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Optimize your Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) Strategy and Close More Sales

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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. But ignoring MQL altogether is a costly mistake. Let’s delve into the complexities of converting B2B leads into MQLs.

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Key Differences Between MQL and HQL for B2B Lead Generation  

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Did you know that only 5-10% of marketing qualified leads (MQLs) convert into paying customers? This statistic, highlighted in a Forrester Research report, underscores the crucial role of lead qualification in B2B marketing. But how do you identify leads ready to be handed off to your sales team?

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Marketing qualified lead: What is it really?

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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?” So, without further ado, let’s dive in.

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Lead Scoring Model: Building a Framework to Drive Conversion

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Designing a lead scoring model seems like a complex proposition. There are clear steps you need to take to build and implement a lead scoring model: Assemble your cross-functional squad As we mentioned earlier, lead scoring is a team sport. In addition to marketing and sales, Suzy Balk, our Sr. So let’s break it down.

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5 Key Elements for Building a Successful Data-Driven Product

Leading brands and local businesses alike are tapping into varied business and consumer data to power their products and meet consumers’ ever-evolving needs. But companies need to remember that a product can only be as good as the data that powers it. The criteria you should use to vet available data sources.

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What is Lead Scoring for Marketing and What Are the Benefits?

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Luckily for marketers, lead scoring exists. Lead scoring helps organizations move prospects along their buying journey in a structured, strategic way — which is especially helpful considering how complex buying journeys have become. For marketing and sales teams, that handoff is a potential minefield.

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Mastering MQL Lead Nurturing: A Comprehensive Guide 

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In the ever-evolving world of B2B marketing, mastering the art of MQL (Marketing Qualified Lead) lead nurturing is akin to harnessing the wind – it propels your business forward. In this blog, we’ll embark on a profound exploration of MQL lead nurturing.

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Win Sales Calls with Webinar Production

Speaker: Dawn Baron, President, Passion Profits Consulting, and Shelley Trout, Webinar Producer, Aggregage

As a B2B marketer in 2020, you are constantly asked to fight for attention in crowded markets with limited resources. Smart webinars are one of the best way to address these challenges, efficiently reach your target audience and generate highly qualified sales leads.

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How Product Managers Can Shape Inclusive Futures with UX

Speaker: Bronwen Rees, Author and Lead Product Designer at Xero

Join Bronwen Rees, Author and Lead Product Designer at Xero, for a conversation that digs deeper than the recycled buzzwords. Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours! This session will cover: What inclusive design is, and why it's important. What biases are and how to avoid them.

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Building a Research Flywheel: A Helpful Guide for Product Managers & Their Teams

Speaker: Jessica Hall, Product Strategy & Design Leader and Co-Author of The Product Mindset

Every step of the product journey is informed by research: what works, what doesn’t, what customers want, what they need. But no one tool or method can create a thriving research practice for product managers. This, ultimately, will lead to more value, more growth, and a greater understanding of what your customer’s need.

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How to Overcome the Pain Points of Your CRM

When used effectively, a CRM can be the lifeblood of your sales team – keeping everyone organized, efficient, and at peak productivity. Leveraging leading industry research from industry analysts, this eBook explores how your sales team can gain back valuable time with the following: Conquering the most difficult pain points in your CRM.

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Put Your Data to Work: The Complete Playbook

They rely on data to power products, business insights, and marketing strategy. From search engines to navigation systems, data is used to fuel products, manage risk, inform business strategy, create competitive analysis reports, provide direct marketing services, and much more.

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Seven Things Marketers Need to Know About Lead Generation

Speaker: Douglas Burdett, Host of The Marketing Book Podcast, Founder/Principal of ARTILLERY

Lead generation is the process of attracting and converting strangers and prospects into someone who has indicated interest in your company's product or service. One of the biggest responsibilities and challenges for marketers is generating leads. The most effective lead generation tactics.

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Effective B2B Marketing Content That Will Lead to Sales Growth

Effective marketing content leads to increased sales productivity, more revenue, greater marketing effectiveness and stronger alignment between marketing and sales.

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7 Winning Lead Generation Strategies to Drive Growth

As B2B companies pivot to keep pace with a quickly changing marketplace, a data-centric approach to lead generation can be the difference between remaining competitive or being left behind. In this whitepaper, you’ll see real-world examples from leading B2B businesses and learn new ways of using data to: Improve lead quality.