Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

Marketing leaders are facing an unprecedented time with unprecedented demands: Wring every drop of value from generative AI. So let’s dive in — here’s what’s top-of-mind for these marketing leaders, along with some sage advice for their peers. Marketing — in this economy? Navigate ever-changing email privacy regulations.

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The Point

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Budgeting season is here again, and demand marketers are not immune. How big does your demand gen budget need to be in order to support your organization’s revenue goals in the new year? Define the percentage of that revenue (or pipeline) for which marketing is responsible. What do these budget numbers not include?

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Whether your marketing department is a startup or well established, you should routinely assess which key performance indicators (KPIs) you’re tracking — and if you’re not tracking any, decide where to start. Every marketing team should have specific KPIs that align with their department’s goals and the organization’s goals at large.

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Top Rank Marketing

JANUARY 22, 2024

Are you feeling the pressure to prove your marketing team’s ROI? In our 2023 B2B Influencer Marketing Report , 93% of the marketers we surveyed said they’re being pushed to prove their ROI. The good news is that we marketers have more tools than ever to measure our success. If so, you’re in good company. Contact us today.

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Rev

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

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

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Stevens & Tate

AUGUST 22, 2019

One of the biggest challenges businesses face is the lack of communication between their marketing teams and their sales teams. It’s not uncommon for a marketing team to use a variety of strategies to convert a lead and then move on to the next one, assuming sales will pick up where they left off. Determining MQL vs SQL.

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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. This will lead to an inevitable conflict between the sales team and the marketing. Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL).

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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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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 4, 2020

As marketers are asked to move ever faster, it’s easy to abandon anything that’s not active doing. These benefits extend to the management of marketing projects in a big way. Now, let’s delve deeper into how exactly each of these stages manifests in our daily marketing work. Plan-do-check-act in Agile Marketing.

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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). Must Read: What Is MQL & SQL and How Do They Differ?

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Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

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. According to our first party research conducted among our IFP audience, lead quality is the key focus for 40% of senior B2B marketers.

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Inbox Insight

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Organizations with aligned Sales and Marketing teams generate more than 200% revenue growth from marketing tactics, experience 24% faster growth in revenue, and are over two-thirds (67%) more effective at closing deals ( MarTech Alliance ). With this in mind, what key tactics can be used to encourage B2B Sales and Marketing alignment?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The disconnect between marketing and sales is an age-old story. Research shows that 90 percent of sales and marketing professionals believe their strategy, processes, content, and culture are not aligned. This has major consequences for both the marketing team and their sales counterparts. “If Let’s dive in. Let’s dive in.

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 14, 2020

Amid the day to day progression of the coronavirus, companies are seeing one of their major lead generation programs dry up – event marketing. Event marketing had been on the upswing with between 20%-25% of the typical marketing budget being spent on tradeshows, roadshows, etc. Conserve it to ride out the storm, or.

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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? Read time: 7 minutes MQL vs SQL vs PQL: What’s the difference?

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Envy

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

When you're working in B2B tech marketing agency, it can feel like you're drowning in a sea of TLAs (three-letter abbreviations) and technical B2B marketing terms. Marketing terms. Account Based Marketing ! Customer Relationship Management is the heart of B2B tech marketing. Did we miss any? Churn rate.

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Sales Engine

JANUARY 18, 2016

Specifically, are dollars best spent on sales or marketing? And when taking a deep look at marketing results, we were a bit surprised that the data actually helped to diagnose asales problem. During the evaluation timeframe, we generated almost 6,000 leads, for a Suspect-to-MQL conversion rate of 27.3%.

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Only B2B

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Are your leads ready for market? The age-old conflict between sales and marketing appears to always come down to one thing: leads. While marketing teams have historically been judged on the amount of demand they drive, sales teams are frequently seeking for more quality prospects to sell to. Lead Scoring And MQLs.

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SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

That being the case, sales and marketing metrics have shifted from the norm to better support communities. We are going to dive into some specific senior care sales and marketing metrics that you should follow so you can track your occupancy rates. Which are the crucial senior sales and marketing metrics?

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Marketing and sales teams rely heavily on one another to drive business. After all, it’s the marketing department that generates leads, and the sales team that converts those leads to paying customers. Table of Contents How can Sales and Marketing collaborate? Let’s take a closer look with some examples: Product datasheets.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Ultimately, as with most things in marketing, the “right” dashboard is the one that helps you reach your goals. Trends and Growth KPI Dashboard Finally, this type of dashboard is helpful for middle management to drive strategic decisions based on where the market or industry is heading.

