ABM in Action

MAY 18, 2023

There are some rivalries that are just legendary: The Hatfields and The McCoys, Biggie and Tupac, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates… and in the marketing world, the rivalry is between MQL deniers and apologists. ABM In Action: Let’s just jump right in here — how did this rumor get started that the MQL is dead?

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Only B2B

APRIL 10, 2024

MQL sits at the intersection of marketing and sales. Usually, MQLs are the leads that have shown interest in various ways, like downloading content like ebooks, white paper, signing up for a company newsletter attending a webinar or online event. But ignoring MQL altogether is a costly mistake.

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Act-On

APRIL 10, 2024

Luckily for marketers, lead scoring exists. Rethinking Your Marketing Automation Migration Strategy Proven strategies to reduce risk, accelerate “time-to-live,” and optimize performance. For marketing and sales teams, that handoff is a potential minefield. Too early, and everyone wastes time. How does lead scoring work?

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PureB2B

JULY 6, 2022

Both of which are tools used in conjunction with your marketing campaigns, meaning your day is mostly full of software management instead of strategic planning. The goal with most B2B marketers is to get their automation to a point of fluidity that it requires very little human input. Why Marketing Automation?

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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. So let’s dive in — here’s what’s top-of-mind for these marketing leaders, along with some sage advice for their peers. Marketing — in this economy? Navigate ever-changing email privacy regulations.

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Launch Marketing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Making sense of marketing and engagement data is not easy. Before marketing automation, companies tracked data in various places. These challenges make it impossible to analyze their data to gauge marketing performance. These challenges make it impossible to analyze their data to gauge marketing performance.

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Only B2B

APRIL 24, 2024

Among marketers, few topics spark as much debate as the comparison between demand generation and inbound marketing. Conversely, inbound marketing predominantly relies on passive techniques to draw in potential leads. Here are some metrics to consider: High-intent Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs).

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Hubspot

MARCH 27, 2020

Now, as a marketer, I get it. Having the best of both worlds is the feeling you have when your company's marketing automation software and CRM work in tandem. When the two software work together, your company will convert more MQLs to SQLs and make more sales. CRM and Marketing Automation.

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Lake One

JULY 28, 2020

With marketing automation, you can serve the right content to the right person at the right time – at scale. And not to mention, it just might be my favorite tool in our marketing tech stack. . So, how does marketing automation apply in the real world? What is B2B Marketing Automation? Lead Scoring.

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Only B2B

MARCH 27, 2024

B2B marketers spend countless hours crafting campaigns, social media posts, and targeted ads, all in the name of capturing potential customers. Must Read: MQL vs SQL: Which Lead Matter More & When? Marketing casts a wide net at the top, attracting potential customers. Ah, the never-ending quest for qualified leads!

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The Marketing Blender

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The 11 undeniable benefits of marketing automation for B2B sales and marketing teams. How automation can transform your B2B marketing effectiveness and results. These days, when most consultants and gurus talk about technology transforming marketing, automation is what they’re referring to.

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Stevens & Tate

APRIL 15, 2020

A comprehensive professional service marketing strategy can be time-consuming to not just develop and implement, but to monitor and maintain as well. It’s why many professional services use automation tools. Keeping that in mind, the following are a few examples of how you can use professional service marketing automation.

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Launch Marketing

MARCH 20, 2024

Marketing is a tried-and-true tactic proven to generate leads and revenue for businesses. Will I achieve business goals with marketing at the forefront? What can effective marketing do for my organization? The truth is that when done properly, marketing works, and we have proof. What Are the Benefits of Marketing?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 26, 2018

The other day I was talking to yet another marketing operations manager who has “a duplicate problem*” and “just needs a one-time dedupe job.” (“*Duplicates”—multiple records for the same person and/or company in CRM/Marketing Automation platforms.) The sales rep she is working with is completely unaware of all of this.

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Engagio

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

That’s why lead nurturing remains such a key element of a good B2B go-to-market. That said, a key question has come up in the last few years: who should nurture prospects, marketing or sales development representatives (SDRs)? OK, so now onto the core question: should lead nurturing come from marketing or SDRs?

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Envy

JULY 31, 2017

The Challenges: Market Education and Lead Generation. Establishing presence as a serious contender in virtualized container cybersecurity required investment in brand awareness and market education in an industry that was still in its infancy. Our strategy included: Inbound Marketing to educate and build awareness. Step 6: PPC.

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MKT1

JUNE 5, 2023

“The marketing funnel is dead,” they say. I agree the marketing funnel isn’t exactly funnel shaped–it's sort of an hourglass. So, I still strongly recommend B2B marketing teams map their funnels. But all things go-to-market will fall better into place once you do it. I don’t agree.

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Martech

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Marketing has always been challenged to demonstrate impact on pipeline and revenue — and it hasn’t gotten easier. Success metrics have evolved beyond impressions, opens, and click rates, with privacy changes like Apple iOS 15’s open-blocking feature pushing marketers to rethink impact measurement.

