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Intent Data: Beyond the MQL

Aberdeen

In a previous post, I gave a few examples of how to optimize the use of MQL’s as a starting point for qualifying opportunities. Now, for those of you with a taste of adventure, we move beyond the MQL and look at other ways to determine how an account’s behavior can be the equivalent or better of what an MQL represents.

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Avoiding the Blind Spot for Marketing and Sales Qualified Leads

SalesIntel

What type of leads and prospects make it into your ‘right fit for my business’ category? But even if your sales staff calls someone who precisely fits your buyer persona, they fail to close the deal. We will dive into the difference between the MQL and SQL, focus on the lead qualification blockage, and how to find those lost leads.

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Navigating B2B Buyer Enablement With Michelle Killebrew

PathFactory

Here are a few ways I keep my buyer’s experience top of mind: Buyers are more informed than ever—keep it that way. We know that 80% of the buying decision is made before a buyer even engages with a salesperson, and only 17% of the buyer journey is spent connecting with sellers.

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How to Qualify a Lead: The Battle-Tested B2B Framework

SnapApp

You need to reach the right prospects, fill your pipeline with quality leads , and eventually turn those folks into paying customers. And, it all starts with marketing efforts that fill the top of the funnel with poor quality leads: Or, put another way, poor lead qualification. Leads are the people behind your CRM data.

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5 Reasons Your Sales Reps Aren’t Getting Enough Qualified Leads

The Point

Though the marketing team was doing a great job generating raw inquiries at the top of the funnel, the sales reps weren’t receiving the number of “sales ready” leads they needed to hit their pipeline targets. The lead funnel is obsolete. Think about it: most companies have no problem generating leads at the top of the funnel.

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On the right path?

PathFactory

Specifically, two macro trends that we’ve believed are important for a long time are most definitely driving the evolution of B2B marketing & sales. Let’s dig into these two macro trends in more detail. Marketing & Sales has evolved well beyond their historic MQL obsession.

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Only B2B - Untitled Article

Only B2B

When you start, your target buyer does not know you exist and you need to work on generating awareness for your product/services. See Also: 3 Demand Generation Trends in 2018. Key takeaway: Emails remain the most favorite tool to generate leads for your product/services and staying on top of your audience’s mind.