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Ultimate Guide to the Data-Driven Sales Funnel

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Every business needs to fill its sales funnel with qualified leads, convert those leads into customers, and retain paying customers for the long term. What makes the difference between a high-performing sales funnel and one that isn’t ready for the needs of a modern B2B sales motion?

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The Lead Generation Strategy Guide

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Every company has their own definition of a “good lead.” Things start to get a little messier when sales and marketing don’t necessarily agree upon what “buying behavior” actually means,—and truthfully, this kind of buyer interest can be expressed in many different ways. Pretty simple, right? Marketing Automation Platform (MAP).

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The Lead Generation Strategy Guide

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Every company has their own definition of a “good lead.” Things start to get a little messier when sales and marketing don’t necessarily agree upon what “buying behavior” actually means,—and truthfully, this kind of buyer interest can be expressed in many different ways. Pretty simple, right?

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Why Sales Needs Social Media Engagement Insight

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“No matter what you do, don’t pass your leads directly to the sales team’ – Jon Miller, Marketo. It’s fantastic when marketing gets a good number of leads and passes them over to sales to ultimately convert into Sales Qualified Opportunities and finally closing a sale.

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41 Execs Discuss Key B2B Marketing Metrics to Watch in 2018

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5: Opportunities. . The lead becomes an opportunity when they progress to talking about an upcoming purchase decision. At this point, they are not only qualified, but actively communicating their intent to purchase. This answers the question: "Is the opportunity pipeline increasing or decreasing in size?". .

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Ultimate Guide to the Data-Driven Sales Funnel

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B2B procurement professionals and buying groups have an endless portal to which to conduct a huge amount of research before making a purchase. Access to sales intelligence will inherently categorize business dependencies, pain points, and ultimately help establish segments. Prospects have access to more information than ever.

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Lead Nurturing: A Step-By-Step Guide

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During this stage, you’ll share content to help progress them from interest towards purchase intent. At this stage, you’re moving them from being a lead to a sales qualified opportunity. This is where the hand-off from marketing to sales takes place and where people ultimately make the buying decision.