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.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. So, yes, MQLs matter.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

To figure this out, you need real-time intent data data that tells you: Who is searching What they are searching for When they are searching for it A strong lead scoring model helps you rank prospects based on their intent so you can identify the best-fit leads and guide them towards conversion.

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Act-On

APRIL 10, 2024

Luckily for marketers, lead scoring exists. Lead scoring helps organizations move prospects along their buying journey in a structured, strategic way — which is especially helpful considering how complex buying journeys have become. For marketing and sales teams, that handoff is a potential minefield.

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markempa

JUNE 13, 2017

So, who should own B2B lead generation: sales, marketing or both? Sales and marketing aren’t doing a great job of executing lead generation because they both believe it’s the others job. Companies don’t typically call what salespeople do “lead generation” or “demand generation.” Let me explain.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The lead qualification process helps B2B marketing teams focus their efforts and resources on serious buyers and prospects that are likely to take the next step. In this article, we’ll explain the lead qualification process step-by-step. Why is the lead qualification process critical to marketing success?

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Directive Agency

APRIL 9, 2025

If you havent reviewed your lead scoring model or operational workflow strategy this quarter, now is the time. In 2025, marketing success depends on systems that deliver speed, precision, and scalability. Effective August 31, 2025 : Existing score properties will no longer update and will effectively be deprecated.

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Zoominfo

MAY 14, 2018

In marketing, it’s common knowledge that lead quality is generally more important than lead quantity. And yet, marketing lead qualification remains a sticking point for many organizations. In fact, 61% of B2B marketers send all leads directly to sales, but only 27% are sales qualified ( source ).

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. So, yes, MQLs matter.

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Act-On

JULY 11, 2018

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 4, 2020

The PDCA model consists of the following steps: Plan. Plan-do-check-act in Agile Marketing. PDCA in Agile marketing is mainly focused on managing the value stream. Marketing teams often struggle with: delivering on time because they’re interacting with many internal and external stakeholders and have many dependencies.

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FunnelEnvy

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In the B2B and SaaS competitive landscape, all leads are not created equal. Generating high-quality marketing qualified leads (MQLs) is a crucial feeder for the sales funnel to help maximize marketing ROI and drive revenue growth. What is an MQL in B2B?

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Only B2B

AUGUST 7, 2024

45% of marketers say that attracting quality leads with content remains their top challenge, with 38% of businesses struggling to find the resources to produce more. If you don’t want to fall into this bracket, you need more sales-qualified leads. That’s why we have set the lead qualification criteria for you.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 24, 2020

For quality leads — that are more effective in the long-term — inbound marketing undoubtedly provides better sources for lead generation than outbound. Well, for starters, inbound prospects, by definition, choose themselves as leads. What is Inbound Lead Generation? Inbound vs. Outbound Lead Generation.

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Vision Edge Marketing

OCTOBER 20, 2020

As a supplier or partner you play a leading role in shaping the supply chain in which we operate. As a supplier or partner you go out of your way to understand what value means to us more than your competitors. As a supplier or partner you go out of your way to understand what value means to us more than your competitors.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 8, 2021

All eyes are on you, Marketing Manager, to feed the sales team ready-to-close leads. But how do you find leads and prime them for buying? Welcome to lead generation marketing. What is Lead Generation Marketing? Lead gen marketing is what businesses do to attract ideal customers.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2021

Well-crafted CTAs encourage prospects to click and convert to a marketing qualified lead (MQL), or possibly to a sales qualified lead (SQL), depending on which type of CTA you present. Or are we engaging with well-nurtured leads who are ready for a demo? 4 CTAs Proven to Perform.

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Sales Engine

AUGUST 2, 2017

Most marketing and sales leaders in the business-to-business world know that nurturing leads is important. In this article, we look at a case study of lead nurturing that finds that nurtured leads were three times more likely to convert to sales-accepted leads than traditional marketing-qualified leads.

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markempa

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Way Forward Instead of throwing more bodies at the problem or buying more tools, consider this: Flip the Funnel: Stop thinking about leads. Align Around Revenue Your sales team’s time is your most expensive marketing channel. Rethink “Qualified”: The old MQL/SQL framework isn’t enough.

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Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The answer lies in lead nurturing—a process that not only broadens your reach but also ensures that leads are continually engaged and guided through every stage, ultimately leading to higher conversion rates. The Importance of B2B Lead Nurturing Multiple decision-makers. Lead nurturing is about delivering value.

