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41 Execs Discuss Key B2B Marketing Metrics to Watch in 2018

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4: Cost-Per-Lead (CPL). . CPL thresholds will vary quite a bit based on the product and industry. The goal is to generate a campaign that has a low CPL, and high MQL-SQL conversion rate. . 5: Opportunities. . The lead becomes an opportunity when they progress to talking about an upcoming purchase decision.

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Making Sense of Marketing Acronyms: Part 1

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CPL (Cost Per Lead) The cost of finding your next potentially viable lead. MQL (Marketing Qualified Lead) A lead that your marketing team has deemed likely to convert into a customer based on their engagement with your marketing efforts. ROAS (Return on Advertising Spend) Your ROAS can be described like this.