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7 vanity metrics marketers should avoid, and 7 to replace them

Martech

Suggested replacement: Email click-through rate (CTR) and conversion rate Why they’re stronger: CTR tells you your audience found your content compelling enough to click on a link in the email. Where to find them: Your CRM system is essential for tracking the progression of leads through the sales pipeline.

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How to Turn $100K Into $2.7M of Pipeline: Become a SaaStr Sponsor

SaaStr

Proven S-Tier ROI: Real Case Studies Artisan AI: Immediate Pipeline Impact While Event is Still Live “We just closed our first deal from our SaaStr sponsorship (while it’s still happening), a $60k ARR deal. influenced pipeline from single event Sales enablement platform : $75K investment → $2.1M

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The Definitive 2025 Guide to Sales Metrics & KPIs That Drive Revenue

RingDNA

But beyond merely revealing insight into reps’ performance, tracking the right sales KPIs is critical to assessing they overall health of your sales pipeline. And a lot of companies are finding it harder to build pipeline than ever before. Value: It’s important to know how lead response time affects your overall sales pipeline.

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LinkedIn Sales Mastery: How B2B Teams Close More Deals with Social Selling

RingDNA

Here are some ways that top salespeople can use LinkedIn to add to their pipeline. Be visible, relevant, and build relationships before they ever land in your pipeline. and CRM integrations help track LinkedIn touches and correlate them with pipeline progression. If you’re not engaging with them, your competitors are.

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Data-Driven Forecasting and Budget Justification – A CMO’s Guide to Speaking the CFO’s Language (Part 2)

Heinz Marketing

Historical lift analytics also help forecast: If a $100K account-based effort generated 20% more pipeline historically, show how similar investments should produce predictable returns again. CTR” “40 closed-won opportunities at $60K avg = $2.4M CTR” “40 closed-won opportunities at $60K avg = $2.4M

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Case study: August 2024 Google core update and a recovery plan

Search Engine Land

Something we currently have in the pipeline. There are ways to evaluate content at scale for helpfulness, mainly using Google’s NLP API to pick out entities and analyze sentiment. Link profile The client had already said they wanted to enhance their internal linking at Stage 2 of the project.

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How to create a roadmap for your PPC clients

Search Engine Land

This goal could be focused on increasing revenue, building pipeline or acquiring new customers. CTR target. It serves as the guiding star on our roadmap, directing our efforts and strategies. From there, we establish the KPIs that lead to the business goal. That could look like: Session volume target. CPC target. CVR target.

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