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7 reasons your conversion metrics look great — but your sales don’t

Martech

Misalignment between conversion event tracking and actual revenue generation leads to wasted resources and poor marketing ROI. While brand awareness is the essential first step for users on their path to purchase, considering top-of-funnel behavior as conversions is a flawed practice. Where is the disconnect? Processing.

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Navigating the Intersection of Finance and Innovation With BNY Mellon’s Natalie Sunderland

Adweek

During the conversation, Sunderland shares the similarities between the innovative spirit.

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How to clarify marketing metrics to impress the C-suite

Martech

While it is relatively easy to define “top of the funnel” (TOFU) and “bottom of the funnel” (BOFU) metrics, such as click-through rates and sales conversions, the metrics for middle-of-the-funnel (MOFU) activities are often ill-defined and generic. In this chaotic environment, the clarity of intended outcomes often gets lost.

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Unlocking the power of marketing mix modeling solutions

Martech

MMM offers a compelling solution for marketing and enterprise functions like finance and supply chain, which use these models to articulate return on investment and optimize strategies. Nearly half of marketing leaders struggle to prove their value and gain recognition for their contributions, a recent Gartner survey found.

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Why marketing benefits when it provides forecasted guidance

Martech

Speaking different languages: A common disconnect Recently, I participated in a roundtable discussion with finance and data science leaders. For finance teams, predictive means causal forecasting — what’s expected to happen given specific variables.

Marketing 122
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Measuring marketing’s impact: From metrics to growth

Martech

While finance sees marketing’s greatest impact on revenue growth, sales values its ability to deliver leads. Within marketing, there should be more focus on brand awareness versus driving immediate conversions. Marketing provides content that educates and equips teams with key talking points to drive client conversations.

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How to prove the value of brand marketing without sacrificing ROI

Martech

Performance marketing is conversion-focused. Many tools have integrated attribution models so that you can understand what channel or platform led to a conversion. Finally, conversion tactics move those considering becoming customers into actually converting. Its all about that sale or lead, both easily measurable results.

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