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Why Turning a Lead into an MQL is More Difficult Than Ever

Oktopost

Leads that once flowed through the funnel have now slowed their pace, leaving marketing teams struggling to meet their KPIs. Jump Ahead What is an MQL? A lead becomes an MQL once they have met certain criteria such as engaging with social posts, downloading content, clicking through a CTA, or interacting with other marketing materials.

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How to fix the broken sales-marketing lead funnel

Martech

Once your suspects have become prospects who’ve finally reached the scoring threshold, you toss the leads over the proverbial wall for sales to work. This is because sales prioritized their list over the leads you sent to them. It’s an illustration of the kind of scenario that can cause a deep divide between sales and marketing.

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Why Turning a Lead into an MQL is More Difficult Than Ever

Oktopost

Leads that once flowed through the funnel have now slowed their pace, leaving marketing teams struggling to meet their KPIs. Jump Ahead What is an MQL? A lead becomes an MQL once they have met certain criteria such as engaging with social posts, downloading content, clicking through a CTA, or interacting with other marketing materials.

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6 tips to optimize lead handoff between marketing and sales

Rev

Of course, this one-hour rule only really applies if your lead handoff process prioritizes highly-qualified leads that are, in fact, ready and able to buy. Low-quality leads make their way to sales, and some of the most qualified leads fall through the cracks. What is lead handoff between marketing and sales? Sound familiar?

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Lead Generation vs Lead Qualification: The Dynamic Duo of Sales Success

Only B2B

But there are a lot of factors littering the path of lead conversion [time, sales, team, and more]. Outreach volume (calls, emails, social media) Session duration and bounce rate. Understanding the lead generation vs lead qualification is crucial to smoothen your sales process and maximize conversions.

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How Sales and Marketing Can Collaborate (+Expert Tips)

Hubspot

Marketing and sales teams rely heavily on one another to drive business. After all, it’s the marketing department that generates leads, and the sales team that converts those leads to paying customers. It’s not intuitive, then, that these two functions often exist in silos, each having their own systems and processes.

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The Great MQL Debate: Can Focusing On Fit Generate Higher Quality Leads?

ABM in Action

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?