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

Only B2B

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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Mastering MQL Lead Nurturing: A Comprehensive Guide 

Only B2B

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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Lead Scoring Model: Building a Framework to Drive Conversion

Act-On

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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How to Leverage Account-Based Marketing (ABM) for Marketing Qualified Leads

Only B2B

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) has emerged as a powerful strategy to target and engage high-value accounts, resulting in Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). Unlike traditional marketing approaches, ABM focuses on individual accounts, personalizing campaigns and content to resonate with specific prospects.

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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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4 Calls-to-Action Proven to Increase Lead Generation

Marketing Insider Group

Well-crafted CTAs encourage prospects to click and convert to a marketing qualified lead (MQL), or possibly to a sales qualified lead (SQL), depending on which type of CTA you present. Or are we engaging with well-nurtured leads who are ready for a demo? 4 CTAs Proven to Perform.

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Why Sales Shuns B2B Marketing Qualified Leads

Marketing Interactions

Which, as a marketer, I found disappointing—and yes, a bit maddening—until I stopped to think about it. Shouldn’t sending people who actively engage and show interest in solving the problem be the core qualification for a marketing qualified lead (MQL)? And arguably for a marketing qualified account (MQA).

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Lead Gen and Engagement: Find your Marketing Sweet Spot

Speaker: Dawn Colossi, CMO, FocusVision

A shift is occurring for B2B Marketers. We were measured by the number of leads we generate. Over time, we’ve become much better at measuring conversion rates and lead quality. But as a B2B Marketer, what does engagement mean? Where does lead gen and lead quality fit in? How can you get there?

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Marketing and Sales Alignment for A Supercharged LinkedIn Strategy

Speaker: Candyce Edelen, CEO, PropelGrowth

LinkedIn prospecting BLOWS AWAY the results from typical email marketing campaigns. You will receive far more positive replies from this than from any other outbound lead generation strategy. 35% of engaged leads book initial sales calls. 35% of engaged leads book initial sales calls.

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Your Recipe for Inbound Success

Speaker: Jen Spencer, VP Sales and Marketing, SmartBug Media

Recent studies have shown what a lot of B2B marketers already know - it’s hard to build a successful inbound marketing program. Join Jen Spencer, VP of Smartbug Media, as she discusses how to grow an inbound strategy and framework in your organization to attract leads and establish your brand.

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GDPR & Demand Generation: What Your Team Needs To Know

Speaker: David Crane, Head of Content & Thought Leadership, Integrate

However, some of the wisest B2B marketing experts continue to reiterate one very important point: GDPR, while causing significant stress now, will lead to more efficient and effective marketing and sales down the road.

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7 Key Insights from the "How B2B Marketing is Changing" Report

Speaker: Tom Pick, Independent B2B Digital Marketing Consultant

What are the top priorities, challenges, and trends in B2B marketing as we head into the final stretch of 2018? We conducted in-depth interviews with senior B2B technology marketers to find out. The results included a few expected areas of consensus but also some surprising divergence of opinions.

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Mapping Personas in Your Marketing to Maximize Value

Speaker: Samantha Stone, author of “Unleash Possible: A Marketing Playbook that Drives Sales”

It’s a fatally flawed approach that leads to lackluster results. We use Personas for messaging but then lose steam and focus regarding the segmentation part of our strategy. We rely on titles, company size and industry to define personas – but there is so much more!

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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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A Crash Course in B2B Email Creative

Speaker: Howard Sewell, President, Spear Marketing Group

Join Howard Sewell of Spear Marketing Group, a leading B2B agency, as he uses real-world examples to highlight tips, techniques and key principles that can make or break your campaigns. But in today's attention economy, strong creative can be the defining factor that gets your email to stand out in the inbox.