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Why Sales Shuns B2B Marketing Qualified Leads

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I read an interesting exchange on LinkedIn recently. Shouldn’t sending people who actively engage and show interest in solving the problem be the core qualification for a marketing qualified lead (MQL)? So, let’s look at a few reasons why sales reps shun marketing leads and what (most of) you can do about it. Lack of Agreement.

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Why B2B Marketers are Critical to Revenue Operations

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Edelman/LinkedIn ). Given the above, combined with intent data, analytics, lead/account scoring and feedback loops from sales and customer success, they’re best suited to make strategic adjustments to messaging and content to engage customers and in-market and potential in-market buyers with a continuous storyline.

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Point of View in B2B Content Changes the Game

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Edelman and LinkedIn recently released the 2021 B2B Thought Leadership Impact Study. Like Pillar content or content designed to drive “lead” gen. And much of the B2B content produced is leaving buyers cold. Their findings gave me pause. We often think of thought leadership as somewhat of a specialty format of content.

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Never Assume B2B Buyers Know How to Buy

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He posted about his view on LinkedIn and stirred up quite a conversation.). Samantha Stone , Founder, Marketing Advisory Network adds: “Never think of content as a way to generate a lead. Jay Baer , founder of Convince and Convert, agrees: “Sales reps need to know that buyers will get educated before they spend money, period.

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Create B2B Buyer Personas that Inform Content Marketing Strategy

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Contribute to a consensus on what constitutes a qualified lead. Do a search on LinkedIn for profiles that match your B2B buyer persona’s definition. The level of activity on LinkedIn – shares, posts written, things they’ve liked, etc. Assist writers to create content that speaks directly to this persona. Type of college degree.

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It’s Not the Format of Your B2B Content, It’s the Relevance

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Or you’re scrolling through your LinkedIn feed, and something catches your attention. It’s time for marketers to go way beyond top of funnel, or a focus on lead acquisition. Let me ask you this > When is the last time you went online and said, “today, I want to view an infographic?” I’m guessing never.

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