Why the MQL model is failing B2B marketing and what to use instead
MQLs mislead marketing, misalign sales and fail to drive revenue. Here's why GTM teams must move to causal AI and revenue-centric metrics.
Mark Stouse has been described by another CEO using a Venn Diagram spanning the perspectives of the CEO, CFO, CMO, CRO, and CDO. He held senior roles for 25 years in large complex corporations, during which time he was one of the first B2B CMOs to successfully use causal analytics to show and calibrate GTM spend on a global basis. He is the founder and CEO of Proof Analytics, a causal.ai SaaS company.
MQLs mislead marketing, misalign sales and fail to drive revenue. Here's why GTM teams must move to causal AI and revenue-centric metrics.
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