Martech

JANUARY 29, 2024

Lead generation for B2B has undergone quite a transformation. But have we deviated too far from sustainable lead generation practices and become too reliant on pay-to-play databases to fuel outbound initiatives? As I often say, a true lead demonstrates intent to discover or purchase your product — yes, it’s that simple.

Lead Ranking 127

Lead Ranking Lead Gen Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Scoring 127

Only B2B

APRIL 10, 2024

MQL sits at the intersection of marketing and sales. These are leads that have been validated and are ready to be handed over to the sales team. Many marketers view MQL as flawed because less than 1% of these leads typically reach the final stage of the buying process, and even then, there’s no guarantee they’ll convert.

Marketing Qualified Leads 71

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead 71

Zoominfo

AUGUST 17, 2021

One of the many benefits of conversational marketing is its ability to accelerate your sales cycle. After all, it is built for and used by both your marketing and sales teams to drive pipeline and generate revenue. Sync your HubSpot fields into your conversational marketing platform to make this happen.

Hubspot 195

Hubspot Top of Funnel Conversion Sales Qualified Leads 195

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Programmatic Native Advertising: Zemanta Image Source: Zemanta At Marketing Insider Group, we use Zemanta , an Outbrain company, for all our clients. Its integration with Outbrain’s network makes it a powerful tool for effective paid content distribution , catering to the needs of modern digital marketing. Why Zemanta?

Paid Content 231

Paid Content Distribution Cost Per Thousand Budget Programs 231

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Many marketers began to recognize the value of video content in 2020, and new research suggests that they are now leveraging it to achieve a wide array of objectives. As of this year, the majority of marketers (70%) said that video content showed a positive return-on-investment. Marketers and Video Content Effectiveness.

Video Marketing 223

Video Marketing Content Statistics Sales Qualified Leads 223

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2021

Calls-to-Action (CTAs) are everything in B2B marketing. 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. 4 CTAs Proven to Perform.

Lead Generation 362

Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 362

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Your team is discussing new ways to highlight your business’s value position and drive more leads. Everyone agrees it’s a great idea, and you raise your hand to lead your organization’s first-ever webinar series. Sure, webinar marketing initiatives can lead to high-value impact and brand loyalty for your business.

Webinar Metrics 346

Webinar Metrics B2B Thought Leadership Planning Sales Qualified Leads 346

ANNUITAS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Sales is wasting time looking for demographic data that will “pre-qualify” leads while ignoring the personalized information that the marketing team is already collecting (or has the potential to collect). A mature marketing organization is tracking its users’ online behavior. Success relies on joint stewardship.

Conversion 234

Conversion Sales Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles Opinions 234

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What is Lead Generation? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important.

Sales Management 240

Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 240

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. No matter where the lead was sourced.

Lead Ranking 246

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 246

ANNUITAS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Sales is wasting time looking for demographic data that will “pre-qualify” leads while ignoring the personalized information that the marketing team is already collecting (or has the potential to collect). A mature marketing organization is tracking its users’ online behavior. Success relies on joint stewardship.

Sales Qualified Leads 228

Sales Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles Opinions Work Management 228

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Marketing and sales are evolving, and Conversational Marketing is taking center stage. B2B marketers have traditionally relied on email marketing and social media to reach their audiences effectively and efficiently. This is Conversational Marketing in the act. Real-Time Support: Is It Sustainable? Standardize.

Sales Management 344

Sales Management Conversion Ad Building Marketing & Strategy 344

Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 17, 2023

Over the years, we’ve read (and written) some of the best marketing articles, making our judgment pretty great when it comes to determining value. The best marketing articles are not only chock-full of valuable insight, but they also stand the test of time. As content marketing experts, we realize that not everyone has this superpower.

Paid Search Agency 335

Paid Search Agency Content Marketing Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 335

Tiecas

APRIL 23, 2024

Manufacturing lead generation is a perennial top priority for most manufacturers. To thrive, these companies must consistently attract qualified leads to fuel their sales pipelines. However, this sales-driven environment presents unique challenges for industrial and manufacturing marketers.

Lead Ranking 52

Lead Ranking Lead Generation Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 52

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 29, 2020

What Does Content Marketing ROI Include? You can’t convert leads that don’t exist. Measuring content marketing effectiveness (and discovering the ROI beneath your campaigns) makes the difference between frustration and confidence when presenting on your progress. Calculating Content Marketing ROI.

Top of Funnel 347

Top of Funnel ROI Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 347

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 26, 2020

As data analytics grow in sophistication, measuring the results of your marketing efforts becomes even more critical to your company’s success. So why, then, do 44% of all B2B companies not even bother to measure their content marketing ROI? After all, what’s the ultimate goal of content marketing? So, show them the money.

ROI 363

ROI Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Content Marketing 363

Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 13, 2023

In spirit of 2023’s Oscar Awards, we’re naming 10 small businesses that we believe deserve recognition for the best content marketing. Every great business owner knows that committing to the best content marketing practices can take your profits to the next level. But what exactly are the best content marketing practices?

Marketing Budget 227

Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Budget Creation 227

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 11, 2021

Only then can you create truly personalized, seamless experiences to guide your leads through the sales funnel successfully. If you can master this skill, you’ll continually improve your digital marketing efforts and drive more brand loyalty online. Source: Grand View Research. Source: Grand View Research.