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markempa

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Way Forward Instead of throwing more bodies at the problem or buying more tools, consider this: Flip the Funnel: Stop thinking about leads. Align Around Revenue Your sales team’s time is your most expensive marketing channel. Rethink “Qualified”: The old MQL/SQL framework isn’t enough.

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Contently

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Content marketing ain’t easy… but isn’t that why it’s so valuable? Organizations are taking a more proactive approach to content these days as it relates to audience engagement, lead funnel growth, prospect nurturing, customer loyalty, and strong brand affinity. Does your content alleviate a pain point?

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Only B2B

JULY 24, 2024

Your business generates tons of leads, but only a small percentage of these leads convert to customers- many are unlikely to convert, wasting your precious time and resources. To meet targets and drive growth, it’s crucial to focus on identifying and converting Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs).

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Unbounce

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Leads are potential customers that can turn into sales and profit for your business. But leads aren’t all alike. Splitting your leads into marketing qualified leads (MQLs) and sales qualified leads (SQLs) helps you sort them so you can best nurture each relationship. MQLs vs. SQLs.

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Oktopost

JULY 25, 2024

Fullpath’s VP of Marketing, Ilana Shabtay, gets transparent about one of the most significant risks she took as a marketing leader and the success that came along with shifting from a lead generation-focused strategy to a demand generation approach.

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FunnelEnvy

MARCH 17, 2025

In B2B marketing, generating website traffic is only the first step. The real challenge is converting those visitors into Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) prospects with enough interest and engagement to be nurtured into sales opportunities. a demo request might score higher than a blog subscription).

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Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Yet, one of the most interesting features that I have been playing around with is lead scoring and grading. Essentially, this automation assigns values to your prospects to further segment and understand their intent. In my opinion, I believe every B2B organization using Pardot should implement lead scoring to some extent.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

You’re about to get that hot lead on the phone. Your marketing and sales teams need both. Buying signals in marketing are essential for qualifying leads by showing prospective buyers the right content at the perfect time. This takes the guesswork out of who to target in your marketing campaigns.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 1, 2021

Although the company budget affects all departments, these specific KPIs pertain to marketing teams (and therefore sales, too): Customer acquisition cost (CAC) or Cost per acquisition (CPA) Return on investment (ROI) Return on ad spend (ROAS) Cost per click (CPC) — advertisement Marketing spend per customer. Customer Experience.

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Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 24, 2023

By Lisa Heay , Director of Business Operations at Heinz Marketing Lead scoring is often made out to be a behemoth endeavor, but it really doesn’t have to be. If you’ve considered implementing a lead scoring process at your organization but you’re feeling a little overwhelmed by the project, keep reading.

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FunnelEnvy

APRIL 14, 2025

The top of the funnel (TOFU) sets the foundation for successful B2B lead generation. Its where potential customers first engage with your brand, making it a crucial stage in shaping lead quality. Addressing these weaknesses is essential for improving lead quality and maximizing return on investment.

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Rev

MARCH 29, 2023

That’s exactly the case with MQL and SQL. We know that MQL stands for marketing qualified lead, and SQL stands for sales qualified lead. What is a marketing qualified lead? What is a sales qualified lead? Some SQLs were once MQLs. How are they different?

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Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2021

When you start drilling down into who your customer really is, the cost-per-click will increase because the likelihood of conversions drastically increases—but so will the efficiency of your marketing spend. Historically for intent signals, most of the data usually came at a one week delay.

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InsightSquared

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In the past, we’ve discussed three key measurements: Volume based metrics (the change in amount at any given stage i.e. # of leads). Conversion rates (output / input i.e. MQL rate). Does this mean that marketing is doing an awesome job delivering quality leads and that sales is not good at closing? Is this a problem?

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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. But in today’s buying market, those structures are being pressure-tested. And these days, Wendy tracks their sender score and domain health score as routine metrics— which wasn’t a habit a year ago.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

By Lisa Heay, Marketing Planning Manager at Heinz Marketing. Lead scoring is defined as a shared sales and marketing methodology for ranking leads in order to determine their sales-readiness. Organizations who implement lead scoring often experience lower marketing costs and higher conversion rates.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

During my time as a sales rep, building a lead list was one of my first activities when I took on a new sales role, territory, or industry vertical. Table of Contents What Is a Lead List? Leads are often categorized and managed through these different stages: Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs).

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