Martal Group:B2B Lead Generation and Sales Blog

Introduction Is your team still chasing Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) as the holy grail of demand gen? It’s time to rethink the playbook. In modern B2B sales, focusing on demand generation metrics that actually translate to pipeline and revenue is far more important than celebrating raw lead counts. Marketing leaders are realizing that an MQL […]

Introduction Imagine this: A potential B2B customer has visited your pricing page three times this week, downloaded a whitepaper, and even liked your company’s LinkedIn post. These are not just random behaviors – they’re buying signals. In 2025’s digital-first B2B sales arena, such signals are the treasure trove of insights that tell you exactly who […]

Introduction Did you know that 78% of businesses using social selling outperform those that don’t (3)? In today’s B2B landscape, seemingly subtle online cues – a LinkedIn post like, a new job announcement, a sudden burst of hiring – can translate into golden opportunities. These social signals are becoming the engine behind smarter outbound sales […]

Introduction 80% of B2B sales interactions now occur in digital channels (3). This  statistic is a wake-up call for sales leaders. If your sales pipeline still relies on yesterday’s tactics, you risk being invisible to four-fifths of your market. Enter sales pipeline consulting: a strategic approach to optimizing every stage of your sales funnel – […]

Introduction Clay is a data enrichment and workflow automation tool for outbound prospecting. It helps teams build highly personalized lead lists at scale instead of slogging through manual research. But as we head into 2025, B2B sales leaders are asking hard questions: Who are Clay’s competitors, and what are the best alternatives to Clay? Is […]

Introduction Psychographic segmentation is quickly becoming a must-have tool for B2B sales and marketing teams navigating today’s hyper-personalized marketplace. In fact, 3 out of 4 business leaders believe personalization is now “table stakes” for success (6) – and achieving that level of relevance means understanding what truly drives your buyers. Demographic and firmographic data alone […]

Introduction B2B sales teams can’t afford to wing it with generic sales questions anymore. In an era where data is abundant and buyers expect personalization, the old playbook of one-size-fits-all qualifying questions is quickly losing its effectiveness. In fact, 61% of marketers report that quality lead generation is their number one challenge (4), and a […]

Introduction LinkedIn has become a powerhouse for B2B outreach – it drives 80% of all B2B social media leads (6) and boasts that four out of five members are business decision-makers (7).  One of LinkedIn’s most effective tools is InMail, the premium messaging feature that lets you reach prospects outside your network. InMail messages typically […]

Introduction Imagine this: Your marketing team just generated a hundred new leads from a killer B2B lead magnet – perhaps an industry eBook or a ROI calculator. But weeks later, only a trickle of those downloads converted into sales opportunities.  Unfortunately, this scenario is common – 80% of new leads never turn into sales without […]