Lead Ranking 352

Lead Ranking Analytics Marketing AI Marketing Budget 352

The Lead Agency

MARCH 17, 2024

Every click, like, view and interaction brings us insights and edges buyers at every stage of the sales cycle toward the ultimate goal: the purchase. But what comes first is the lead. Website lead generation forms are one of the most critical touchpoints in the B2B landscape. In B2B services specifically, that goes up to 2.2%.

High Quality Lead 127

High Quality Lead Lead Generation Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 127

Only B2B

MARCH 13, 2024

Many B2B marketers struggle to connect their content strategy to concrete results. It can be hard to know if your content is generating leads or boosting brand awareness. Marketers are reporting that the expected revenue of the worldwide content marketing sector in 2022 was about $63 billion.

ROI 71

ROI Marketing Budget Creation B2B Thought Leadership B2B 71

Webbiquity

MARCH 28, 2023

A well-rounded content marketing strategy will rely on several different types of content to achieve its goals. Understanding how each different content format works, which audience segments it appeals to, and how it fits into your overall sales and marketing funnel is key to success. Guest post by Natasha Lane.

Top of Funnel 309

Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Planning 309

Martech

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In this view, the used-by counter shows a bird’s eye “1-50 of many.” This displays a nice summary view of how many assets are using each email template, with clickable links. This is where expertise and creativity come into play for the Marketing Operations team! View Dialogues, Conversational Flows, or both.

Marketo 122

Marketo Enterprise Management Template Sales Qualified Leads 122

ClearVoice

APRIL 17, 2024

This wisdom holds especially true for us marketers, whose responsibility is to drive growth and attract new customers. The Importance of Tracking Your Collaborative Content Hopefully, we don’t have to emphasize how important data is to your marketing success. Sixty-eight percent of B2B businesses struggle with lead generation.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads 52

ClearVoice

APRIL 17, 2024

This wisdom holds especially true for us marketers, whose responsibility is to drive growth and attract new customers. The Importance of Tracking Your Collaborative Content Hopefully, we don’t have to emphasize how important data is to your marketing success. Sixty-eight percent of B2B businesses struggle with lead generation.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads 52

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 24, 2023

Your B2B marketing strategy can only succeed with accurate data capturing your efforts and how well they worked for you—and all that information needs to be stored and analyzed somewhere. Ready to get started with more advanced tracking and more accurate marketing analytics? That’s where Google Analytics 4 (GA4) comes in. What is GA4?

Marketing Analytics Tools 208

Marketing Analytics Tools Analytics Google Marketing Automation Services 208

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. No matter where the lead was sourced.

Lead Ranking 195

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 195

Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2022

To set their sales teams up for success — and drive the largest possible return on investment for their businesses — today’s go-to-market leaders need comprehensive, integrated data and intelligent lead-routing systems. Lower conversion rates Poor-quality data dramatically reduces the accuracy of lead scoring and prioritization.

Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Marketing Analytics Tools Top of Funnel High Quality Lead Lead Ranking 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Account-based marketing is used by most B2B companies, and it’s easy to see why: it promises to bring marketing and sales closer together, target accounts as one revenue team, and drive bottom-line results. Poor data quality leads to targeting the wrong accounts at the wrong times and in the wrong way. The reason?

Account Based Marketing 100

Account Based Marketing Sales Qualified Leads Zoominfo Marketing Management 100

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. and “Why do MQLs matter?” This blog post covers all you need to know about MQLs—from definitions to strategies for converting leads into paying customers.

Marketing Qualified Leads 78

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead 78

Optinmonster

MARCH 2, 2023

If you want to improve your conversion rates, one important thing to know is how to qualify leads. When your leads are qualified for marketing and sales, you’ll be more likely to convert them into paying customers. What Does It Mean To Qualify Leads? What Does It Mean To Qualify Leads?

Sales Qualified Leads 69

Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 69

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)?

Marketing Qualified Leads 98

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Hubspot 98

Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Marketing leaders across industries are wondering: How much of my marketing budget should be allocated to SEO, and what can we expect to get out of it? Understanding your buyer’s journey and delivering helpful content to support it helps you win rankings and attract qualified website visitors. SEO is a long-term play, no doubt.

Lead Ranking 129

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring SEO Multi-Touch Attribution 129

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.

Lead Ranking 78

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 78

Tiecas

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Industrial marketing for manufacturers is complicated, with many moving parts that must mesh together to produce measurable and sustainable results, i.e., generate better quality leads that turn into sales opportunities. Industrial marketing for manufacturers offers solutions that allow us to maximize our resources.

Top of Funnel 104

Top of Funnel Lead Generation Advertising Agencies Lead Ranking 104

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. Reading time: 4 minutes Why is Lead Quality the key area of focus for Demand Generation?

Lead Ranking 101

Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Qualified Leads 101

Only B2B

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In marketing streams, the term ‘MQL is Dead’ keeps popping up. A marketing qualified lead (MQL) is a website visitor who your marketing team believes has a good chance of becoming a customer. MQLs are pre-qualified leads who match your buyer profile. Marketing and Sales Funnel.

Lead Ranking 127

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads MQL High Quality Lead 127

Marketri

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Many people view marketing as a creative endeavor, but it’s really a mix of art and science. When you invest time and budget on marketing, you need to know it will pay off through a strong ROI. And therein lies the science of modern marketing. That assurance comes from data.

Lead Ranking 62

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Churn Rate 62