, 2023

Software marketplaces like G2 help businesses make smarter decisions based on authentic peer reviews. For instance, Grid® Reports provide a high-level overview of popular software, from which products have the most satisfied customers to options with the largest market presence. Who uses content creation software?

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Unbounce

DECEMBER 14, 2021

What’s the lifeblood of any business? Leads are potential customers that can turn into sales and profit for your business. But leads aren’t all alike. Splitting your leads into marketing qualified leads (MQLs) and sales qualified leads (SQLs) helps you sort them so you can best nurture each relationship.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Leads that once flowed through the funnel have now slowed their pace, leaving marketing teams struggling to meet their KPIs. Customers have reacted in response to the changing economic climate, and businesses are feeling the impact. Jump Ahead What is an MQL? And this is even more apparent in the B2B buyer world.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Generating and acquiring leads can be really simple for most businesses. However, getting MQL marketing leads, the ones that are most likely to convert, are far more difficult since it requires you to put in a lot of research and develop a complex funnel. What is MQL Marketing? Plausible Content.

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Vision6

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Have you ever wondered how businesses identify their most promising customers? Lead scoring is a strategy that businesses can use to sort and prioritise potential customers. This is done by giving each lead a specific score based on engagement levels, implementation time, and available budget.

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Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Effective lead generation comes down to both B2B lead quality and quantity. But with mounting pressure to demonstrate impact through hitting MQL targets, it’s easy for B2B marketers to overlook quality and become fixated on the latter.

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Smarte

JUNE 28, 2022

A Marketing Qualified Lead sits at the top of the funnel. MQLs are at an awareness and information gathering stage. These leads are exploring various solutions to solve their pain points by reading/ accessing your company’s content or responding to a cold email. A Sales Qualified Lead is further into the funnel.

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ABM in Action

MAY 18, 2023

There are some rivalries that are just legendary: The Hatfields and The McCoys, Biggie and Tupac, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates… and in the marketing world, the rivalry is between MQL deniers and apologists. Are leads alive, are they dead or do they just need some life support?

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Inbox Insight

MARCH 13, 2024

Effective lead prioritization is essential. With limited resources and increasing competition, it’s crucial companies focus their efforts on quality leads that are most likely to convert into high value customers. For many businesses this has led to growing frustrations and wasted marketing and sales efforts.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of B2B marketing, where competition is relentless, and digital marketing strategies continuously shift, the importance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) stands out like a guiding light. Maximized ROI: MQL-focused strategies translate into cost-effective endeavors.

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B2B Digital Marketer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Introduction Welcome to another episode where today we delve into the critical world of Cost Per Closed Lead (CPCL) and how you can drive your CPCL down while maximizing lead value. As the lifeblood of any B2B marketing strategy, leads represent potential revenue ; but not all leads are created equal.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 5, 2024

The company has business lines including student loan servicing, private student loans, improving K-12 school management through service and technology, renewable energy, encouraging a more educated workforce, and telecommunications. Keep reading for his tips to allocate social resources—especially for nimble teams with bandwidth constraints.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

There’s a growing appetite for artificial intelligence (AI) in business, and for good reason — after years of promise, new AI applications are reshaping how industries operate, from the inside out. That positions data leaders at the heart of this global transformation, ushering in the next era of AI-ready data. The good news?

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Sales Engine

AUGUST 2, 2017

Most marketing and sales leaders in the business-to-business world know that nurturing leads is important. The reason: it’s essential to maintain a digital connection with buyers who want to learn about a business pain, product, or service—but who are not yet interested in talking to a sales person.

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Rev

JULY 12, 2023

Yes, just one hour to follow up with leads and secure the best chance of speaking to key decision-makers and converting them into customers—at least, that’s what a study from the Harvard Business Review found. Low-quality leads make their way to sales, and some of the most qualified leads fall through the cracks.

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Vision Edge Marketing

APRIL 4, 2023

In today’s business world, many of these decisions are about customers, competitors, personnel, operational, and strategic investments. Data is a crucial asset that can help any business leader make informed decisions and gain a competitive advantage. That’s about 2000 decisions per hour. during the assessment timeframe.

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Martech

MAY 29, 2024

Below are some of the highlights of the conversation between Adam Altmark, senior manager, solutions engineering, at security technology company CHEQ and Alex Schutte, senior director, marketing demand generation for human resources software company Paycor. For most businesses, this begins with your company’s homepage.

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Thinkers360

MAY 19, 2024

Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 thought leading companies on artificial intelligence for 2024. To find out more about how we calculate the rankings, please visit our article: Understanding the Thinkers360 Leaderboards. Digital Business Innovation Srl DBI is a digital business transformation consulting firm.