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BOP Design

MAY 5, 2021

Phil, take a minute to see how this applies to B2B marketing. Here, we take a closer look at a few ways to evaluate your B2B marketing strategy to ensure you are focusing on creating a human connection with your prospects and clients, not just making a sale. The best marketing campaigns don’t start with a statement about “us.”

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SnapApp

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Yet, lead qualification seems to be a particularly troublesome pain point for marketers and salespeople alike. As we’ve recently discussed , in order to drive ROI for a business, marketing teams need to recognize the importance of lead quality over lead quantity in the modern world of B2B marketing. Not convinced?

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PureB2B

APRIL 11, 2019

The sales and marketing landscapes are evolving, especially with regard to lead and demand generation. Surprisingly, a successful lead generation marketing campaign may not equate to strong sales conversion rates. Today, much of the pressure to reach these vital sales goals falls to the marketing team. MQL Best Practices.

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SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

NOTE: You need HubSpot Professional/Enterprise in order to leverage this feature. 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. Defining Marketing Qualified Leads.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 1, 2020

In order to make the most of your efforts, you must determine what matters most to your company and what, in turn, are the most productive senior care metrics. Key Performance Indicators are metrics that you should be tracking in order to measure your progress toward your predefined goals. MQL-to-SQL Conversion Rate.

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Tomorrow People

OCTOBER 27, 2020

A closer look at what marketing tactics seem to be working – and what to watch out for. Earlier this year, before the world experienced mass disruption, we were putting the finishing touches on a series of eBooks looking at some of the most interesting trends we saw in content, marketing, and business strategy. Revenue Growth.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2021

On average, orders almost doubled. “It’s something like an educated Hail Mary pass that sweeps up unconverted marketing qualified leads.” “Direct mail gifting is a demand generation tactic that assists other channels by cleaning up after them,” says Mitchell Hanson, director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. The results?

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The ABM Agency

JANUARY 2, 2023

Business-to-business (B2B) marketing campaigns come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and it can be difficult to decide which style is best suited to your marketing goals. In this blog post, we’ll be exploring the three most popular B2B marketing campaigns: account-based marketing (ABM), B2B lead gen and demand generation (Demand Gen).

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thePoint

AUGUST 24, 2020

We have arrived at the #5 thing I believe every CEO should know about marketing. In case you are new to the series, you can find #1 – #4 ( The “Ante” , Not all marketing is the same , B2B buyer journey , and B2B website purpose ) in our blog. #5 What is a MQL (marketing qualified lead)? Click To Tweet.

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PureB2B

JANUARY 28, 2020

Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) are defined as leads that have expressed interest in a product or service and have a high likelihood of becoming a customer. The challenge most teams encounter in getting MQLs to sales development representatives (SDR)and then having these leads cycle through the sales funnel. MQLs Have Evolved.

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Meerkat Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Generating leads is always a hot topic at the leadership table for B2B professional service firms when it comes to marketing. That means that the marketing department is tasked with “generating leads”. . A Common Pitfall: Focused on Generating Leads instead of Marketing Qualified Leads & Converted Revenue.

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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. Contact Us.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 3, 2018

Discord between marketing and sales departments is an age-old story. The marketing team gets annoyed at the sales team for failing to follow up on leads and in return, the sales team is annoyed with the marketing team for generating low-quality leads in the first place. 5 Ways to Facilitate Better Marketing and Sales Alignment.

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LeanData

APRIL 16, 2021

In go-to-market (GTM) motions, a key metric to measure and continuously improve upon is conversion. However many activities to measure, the bare essence in all Marketing use cases is this: Conversion occurs when someone responds to a call-to-action (CTA). A marketer’s dilemma. Customer lifetime value. Annual revenue per user.

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MKT1

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Marketing gets a bad rap. Many founders, sales leaders, product leaders, and even marketers themselves think B2B marketing teams are just a service organization to sales—marketing only exists to generate leads this quarter. And that’s partially because it’s incredibly misunderstood.

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SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

NOTE: You need HubSpot Professional/Enterprise in order to leverage this feature. 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. Defining Marketing Qualified Leads.

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