Lake One

APRIL 2, 2020

Whether your manufacturing digital leads are feast or famine, how do you know which leads are a good fit? How is the sales team determining which leads they should talk to and which ones are in need of nurturing by marketing because they are aren’t quite sales-ready? In other terms, how are they being qualified?

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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? Marketing Strategies That Will Help You Gain More MQLs So, how do you get your MQLs to pick up the pace again and move down the funnel?

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Only B2B

MARCH 27, 2024

Ah, the never-ending quest for qualified leads! B2B marketers spend countless hours crafting campaigns, social media posts, and targeted ads, all in the name of capturing potential customers. Must Read: MQL vs SQL: Which Lead Matter More & When? But what happens after that initial spark of interest?

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Only B2B

APRIL 24, 2024

Among marketers, few topics spark as much debate as the comparison between demand generation and inbound marketing. Conversely, inbound marketing predominantly relies on passive techniques to draw in potential leads. Here are some metrics to consider: High-intent Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs).

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Launch Marketing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Making sense of marketing and engagement data is not easy. Before marketing automation, companies tracked data in various places. These challenges make it impossible to analyze their data to gauge marketing performance. These challenges make it impossible to analyze their data to gauge marketing performance.

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Hubspot

MARCH 27, 2020

Now, as a marketer, I get it. Having the best of both worlds is the feeling you have when your company's marketing automation software and CRM work in tandem. When the two software work together, your company will convert more MQLs to SQLs and make more sales. CRM and Marketing Automation.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of B2B marketing, where competition is relentless, and digital marketing strategies continuously shift, the importance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) stands out like a guiding light. Maximized ROI: MQL-focused strategies translate into cost-effective endeavors.

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The Marketing Blender

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The 11 undeniable benefits of marketing automation for B2B sales and marketing teams. How automation can transform your B2B marketing effectiveness and results. These days, when most consultants and gurus talk about technology transforming marketing, automation is what they’re referring to.

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Engagio

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

That’s why lead nurturing remains such a key element of a good B2B go-to-market. Lead nurturing is the process of building a relationship with prospects that are not yet sales-ready, by conducting an informative dialog, regardless of the lead’s budget, authority, or timing. So, which approach is more effective?

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Lake One

JULY 28, 2020

With marketing automation, you can serve the right content to the right person at the right time – at scale. And not to mention, it just might be my favorite tool in our marketing tech stack. . So, how does marketing automation apply in the real world? What is B2B Marketing Automation? Lead Scoring.

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Martech

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Marketing has always been challenged to demonstrate impact on pipeline and revenue — and it hasn’t gotten easier. Success metrics have evolved beyond impressions, opens, and click rates, with privacy changes like Apple iOS 15’s open-blocking feature pushing marketers to rethink impact measurement.

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Rev

JULY 12, 2023

Yes, just one hour to follow up with leads and secure the best chance of speaking to key decision-makers and converting them into customers—at least, that’s what a study from the Harvard Business Review found. Low-quality leads make their way to sales, and some of the most qualified leads fall through the cracks.

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Stevens & Tate

APRIL 15, 2020

A comprehensive professional service marketing strategy can be time-consuming to not just develop and implement, but to monitor and maintain as well. It’s why many professional services use automation tools. Keeping that in mind, the following are a few examples of how you can use professional service marketing automation.

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Only B2B

MARCH 6, 2024

“The only metric that matters in marketing is how many qualified leads you generate every month.” ” – Seth Godin, Marketing Author and Entrepreneur Generating qualified leads is the heart of lead generation and contributes to your bottom line i.e. revenue.

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Valasys

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

79% marketing leads never convert to sales. Picture this: Your marketing team generates vast quantities of leads while operating under a set of ambiguous and vague lead qualification procedures. Thus, keeping the quality of their generated leads a mystery. Qualified Leads.

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Only B2B

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Over a long time, the sales and marketing operations in B2B organizations were thought to be discrete. At some point throughout the sales cycle, marketers must transfer over marketing qualified leads (MQLs) to sales teams as sales qualified leads (SQLs). However, this is rapidly adapting.

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MKT1

JUNE 5, 2023

“The marketing funnel is dead,” they say. I agree the marketing funnel isn’t exactly funnel shaped–it's sort of an hourglass. So, I still strongly recommend B2B marketing teams map their funnels. But all things go-to-market will fall better into place once you do it. I don’t agree.

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Tiecas

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a disruptive and transformative force in B2B marketing for industrial companies. This technological advancement offers unprecedented opportunities for personalization, efficiency, and insight- and data-driven strategies, enabling marketers to meet the complex demands of the industrial sector.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 26, 2018

The other day I was talking to yet another marketing operations manager who has “a duplicate problem*” and “just needs a one-time dedupe job.” (“*Duplicates”—multiple records for the same person and/or company in CRM/Marketing Automation platforms.) The sales rep converts the lead for Ann 2 into the ABC, Inc.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Whether you’re pursuing an inbound or outbound marketing strategy, lead generation is a constant struggle. In fact, 37% of B2B marketers rank it as their number one challenge. Nestled within that challenge is an even more daunting task: finding enough qualified leads. What is the lead qualification process?