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Sales Engine

JUNE 20, 2016

Most marketing and sales leaders in the business-to-business world know that nurturing leads is essential to maintain a digital connection with buyers who want to learn about a business pain, product, or service—but who are not yet interested in talking to a sales person. The sales rep rejects the lead altogether.

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Leadspace

APRIL 19, 2023

In our last blog , we discussed using Fit (propensity) models to determine the companies within your TAM who need your product, and how to determine which of those companies are actually ready to buy with Intent scores. Or who might see the value in your product and bring it up the chain of command quickly and effectively?

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Contently

APRIL 20, 2023

Content value is a superpower — and it’s not just because superpowers are few and far between. When you find the right metrics to prove the value of your content, you can showcase how important your work is to the organization. But to truly maximize content value, you need to have a way to measure your content’s impact.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Whether you’re pursuing an inbound or outbound marketing strategy, lead generation is a constant struggle. In fact, 37% of B2B marketers rank it as their number one challenge. Nestled within that challenge is an even more daunting task: finding enough qualified leads. What are qualified leads?

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Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In today’s fiercely competitive business landscape, converting leads into loyal customers is the goal. Lead scoring, a critical component of any successful sales and marketing strategy, can be the bridge that guides your leads towards conversion. This is where lead scoring enters the picture.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The lead qualification process helps B2B marketing teams focus their efforts and resources on serious buyers and prospects that are likely to take the next step. In this article, we’ll explain the lead qualification process step-by-step. Why is the lead qualification process critical to marketing success?

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. B2B lead generation, often shortened to lead gen, is the lifeblood of a healthy business.

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Metadata

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The demand generation tactics of yesteryear are no longer enough, especially if you’re strapped for resources and leadership is asking you to drive more pipeline. You can’t do that if you’re solely focused on MQLs. Sales and Marketing teams work together to make decisions about budget, channels, and messaging—not just leads.

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The Lead Agency

MARCH 17, 2024

Every action our customers perform online today can be a gateway to a new business opportunity. But what comes first is the lead. Website lead generation forms are one of the most critical touchpoints in the B2B landscape. They are the front lines of engagement, meticulously designed to convert casual browsers into leads.

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Tiecas

MAY 7, 2024

Demand Generation The Power of a Documented Industrial Content Marketing Strategy Industrial Content Marketing for High-Quality Lead Generation Industrial Content Marketing Success Hinges on Quality Content Industrial Content Marketing Builds Brand Awareness, Loyalty, and Thought Leadership Do You Need an Industrial Marketing Agency or a Consultant?

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SalesIntel

JULY 25, 2023

I understand better than most how crucial lead quality is for driving successful B2B marketing campaigns. But here’s the thing—many companies assume they have a clear definition of lead quality when in reality, they lack the necessary level of detail for effective targeting.

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SnapApp

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Today, we know that across the B2B sales cycle, the key to driving home a sale is the quality of the leads in your pipeline. Yet, lead qualification seems to be a particularly troublesome pain point for marketers and salespeople alike. How we as marketers define what makes a lead marketing qualified.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 11, 2021

Today, the competition among businesses is fierce – especially online. They may even expect businesses to offer custom-fit solutions to their needs and personalized customer experiences unmatched by the competition. If you fail, customers may take their business elsewhere. What is Predictive Marketing Analytics?

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Leadspace

AUGUST 16, 2023

Persona creation is common in fields like marketing, user experience (UX) design, and customer service. It’s especially useful in sales and marketing when it comes to prioritizing leads for content marketing or sales engagement campaigns. Simply put, are they the right person to invest sales and marketing resources into?

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Zoominfo

MARCH 1, 2021

The following types of tools are used to track, measure, and share KPIs: Web analytics CRM systems Data dashboards Business management platforms Data visualizers Business intelligence software. Here’s something to consider: B2B organizations making sales and marketing alignment a priority are better at closing deals by 67%.

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Vision6

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Have you ever wondered what sets industry leaders apart in our constantly evolving business landscape? The answer is high-quality leads. Research shows that 91% of marketers say that lead generation is their most important goal. What makes a lead high-quality? Source: Smartinsights What are the four types of leads?

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Only B2B

MARCH 6, 2024

“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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Lake One

APRIL 2, 2020

Whether your manufacturing digital leads are feast or famine, how do you know which leads are a good fit? How is the sales team determining which leads they should talk to and which ones are in need of nurturing by marketing because they are aren’t quite sales-ready? In other terms, how are they being qualified?

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Blue Flame Thinking

MAY 10, 2024

It’s to make target audiences aware of your offering and entice them to buy it, hopefully leading to a lasting relationship with the purchaser. However, the acquisition cost is only one piece of a customer’s lifetime value. However, the acquisition cost is only one piece of a customer’s lifetime value.

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