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How to Use Marketing Budget KPIs for Decision-Making

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Here are the formulas you should be using to measure your efficiency by channel: Cost per lead (CPL) = Marketing spend by channel ÷ New leads generated by channel. Take inventory of every technology, vendor, and advertising or media cost that count against your budget. Controlling technology and vendor costs.

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Measure This, Not That: Your Guide to the Demand Gen Metrics That Matter

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Liam outlined these backburner metrics in his DEMAND session as follows: Cost metrics: Metrics that measure the cost per something —think cost per lead (CPL) and cost per acquisition. According to Forrester, over 90% of survey respondents said buyers “completely” or “somewhat” trust peers for vendor advice.

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B2B Lead Generation Boosters: 25 Rocket-Fueled Strategies and Ideas to Propel Your Pipeline

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There are also other lead types defined by industry bodies, technology vendors, and research firms as part of their own frameworks. Automation Qualified Lead (AQL): As Forrester explains , this is “the stage where inquiries, both inbound and outbound, are loaded into the marketing automation platform (MAP).