Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? While MQLs don’t translate to immediate revenue or even pipeline contribution, the value isn’t equivalent to open rates, page views, and the like. No matter where the lead was sourced.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Scenario Capturing leads who download your content is a great way to seed your database with potential buyers. But what happens to those leads after they are collected? Content downloads and webinar leads often aren’t “hot” enough to assign to a sales rep.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Leads that once flowed through the funnel have now slowed their pace, leaving marketing teams struggling to meet their KPIs. To retain these customers, businesses need to adapt to prove their value and the impact they can have on their customers’ ROI. Jump Ahead What is an MQL?

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Leads that once flowed through the funnel have now slowed their pace, leaving marketing teams struggling to meet their KPIs. To retain these customers, businesses need to adapt to prove their value and the impact they can have on their customers’ ROI. Jump Ahead What is an MQL?

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Only B2B

APRIL 10, 2024

MQL sits at the intersection of marketing and sales. These are leads that have been validated and are ready to be handed over to the sales team. Many marketers view MQL as flawed because less than 1% of these leads typically reach the final stage of the buying process, and even then, there’s no guarantee they’ll convert.

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Stevens & Tate

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It’s not uncommon for a marketing team to use a variety of strategies to convert a lead and then move on to the next one, assuming sales will pick up where they left off. However, not all leads are the same. Some leads need to be nurtured further and aren’t ready to be engaged. You can even assign negative points.

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Only B2B

MARCH 27, 2024

Ah, the never-ending quest for qualified leads! Do all those website visitors and content downloads translate into sales conversations? Must Read: MQL vs SQL: Which Lead Matter More & When? They’ve reached a pre-determined score based on your lead scoring system.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In marketing streams, the term ‘MQL is Dead’ keeps popping up. What Is MQL? A marketing qualified lead (MQL) is a website visitor who your marketing team believes has a good chance of becoming a customer. MQLs are pre-qualified leads who match your buyer profile. And we know why.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? While MQLs don’t translate to immediate revenue or even pipeline contribution, the value isn’t equivalent to open rates, page views, and the like. No matter where the lead was sourced.

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Vision6

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Lead scoring is a strategy that businesses can use to sort and prioritise potential customers. This is done by giving each lead a specific score based on engagement levels, implementation time, and available budget. The higher the score, the more likely a lead is to become a customer.

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Launch Marketing

DECEMBER 2, 2020

One way to ensure that marketing delivers quality leads to sales is to implement a lead scoring methodology. Based on their interest and buying intentions, the prospect will be ranked according to the lead scoring model that your organization establishes. Why is it important to have a lead scoring model?

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Only B2B

AUGUST 31, 2023

This means sifting through lots of leads and focusing on the ones that are most likely to become valuable customers. A super important tool for doing this is called Marketing Qualified Leads (MQL) criteria. This blog looks into what MQL criteria are and how they help us find potential customers that matter.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 26, 2024

They’ve sprinted hard, nurturing each lead with care and precision, and now they’re holding the baton of customer interest. This is the thrust of converting marketing qualified leads to sales qualified leads (MQL vs. SQL). If handled poorly, the lead can slip right through your fingers and you lose the deal.

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Smarte

JUNE 28, 2022

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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Only B2B

MARCH 6, 2024

“The only metric that matters in marketing is how many qualified leads you generate every month.” ” – Seth Godin, Marketing Author and Entrepreneur Generating qualified leads is the heart of lead generation and contributes to your bottom line i.e. revenue.

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Martech

JANUARY 29, 2024

Lead generation for B2B has undergone quite a transformation. Gone are the days when gating all content to meet quarterly MQL KPIs was effective. But have we deviated too far from sustainable lead generation practices and become too reliant on pay-to-play databases to fuel outbound initiatives? Contradiction? Let’s explore.

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Aberdeen

APRIL 13, 2020

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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Zoominfo

MAY 14, 2018

In marketing, it’s common knowledge that lead quality is generally more important than lead quantity. And yet, marketing lead qualification remains a sticking point for many organizations. In fact, 61% of B2B marketers send all leads directly to sales, but only 27% are sales qualified ( source ). Let’s get into it!

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PathFactory

MAY 29, 2022

Lead Score. A scoring methodology used to determine when a potential prospect is engaged enough to be considered a “marketing qualified lead” (MQL) so this can be passed along to sales for further follow up. Value Proposition. Demand Gen team can specify the value of the threshold, ex.

