Martech

MAY 29, 2024

How should marketers approach the daunting task of reining in and improving the marketing funnel? Recently at The MarTech Conference , two marketing leaders discussed this precise task. What they discovered was that marketers need to understand all facets of the funnel and have data ready to make decisions.

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Only B2B

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

A marketing qualified lead (MQL) is one who has acquired a piece of content or connected with your marketing team but has not yet approached your sales funnel. A Sales Qualified Lead (SQL) is a lead that has been verified as a possible customer by your sales team.

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Rev

MARCH 29, 2023

Marketing and sales teams use a lot of acronyms, and we throw them around like everyone knows what they mean. 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 sales qualified lead?

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Only B2B

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Leads are critical for every B2B marketer, but according to the HubSpot’sReport in 2018 , driving traffic and leads is the biggest difficulty for 61 % of marketers. The attention is on number of leads rather than quality leads when it comes to lead generation. Source: AngelList.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 26, 2024

Imagine the marketing team as the first runner. They’ve sprinted hard, nurturing each lead with care and precision, and now they’re holding the baton of customer interest. Next up is the crucial moment: passing the baton to the sales team, set to dash to the finish line, er, close.

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Only B2B

MAY 18, 2023

In today’s digital era, businesses are constantly striving to enhance their marketing efforts to generate more leads and drive revenue growth. Among the key metrics that have gained significant importance is the MQL to SQL Conversion Rate. How to Calculate the MQL to SQL Conversion Rate?

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Act-On

APRIL 10, 2024

But not entirely unlike when a colleague sends you a link to a gated ebook, you give your contact info to download it, and then get a phone call from a sales rep the same day. Luckily for marketers, lead scoring exists. For marketing and sales teams, that handoff is a potential minefield.

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Rev

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

And every customer is a “converted” lead. But, not all leads will convert. That’s where marketing qualified leads, or MQLs, come into play. You might be asking, “What exactly is an MQL?” “How How do you identify an MQL?” and “Why do MQLs matter?” So, without further ado, let’s dive in.

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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. Do all those website visitors and content downloads translate into sales conversations? Imagine your sales funnel as a pyramid.

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Martech

JANUARY 25, 2022

You’ve worked hard to turn the engagement from your recent marketing campaign into leads. 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.

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Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

Designing a lead scoring model seems like a complex proposition. And if you jump into it without a solid strategy in place, you aren’t going to see game-changing results (or a happy sales team). In addition to marketing and sales, Suzy Balk, our Sr. In addition to marketing and sales, Suzy Balk, our Sr.

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Smarte

JUNE 28, 2022

A Marketing Qualified Lead sits at the top of the funnel. MQLs are at an awareness and information gathering stage. These leads are exploring various solutions to solve their pain points by reading/ accessing your company’s content or responding to a cold email. To simplify: MQL: Interested in your content.

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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.

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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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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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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. I don’t agree. 20% off for paid newsletter subscribers.

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Lusha

JUNE 1, 2023

Marketing qualified leads (MQLs) are a necessary stepping stone to getting that smile on your sales rep’s face. Along with sales qualified leads (SQLs), MQLs in B2B identify companies with a good chance of becoming customers–especially when compared to ‘spray and pray’ sales techniques.

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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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Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Effective lead generation comes down to both B2B lead quality and quantity. But with mounting pressure to demonstrate impact through hitting MQL targets, it’s easy for B2B marketers to overlook quality and become fixated on the latter.

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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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SmartBug Media

JULY 26, 2019

How do you know when a lead is ready to be handed off to sales? What makes the difference between a marketing qualified lead (MQL) and sales qualified lead (SQL)? An MQL is primarily a contact that is sales-ready, but is not yet ready for direct, personal attention from sales.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

The middle of the demand generation funnel receives way less attention than it deserves. 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. What exactly is the middle of the funnel?

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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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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. Content is an integral part of that process.

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ABM in Action

MAY 18, 2023

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. Are leads alive, are they dead or do they just need some life support?

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The Point

JUNE 23, 2020

B2B marketing has seen a dramatic change in the last decade, driven by radical advances in marketing technology and the emergence of new channels. Content marketing is dead. * The MQL is dead. . Content marketing is dead. * The MQL is dead. Change in marketing is an evolution, not a coup.

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SmartBug Media

MAY 12, 2023

Monthly reporting and analysis comprise an integral part of any marketing strategy. Lifecycle stages are a contact property that demonstrates where your contacts are in the marketing funnel. What are leads, MQLs, and SQLs? What is a lead? What is a marketing-qualified lead (MQL)?

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ATAK Interactive

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Marketing Qualified Leads might have a nice ring to it, but they aren’t a relevant marketing performance metric anymore. After all, most MQLs do not convert into customers. Video transcription below: Welcome to B2B Marketing Insights. And that’s kind of what the MQL is – nobody cares.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 11, 2022

Paid media’s reputation as an effective channel to generate quality leads has ebbed and flowed over time and per industry. However, like inbound marketing, paid media certainly has a place in your overall marketing strategy. Establishing Foundations for a Multi-Channel Marketing Strategy. Inbound Marketing Media.

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ATAK Interactive

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Marketing qualified leads might have a nice ring to it, but they aren’t a relevant marketing performance metric anymore. After all, most MQLs do not convert into customers. Video transcription below: Welcome to B2B Marketing Insights. For anyone who’s unfamiliar, the MQL is a marketing qualified lead.

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Stevens & Tate

MAY 20, 2021

How are you handling your marketing qualified leads? Once you have a lead at the top of the sales funnel, you can’t just stop marketing and hope that initial lead turns into a sales-qualified lead (SQL). Don’t Forget the Lead in the Middle.

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Inbox Insight

MARCH 29, 2023

When setting out a demand generation or content marketing campaign it’s always important to start with one key question in mind – how will this bring us a return on our investment? Which essentially comes down to asking; how many leads should marketing generate? What’s a marketing qualified lead (MQL)?

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Ledger Bennett

MAY 7, 2020

Have you ever wondered how sales and marketing fit together? What someone meant when they talked about the funnel? Well, we’ve put together a complete guide for you to learn all about the two different types of funnels we utilize daily. What is a Marketing Funnel?

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The Point

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Budgeting season is here again, and demand marketers are not immune. Based on the work we do with our agency’s B2B clients , here’s a basic, funnel-based approach to determining a realistic demand gen budget based on specific revenue targets: 1. Define the percentage of that revenue (or pipeline) for which marketing is responsible.

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Metadata

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The demand generation tactics of yesteryear are no longer enough, especially if you’re strapped for resources and leadership is asking you to drive more pipeline. You can’t do that if you’re solely focused on MQLs. So, what’s the opposite of tracking MQLs and holding on to demand gen tactics of the past?

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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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Full Circle Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Marketers, and really everyone involved in the go-to-market process at a company, are superheroes. Immovable objects are moved, impossible problems are solved, and distressed quarters and years are rescued by go-to-market superheroes. Next, it is important to outline the basic stages of the funnel.

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