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The Sales Funnel is a model utilized by B2B marketers to illustrate their buyers’ journey and guide strategies such as content creation for various stages.
This course explains how this concept was developed, how it has evolved, and how to use it effectively by understanding its benefits and limitations

    Marketers
    Sales representatives
    Managers
    Business owners
    4 video lessons (47 min)
    2 guides

Sales Funnel in B2B

The Sales Funnel is a model utilized by B2B marketers to illustrate their buyers’ journey and guide strategies such as content creation for various stages.

This course explains how this concept was developed, how it has evolved, and how to use it effectively by understanding its benefits and limitations

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Who is this for?

    Marketers
    Sales representatives
    Managers
    Business owners
    4 video lessons (47 min)
    2 guides

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Experts

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Dan Dillon

Senior Vice President Marketing, Softdocs

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Michael Phelan

Principle and Founder, Go-to-Market Pros

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Rob Griffin

SVP, Global Head of Agency Development, Intentsify

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Wendy Lampert

Senior Revenue Operations Analyst,
Apex Fintech Solutions

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Arpine Babloyan

VP of Global Demand Generation, ThreatConnect

Experts

Illustration

Dan Dillon

Senior Vice President Marketing, Softdocs

Illustration

Michael Phelan

Principle and Founder, Go-to-Market Pros

Illustration

Rob Griffin

SVP, Global Head of Agency Development, Intentsify

Illustration

Wendy Lampert

Senior Revenue Operations Analyst,
Apex Fintech Solutions

Illustration

Arpine Babloyan

VP of Global Demand Generation, ThreatConnect

Course curriculum

Lesson 1Use of the traditional Sales Funnel in B2B Marketing

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    The Sales Funnel model delineates how marketers generate leads at the top of the funnel, before qualifying them as Marketing Qualified Leads and passing them to sales teams when enough interest has been identified, for them to close at the bottom.
    This lesson discusses the traditional model and explains why marketers need to navigate the Dark Funnel as well to have a better understanding of the buyer’s journey

Lesson 2Putting theory into practice

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    This lesson offers a practical guide by explaining how marketers use the Sales Funnel, as well as how they navigate the Dark Funnel. To illustrate, we will explore these strategies in the context of a fictional Track&Pay software development company as an example

Lesson 3Sales Funnel best practices and limitations

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    The goal of a Sales Funnel is to organize marketing and sales efforts to convert as many visitors into paying clients as possible, but it’s essential to understand the limitations of this model and be realistic about the results that it can bring.
    Additionally, in this lesson you will find recommendations for tools and metrics that can help you qualify, score, and nurture leads within the funnel

Lesson 4Reimagining the Sales Funnel

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    Depending on your goals, processes, and nurturing practices in place you might want to consider using alternative models for understanding and coordinating your buyer's journey.
    This lesson presents several options and discusses the specificities of their use

Course curriculum

  • Lesson 1.Use of the traditional Sales Funnel in B2B Marketing

    The Sales Funnel model delineates how marketers generate leads at the top of the funnel, before qualifying them as Marketing Qualified Leads and passing them to sales teams when enough interest has been identified, for them to close at the bottom.
    This lesson discusses the traditional model and explains why marketers need to navigate the Dark Funnel as well to have a better understanding of the buyer’s journey

  • Lesson 2.Putting theory into practice

    This lesson offers a practical guide by explaining how marketers use the Sales Funnel, as well as how they navigate the Dark Funnel. To illustrate, we will explore these strategies in the context of a fictional Track&Pay software development company as an example

  • Lesson 3.Sales Funnel best practices and limitations

    The goal of a Sales Funnel is to organize marketing and sales efforts to convert as many visitors into paying clients as possible, but it’s essential to understand the limitations of this model and be realistic about the results that it can bring.
    Additionally, in this lesson you will find recommendations for tools and metrics that can help you qualify, score, and nurture leads within the funnel

  • Lesson 4.Reimagining the Sales Funnel

    Depending on your goals, processes, and nurturing practices in place you might want to consider using alternative models for understanding and coordinating your buyer's journey.
    This lesson presents several options and discusses the specificities of their use