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Sales and Marketing Alignment Best Practices

Salesforce

When should a lead pass from marketing to sales or vice versa? When does it become a Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL)? When does it become a Sales Qualified Lead (SQL) or Sales Accepted Lead (SAL)? Create a long-term plan for your new alignment Good intentions don’t lead to successful results without a plan!

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This day in search marketing history: March 11

Search Engine Land

Google Search Console rich results report updated 2021: Google tweaked some of the job posting structured data requirements and also how it checked the validity of FAQ and Q&A structured data. Google launches marketer-friendly Google Ads API query builder 2019: The interface made it easy to build queries for reporting.

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Digital Elite Camp 2019 Recap: Takeaways from Every Speaker

ConversionXL

Use product lifecycle marketing to map campaigns to the stage of your product. The various stages are defined below: Introduction stage: when the product first comes to market. Growth stage: when it grabs market share (getting the consumers to prefer the brand). Maturity stage: hold your dominant place in the market.