Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Industrial lead generation is an important, if not the #1 goal of industrial marketers. Sure, there are other objectives of manufacturing content marketing as can been in this chart from the Manufacturing Content Marketing 2020 research report published by the Content Marketing Institute. This is only a content summary.

Marketing Qualified Leads 149

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking MQL Lead Generation 149

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 20, 2014

Marketing Automation vendors have done a great job of spreading the message about the benefits of technology in marketing. I’ve been asked several times about using Marketing Automation (MA) in industrial marketing. Visit my website for more content on industrial marketing.]. Not so fast! Why do I say that? [.]

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Qualified Leads MQL Marketing Automation 60

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.

Marketing Automation 60

Marketing Automation Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking ROI 60

Industrial Marketing Today

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Depends – are you in marketing or in sales? SAL – Sales Accepted Leads is the bridge between Marketing Qualified Leads (MQL) and Sales Qualified Leads (SQL). Clearly defining and understanding the implications of MQL, SAL and SQL are critical to the success of B2B lead generation. SAL aligns sales and marketing.

Lead Ranking 60

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Let me make it clear from the outset, this post is not about sales vs. marketing. I firmly believe that complex industrial sales require both sales and marketing to work together. I advise my clients to embrace that philosophy and not to think of industrial marketing as mere sales support.

Lead Ranking 60

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Paid Search Agency Sales Qualified Leads 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

I am wondering if it is a result of the age-old disagreement between sales and marketing on the definition of a qualified lead. So the waterfall concept is Inquiry > MQL > SAL > SQO > Close. The success of outbound marketing does make sense in this context. Company news and industry SIC codes tied for third.

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Of course, Marketing Automation alone cannot live up to those hyped up expectations and has to take the brunt of the blame. That is unfortunate because Marketing Automation software is a very useful tool and in my opinion, a necessity these days. However, is improving efficiency enough to justify investing in Marketing Automation?

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60