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What Is MQL & SQL and How Do They Differ?

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A marketing qualified lead (MQL) is one who has acquired a piece of content or connected with your marketing team but has not yet approached your sales funnel. A Sales Qualified Lead (SQL) is a lead that has been verified as a possible customer by your sales team. What Exactly Is A MQL? And What Exactly Is A SQL?

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MQL Vs SQL

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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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How to Recognize and Respond to Buying Signals (and Close More Deals!)

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You’re about to get that hot lead on the phone. You’re armed with your prospect’s buying signals, right? What are customer buying signals? By definition, buying signals are the actions potential customers take that indicate they’re close to making a purchase. How to spot buying signals.

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6 Essential Salesforce Lead Status Options That Align Sales and Marketing

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6 Essential Salesforce Lead Status Options That Align Sales and Marketing What is a Salesforce lead status? A Salesforce lead status is a default field in Salesforce and one of the most important fields to have set up, working, and being used in a consistent way across your revenue organization. No more MQLs.

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How to Recognize and Respond to Buying Signals (and Close More Deals!)

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You’re about to get that hot lead on the phone. You’re armed with your prospect’s buying signals, right? What Are Customer Buying Signals? By definition, buying signals are the actions potential customers take that indicate they’re close to making a purchase. Here’s a snapshot of buying signals.

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I noticed you read my blog, do you want to buy from me?

Sales Engine

Following up on content consumption with “buy from me now” is a strategy that’s destined to fail. What’s the right way to follow up on content to turn leads into sales conversations? Before we get into best practices on content marketing follow-up, Marketing and Sales must be on the same page regarding their lead definitions.

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10 Challenges Threatening Sales Teams and How to Fix Them

SalesIntel

Long sales cycles. Not enough qualified inbound leads. Wasting time on unqualified sales leads. Prospects don’t have enough budget. Ineffective Prospecting. Problem: Long Sales Cycles Are Reducing Effectiveness. Solution: Keep Prospects Engaged. Lack of brand awareness. Sales demos are failing.