Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

The top findings I got out of the release were: 47% of the sales professionals reported a slight increase in the size of their B2B pipelines this year as compared to last year. However, the sales cycles have also become longer, making it much harder to close deals. This one caught me by surprise.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

B2B sales and marketing leaders spend considerable time coming to an agreement on how much to value passive and active engagement. The end result is often a rubric of what cumulative or singular actions constitute a behaviorally qualified lead.

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2017

In this article, I’ll share how to apply lead nurturing to help advance leads through three stages of your lead generation funnel to get more qualified opportunities. Yet, it’s helpful to notice that all customer buying cycles fit into three distinct funnel stages. Enable sales and inside sales during lead nurturing.

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Terminus

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The campaign was launched with a $5k budget and was executed by one marketer and one SDR A virtual event that generated 2320 sign-ups, 34 sales-qualified opportunities, and five new customers right off the bat. ABM is a good fit for B2B companies selling high-ticket products to mid-level and enterprise customers.

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Strategic-IC

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The solution or product you are looking to introduce is invariably complex, of high consideration, with a long sales cycle, and a large group of interested parties involved in the review and purchase. SQAs (Sales Qualfied Accounts). SQOs (Sales Qualified Opportunities). Today’s buyer is self-educated.

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SnapApp

APRIL 4, 2018

This is amplified in the B2B marketing arena where longer sales cycles and multiple touchpoints across a range of different channels make KPI selection and attribution much more complex. . 2: Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). . 3: Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs). . 5: Opportunities. . Outbound Campaigns.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

This is a perfect analogy to what actually occurs in the sales process, where information starts out broad in the beginning and gets incredibly granular towards the end. Implementing a sales funnel helps business development leaders understand its entire sales cycle. The buyer’s journey is no exception to this rule.

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Directive Agency

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

If expensive clicks aren’t enough, B2B marketers typically battle complicated marketing funnels and long sales cycles. Proving ROI when top-of-funnel leads convert to sales-qualified opportunities in 30, 60, 90+ days can be challenging mountains to climb. Campaign Strategy: Attracting New Customers.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 9, 2024

It’s not just about converting leads to becoming “marketing qualified.” It’s about helping them progress along the way to get more sales. At this stage, you’re moving them from being a lead to a sales qualified opportunity. Or maybe he/she just doesn’t ever pick up the phone when a sales rep calls.

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Markempa

APRIL 30, 2019

In this post, I’m going to share how to apply lead nurturing to help advance leads through three stages of your demand generation funnel to get more sales qualified opportunities. Yet, it’s helpful to notice that all customer buying cycles fit into three distinct funnel stages.

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Conversica

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Conversica is the first to solve this problem by providing an integrated solution to seamlessly engage and capture leads at the very top of the funnel and, then, nurture and qualify leads to drive higher pipeline contribution,” Rashmi Vittal, Chief Marketing Officer at Conversica.

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Ledger Bennett

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Afterall, unless you’re one of those businesses with a 24 – 36-month sales cycle, the idea of setting annual targets is another thing that should be left to the dust. Is the sales cycle shortening? If you don’t have historical data to backstop your forecast, we give you full permission to make and educated guess.

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