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Sales Engine

JUNE 20, 2017

MARKETING AUTOMATION AND LEAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS have allowed for a near-scientific breakdown of the sales funnel. Leads in each stage of the buying process meet very specific criteria and behave in certain predictable ways. The sales-accepted lead (SAL) designation can be an excellent indicator of lead quality.

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Stevens & Tate

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Once your buyer has been made aware of their problem, searched through your content, and become a lead, their true “shopping” experience begins. Email marketing and marketing automation are the primary avenues for marketing to your buyers at this point. Lead Nurturing Campaigns. Drip Emails.

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The Point

JANUARY 19, 2021

2020 was a year of change for marketers worldwide, much of it not for the best of reasons. Will B2B marketing, and demand generation in particular, revert to “normal” once the pandemic subsides and economic recovery kicks in, or are recent trends destined to become staple tactics in the months and years to come?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

At the top of the funnel, marketing increases traffic and fills the database with new leads through paid ads, social media, search, referral programs, and a variety of other channels. But in between, marketing needs to nurture and qualify leads by encouraging them to engage with content until they’re sales-ready.

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Sales Engine

MAY 17, 2016

Marketing automation and lead management systems have allowed for a near-scientific breakdown of the sales funnel. Leads in each stage of the buying process meet very specific criteria and behave in certain predictable ways. The sales-accepted lead (SAL) designation can be an excellent indicator of lead quality.

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Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

One of the key aspects of gaining an edge is the efficient management of leads. This is where Automated Lead Qualification steps in as a game-changer. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the intricacies of Automated Lead Qualification, demystifying its key components, benefits, and challenges.

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ClickDimensions

MARCH 7, 2023

These two teams are usually Marketing and Sales. Marketing and Sales: An Important Connection For most people, the difference between a marketer and a salesperson is clear, one approaches leads from a one-to-many stand point (Marketing) while the other provides a more personalized one-to-one experience (Sales).

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

While business development representatives (BDRs) were always associated with sales, more and more companies have started integrating them into their marketing departments. A recent study found that such alignment brings 208% more value from marketing with 108% less effort. Marketing efforts also generate leads.

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Vision6

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The answer is high-quality leads. Research shows that 91% of marketers say that lead generation is their most important goal. High quality leads can not only boost conversion rates and customer loyalty but also significantly reduce marketing costs. What makes a lead high-quality?

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InsightSquared

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

I’m sure this was many of us marketers before the digital revolution, but now we have what seems like infinite data sources at our fingertips. As marketers, we often default to defining marketing’s top-of-funnel success with a metric that we could track with simple web tracking and marketing automation rules.

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Hubspot

JULY 22, 2018

Are your contacts going with the flow, or are they just sitting dormant in your marketing database? If you don't have any automated email workflows set up, your answer is probably the latter -- which means you're missing out on some major opportunities to nurture and engage your existing contacts. there's more. 1) Topic Workflows.

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Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Summary: So you want some hard numbers to prove the value of marketing automation? A client asked yesterday if I had some benchmark information to justify the cost of her marketing automation project. Neolane “ Making the Business Case for Enterprise Marketing Software ”. Here's a bunch. Statistics include: • 16.5%

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LeadSloth

AUGUST 30, 2009

As a response to my posts 7 Reasons Why Marketing Automation Projects Fail and Marketing Automation ROI , several people mentioned that the benefits of Marketing Automation are not just increased sales. Marketing Automation Increases Revenue. Marketing influenced pipeline.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 1, 2012

With all the (deserved) hype surrounding marketing automation, is no wonder that many companies, startups especially, are adding the technology as a key component to their marketing activities. But let’s say you got approval and have purchased the marketing automation software of your dreams.

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Schubert B2B

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

It’s a great feeling when you first sign up for a marketing automation platform. Finally, you have access to the data you need to improve engagement and move the needle with your B2B digital marketing efforts. Data can be incredibly valuable and can help guide your marketing strategy, but not all metrics are created equal.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Author: Ernesto Castillo Marketing automation isn’t just for marketing. As a sales leader or rep, marketing automation is fundamental to understanding your prospects’ behaviors, leveraging them in your follow-ups, and making the right connections. Lead Scoring and Collaboration.

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SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

When you design a lead management process at your organization, best practice is to include service level agreements (SLAs) between marketing, sales, and business development to clearly establish expectations. One of the line items you may want to include in that SLA is how long a lead can sit in each stage of your funnel.

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