Lead Generation: fueling the Revenue Engine

The marketing funnel – the model that represents how leads become sales – has changed. It’s far more sophisticated than it once was, with more lead sources, paths through the funnel, and metrics to track it all. While marketers do much more than just manage the funnel, when it comes to its relationship with sales, the focus is generally about delivering enough qualified leads to keep the revenue engine going. Almost every organization has a lead generation process (just 11 percent in this study claimed not to have one), but excellence in lead generation is hard to come by, with just nine percent of this study’s participants reporting that their process is highly effective. The process is in the critical path to revenue, accounting for a significant chunk of budget money and marketing resource. The performance of the lead generation process is also quite often the greatest point of friction between the sales and marketing team. For most organizations, there is clearly room for improvement.

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whitePaper | June 27, 2022

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whitePaper | January 19, 2022

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whitePaper | January 20, 2023

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whitePaper | October 20, 2022

Modern B2B marketers are experiencing a new frontier of demand and revenue generation, with a wealth of data at their fingertips. Paired with everevolving tools and technologies, marketing teams have a nearly 360-degree view of their market and audience. The challenge no longer lies in gathering insights, but in how to use the right data to drive growth effectively. The pressure to prove revenue contribution has never been stronger. As B2B marketers look to scale their go-to-market efforts, decoding audience insights and behavior is more important than ever before.

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whitePaper | September 12, 2022

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