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Valasys

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

79% marketing leads never convert to sales. Picture this: Your marketing team generates vast quantities of leads while operating under a set of ambiguous and vague lead qualification procedures. This will lead to an inevitable conflict between the sales team and the marketing. Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL).

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Perkuto

JULY 31, 2019

You’ve likely heard it far too often, “That MQL was CRAP!” Of course, in the back of your mind, you’re wondering if sales is even following up on the leads marketing delivers. The struggle between sales and marketing is real. Communication and … READ MORE > The post That MQL Was C-R-A-P! The solution?

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 20, 2023

Aligning marketing and sales goals , although seemingly simple, can be difficult to do internally. From tried-and-true business processes to implementing new business software, your company can be challenged when aligning marketing and sales goals. In this case, it truly is hard to see the forest through the trees.

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Rev

JULY 12, 2023

If so, this blog post will give you 6 tips to optimize your lead handoff process by getting your marketing and sales teams working together more efficiently. What is lead handoff between marketing and sales? Lead handoff is the transfer of marketing-generated leads to sales for further follow-up and potential conversion into customers.

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Hubspot

JULY 22, 2018

Are your contacts going with the flow, or are they just sitting dormant in your marketing database? If you don't have any automated email workflows set up, your answer is probably the latter -- which means you're missing out on some major opportunities to nurture and engage your existing contacts. there's more. 1) Topic Workflows.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 1, 2012

With all the (deserved) hype surrounding marketing automation, is no wonder that many companies, startups especially, are adding the technology as a key component to their marketing activities. But let’s say you got approval and have purchased the marketing automation software of your dreams.

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Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Summary: So you want some hard numbers to prove the value of marketing automation? A client asked yesterday if I had some benchmark information to justify the cost of her marketing automation project. Neolane “ Making the Business Case for Enterprise Marketing Software ”. Here's a bunch. Statistics include: • 16.5%

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Only B2B

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Over a long time, the sales and marketing operations in B2B organizations were thought to be discrete. At some point throughout the sales cycle, marketers must transfer over marketing qualified leads (MQLs) to sales teams as sales qualified leads (SQLs). Must Read: What Is MQL & SQL and How Do They Differ?

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LeadSloth

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Marketing Automation is on its way to the peak of the hype cycle. However, there are a couple of B2B Marketing experts who understand how to avoid inflated expectations. Together with Craig Rosenberg (aka The Funnelholic) of Tippit she presented a webinar called The 9 Metrics Every Marketer Must Track.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

While business development representatives (BDRs) were always associated with sales, more and more companies have started integrating them into their marketing departments. A recent study found that such alignment brings 208% more value from marketing with 108% less effort. Marketing efforts also generate leads.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Let me start by saying that I’m a big believer of Marketing Automation (MA) and have seen it produce incredible marketing ROI for some manufacturers and industrial companies. Visit my website for more content on industrial marketing.]. Then why [.]. This is only a content summary.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Author: Ernesto Castillo Marketing automation isn’t just for marketing. As a sales leader or rep, marketing automation is fundamental to understanding your prospects’ behaviors, leveraging them in your follow-ups, and making the right connections. At Marketo, our current agreed-upon SLA for any MQL is 24hrs.

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Tiecas

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a disruptive and transformative force in B2B marketing for industrial companies. This technological advancement offers unprecedented opportunities for personalization, efficiency, and insight- and data-driven strategies, enabling marketers to meet the complex demands of the industrial sector.

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ClickDimensions

MARCH 7, 2023

These two teams are usually Marketing and Sales. Marketing and Sales: An Important Connection For most people, the difference between a marketer and a salesperson is clear, one approaches leads from a one-to-many stand point (Marketing) while the other provides a more personalized one-to-one experience (Sales).

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Lake One

APRIL 2, 2020

How is the sales team determining which leads they should talk to and which ones are in need of nurturing by marketing because they are aren’t quite sales-ready? If you find yourself asking these questions, you might need some help determining a marketing qualified lead. Define Your MQL Criteria. Examples of MQL Actions.

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 30, 2009

As a response to my posts 7 Reasons Why Marketing Automation Projects Fail and Marketing Automation ROI , several people mentioned that the benefits of Marketing Automation are not just increased sales. Marketing Automation Increases Revenue. Marketing influenced pipeline.

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Heinz Marketing

JULY 2, 2019

Today’s marketing success relies heavily on deep analytics—analytics that allow marketers to act smarter, faster, and with more thoughtfulness than ever before—to not only gain the attention of today’s savvy B2B buyer, but to engage, nurture, and enable that buyer through the end of their decision-making process. Let’s dive in.

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InsightSquared

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

I’m sure this was many of us marketers before the digital revolution, but now we have what seems like infinite data sources at our fingertips. As marketers, we often default to defining marketing’s top-of-funnel success with a metric that we could track with simple web tracking and marketing automation rules.

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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. Maximized ROI: MQL-focused strategies translate into cost-effective endeavors.

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