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Rev

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

And every customer is a “converted” lead. But, not all leads will convert. That’s where marketing qualified leads, or MQLs, come into play. You might be asking, “What exactly is an MQL?” “How How do you identify an MQL?” and “Why do MQLs matter?” What is a marketing qualified lead (MQL)?

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Contently

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Organizations are taking a more proactive approach to content these days as it relates to audience engagement, lead funnel growth, prospect nurturing, customer loyalty, and strong brand affinity. This will help you understand how well your post is ranking in Google. Measure Content’s Impact on Lead Qualification & Scoring.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 8, 2021

All eyes are on you, Marketing Manager, to feed the sales team ready-to-close leads. But how do you find leads and prime them for buying? Welcome to lead generation marketing. What is Lead Generation Marketing? Lead gen marketing is what businesses do to attract ideal customers. You can track their buying signals.

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Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

Marketing leaders are facing an unprecedented time with unprecedented demands: Wring every drop of value from generative AI. Even if they see the value and know how they can use your product, they’re postponing making a decision due to this overriding economic uncertainty. Navigate ever-changing email privacy regulations.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of B2B marketing, where competition is relentless, and digital marketing strategies continuously shift, the importance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) stands out like a guiding light. Generating More Qualified Leads with MQLs: A Pathway to B2B Success What Is Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs)?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL ) an antiquated, vanity metric? While MQLs don’t translate to immediate revenue or even pipeline contribution, the value isn’t equivalent to open rates, page views, and the like. No matter where the lead was sourced.

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ClearVoice

MARCH 26, 2021

What is a marketing qualified lead (MQL)? A marketing qualified lead is a lead that has come in thanks to your marketing outreach. Your MQLs have taken some action — such as signing up for an email list or downloading content — to let you know they have some interest in your company.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 27, 2020

For example, most organizations have a process of passing a lead from the marketing team to the sales team. Typically, this is when a lead goes from being a marketing qualified lead (MQL) to a sales qualified lead (SQL). So, how do you move a lead from an MQL to an SQL?

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Sales Engine

AUGUST 2, 2017

Most marketing and sales leaders in the business-to-business world know that nurturing leads is important. In this article, we look at a case study of lead nurturing that finds that nurtured leads were three times more likely to convert to sales-accepted leads than traditional marketing-qualified leads.

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Sales Engine

JUNE 20, 2016

Most marketing and sales leaders in the business-to-business world know that nurturing leads is essential to maintain a digital connection with buyers who want to learn about a business pain, product, or service—but who are not yet interested in talking to a sales person. The sales rep rejects the lead altogether.

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Vision6

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The answer is high-quality leads. Research shows that 91% of marketers say that lead generation is their most important goal. High quality leads can not only boost conversion rates and customer loyalty but also significantly reduce marketing costs. What makes a lead high-quality?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 12, 2018

While the sales team thinks the marketing team shared only contacts (read, unqualified leads), the marketing team blames the sales team for not being able to convert all the excellent qualified leads they hand off. Not only this, sales reps ignore 50% of the marketing leads according to a study by the TAS Group. Sound familiar?

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SalesIntel

AUGUST 15, 2022

In today’s fast-paced sales race, no matter how great your product or service is, your business will find it difficult to survive without high-quality leads. Defining Marketing Qualified Leads (MQL) and Sales Qualified Leads (SQL) for your company can be achieved through a collaboration between sales and marketing.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 1, 2021

Lead Generation & Qualification. Number of new leads,” is a nice KPI to track, but we can go deeper than that. Lead Outreach & Conversion. After you gain a lead (or more, hopefully), shift focus on converting them to a buyer. Customer Experience. Digital Channels and Content. Web Analytics.

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Launch Marketing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

How can it be useful for your lead generation efforts? Here, we will dive into each, and give a full view of what marketing automation is and how it can help your company generate more leads and sales. You can see what content they engage with to how their lead score accumulates. What is marketing automation?

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

You’re about to get that hot lead on the phone. Buying signals in marketing are essential for qualifying leads by showing prospective buyers the right content at the perfect time. Read on to discover how your marketing and sales teams can close more leads by recognizing and responding to prospects’ buying signals. Consider this.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

At the top of the funnel, marketing increases traffic and fills the database with new leads through paid ads, social media, search, referral programs, and a variety of other channels. But in between, marketing needs to nurture and qualify leads by encouraging them to engage with content until they’re sales-ready.

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Vidyard

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Which is why you need to integrate video into your lead scoring models and associate the right scores to the right videos. So if Bill watches a few minutes of your latest social video , but Sandra sits through a 30-minute product video who is the more qualified lead? In other words, what video should we score higher?

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