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MQL Is Dead. Or Is It?

MarketingOps

Defining marketing metrics that matterand using them to tell stories about how marketing moves the GTM needle. To MQL or not to MQL. That is the question. Even without a Hamlet-worthy skull to hold for Shakespearean-style drama and flare, the dilemma still stands: Do we ditch the MQL or redefine it? For years, marketers have argued over the value of the MQL.

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Navigating Change Management in the Age of Consolidation: Key Takeaways from MarketingOps.com Webinar

MarketingOps

Jess Kao, Director and B2B GTM Digital Transformation Advisor at Adobe, recently graced the MarketingOps.com webinar stage to discuss the dynamics of navigating change management in the turbulent era of consolidation. Hosted by Tara from MarketingOps.com , the webinar went beyond the surface, exploring the significant roles, challenges, strategies, and value of marketing operations professionals during times of strategic shifts.

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Why Salesforce Data Quality is Holding Back Your MOps — and 5 Ways to Fix It

MarketingOps

What if the secret to driving better marketing performance wasnt in your latest campaign strategy, creative content, or ad spend? For marketing operations, the secret might be hiding in plain sight the quality of your Salesforce data. Whats Wrong with Your Salesforce Data Quality? Your marketing campaigns are only as strong as the data fueling them.

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2025: The Year of AI-Ready Data!

MarketingOps

As the founder of a generative enterprise AI company, I’ve had countless discussions with Marketing Operations leaders over the past 2 years. My company has worked with hundreds of organizations to build internal AI models for automating scoring, qualification, nurturing, and more, and we’re now running close to half a billion daily predictions for them.

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Beyond CRM Adoption: How to Leverage Process Optimization to Achieve Organization-Wide CRM Utilization

MarketingOps

The Problem with CRM Adoption If your company has invested in a Contact Relationship Management (CRM) tool whether its Marketo, Salesforce, HubSpot, or Zoho then by definition it has adopted that CRM. But that doesnt mean your organization has achieved utilization, which is the most important milestone in CRM implementation. For the sake of our conversation, lets establish some definitions what do I mean by CRM adoption and utilization ?

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Why Sourcing Pipeline Is Causing More Harm Than You Think

MarketingOps

B2B organizations have perpetuated an antiquated, fundamentally flawed model of sourcing pipelineone that breeds internal dysfunction, erodes productivity, and completely contradicts the core principles of executing an effective account-based strategy. The broken model? Dividing opportunities into marketing vs. sales-sourced pipeline. This article will explore why its time to abandon sales vs. marketing-sourced pipeline attribution.

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The Blueprint for Sustainable Business Growth: Customer-Centric Scaling

MarketingOps

Of course every business wants to close more deals, but the cold, hard truth is: gaining a customer you can’t keep isn’t scalable. According to FirstPageSage , the average customer acquisition cost (CAC) for B2B tech companies is $720. And, if your organization leans heavily into PPC and SEM, it’s even higher at $841. With the cost of new customer acquisition so high, it can take years to pay back the money you spent to acquire that customer.

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