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How to Calculate Demand Gen Budget: A Rough Guide

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Budgeting season is here again, and demand marketers are not immune. How big does your demand gen budget need to be in order to support your organization’s revenue goals in the new year? The calculator uses industry standard figures for conversion rates (Lead to MQL, Close Rate, etc.),

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Look Beyond the MQL: 3 Steps to Introduce Revenue Marketing to Your Company

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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. So, what’s the opposite of tracking MQLs and holding on to demand gen tactics of the past?

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Report: Why Demand Marketers Should Expand their Focus Beyond the Lead

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The MQL is dead. Today, ABM is a very real and effective way of driving demand, but even its most fervent disciples would acknowledge that, at most companies, ABM co-exists with other strategies rather than having replaced them altogether. Report: Why Demand Marketers Should Expand their Focus Beyond the Lead Click To Tweet.

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MQL Vs SQL

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To simplify: MQL: Interested in your content. How do you move a lead from MQL to SQL? But if you are lucky, the MQL is already requesting a demo and thus smoothly transitions to a SQL. A well-qualified MQL saves time, improves ROI, and saves resources. Handing off an MQL. SQL: Has intent to buy.

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B2B Demand Generation Predictions for 2021

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Will B2B marketing, and demand generation in particular, revert to “normal” once the pandemic subsides and economic recovery kicks in, or are recent trends destined to become staple tactics in the months and years to come? These will become incorporated into lead and account scoring, perhaps as criteria for what can become an MQL.

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The Great MQL Debate: Can Focusing On Fit Generate Higher Quality Leads?

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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. ABM In Action: Let’s just jump right in here — how did this rumor get started that the MQL is dead?

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Enhancing B2B Marketing for Industrial Companies with AI Strategies

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a disruptive and transformative force in B2B marketing for industrial companies. This technological advancement offers unprecedented opportunities for personalization, efficiency, and insight- and data-driven strategies, enabling marketers to meet the complex demands of the industrial sector.