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It’s Time to Shift Right

Totango

To “shift right” means to reorient your business from an acquisition-based operating model, where the focus is on top-of-the-funnel activities like marketing and sales, to a customer value-based operating model, where the entire organization is focused on providing valuable experiences to customers at every stage of the journey.

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Quiz Funnel: Examples, Benefits, & Steps to Create One

ProProfs

In this competitive business world, the success of an enterprise depends a lot on the efficacy of its marketing funnel. A well-executed marketing funnel can consistently bring in relevant leads and sales, whereas a flawed one can make it difficult to close deals. What Is a Quiz Funnel? If yes, keep reading!

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Lead conversion: Examples and effective tips for improvement

Zendesk

Finding prospects can feel so difficult that many companies throw excess resources toward lead generation, but then stall when it comes to converting those leads into sales. With so much effort going into gaining initial interest, it’s doubly frustrating when sales leads aren’t immediately ready to buy. sales qualified lead (SQL).

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Productboard founder and CEO Hubert Palan on mastering product strategy

Intercom, Inc.

The best way to know your customers is through feedback. Looking at how the best companies operate, Hubert and his team boiled down product excellence to three key areas of action: vision, strategy, and execution. Support tickets, chat threads, and conversations have plenty of information waiting to be distilled.

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Six Strategies to Masterful Marketing

SugarCRM

You must think twice and make the right choice to get the best results for your company’s growth. Even the best route can be littered with landmines and derail the most creative plans. Even the best route can be littered with landmines and derail the most creative plans. Smooth the Handoff to Sales.

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Experiences Before Stages – How to Build Out Your Customer Experience Journey

ClientSuccess

I recently watched a video of Rob Jeppsen , CEO of Xvoyant , explaining how to take a different approach when building out your pre and post sales funnel stages. Many times the process of defining the pre and post sales stages is part of building out a customer journey map or strategy. Pre Sales.

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How to Build a Marketing Strategy in Alignment With Sales Goals

SugarCRM

One of sales’ biggest complaints about marketing is that it claims it’s responsible for “driving sales.” Without true alignment, every email nurture campaign, whitepaper, blog, or webinar marketing produces is a wasted effort. Marketing activities fuel sales opportunities—and when they’re not in sync, neither one thrives.

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