Marketo Engage lead management best practices

Discover Adobe’s recommended approach to lead management and learn how marketing and sales can work from a shared framework for qualification, follow-up, and measurement.

Overview

This session offers actionable insights to enhance your lead management strategies using Marketo Engage. By aligning marketing and sales processes, you can create a more efficient and effective lead lifecycle. Learn to implement best practices for lifecycle design, lead scoring, routing, and reporting to optimize your marketing and sales efforts.

What you will learn

  • Strengthen lifecycle design, lead scoring, routing, and nurture strategies.
  • Enhance consistency across marketing and sales processes.
  • Use reporting and key metrics to understand funnel performance and drive better business outcomes.

Target audience

This session is ideal for:

  • Marketing leaders and professionals at all experience levels.
  • Sales professionals looking to align with marketing strategies.
  • Business leaders aiming to optimize lead management and improve ROI.

Agenda

  1. Building a trusted lifecycle model:

    • Understand the six key pillars of a lead lifecycle model.
    • Learn how to create clear stage definitions and align them with marketing and sales processes.
  2. Fit and engagement scoring:

    • Combine demographic and behavioral data to create a comprehensive lead scoring model.
    • Implement best practices for weighting, negative scoring, and calibration.
  3. Lead routing strategies:

    • Explore account-based matching, territory-based routing, and round-robin distribution.
    • Emphasize accountability and speed in lead follow-ups.
  4. Segmentation and nurturing:

    • Develop targeted engagement programs based on lead lifecycle stages.
    • Align content with buyer journey stages and use segmentation for personalization.
  5. Lifecycle reporting and optimization:

    • Differentiate between activity metrics and lifecycle performance metrics.
    • Establish a plan for ongoing model maintenance and refinement.

Join us to enhance your understanding of lead management practices and drive better alignment between your marketing and sales teams.

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