From Leaks to Leads: Mastering Your Middle Funnel for Maximum Revenue Impact

October 22, 2024 Brandi Starr

You’ve spent millions driving awareness at the top of your funnel, and your sales team is working hard to close deals at the bottom. But if your middle funnel isn’t optimized, you’re wasting time, budget, and precious leads. 

The Middle of Funnel Blind Spot 

Most B2B companies focus heavily on top-of-funnel lead generation and bottom-of-funnel sales conversions. It’s easy to measure success at these stages—impressions, clicks, deals closed. But what happens in between? That’s where the true revenue potential lies, and it’s often neglected. 

When your middle funnel is underperforming, the hard work you’ve put into generating leads goes to waste. Leads get cold, messaging becomes irrelevant, and sales struggles to convert prospects who were once interested. 

Why Email is Still King in MoFu 

Email remains the most powerful tool to move leads from consideration to decision. It gives you the chance to nurture leads with personalized, relevant content—on their terms. The problem? Most companies aren’t doing it right. They send generic, “one-size-fits-all” campaigns that lead to disengagement. But when your email strategy is personalized and data-driven, it becomes your secret weapon in the middle funnel. 

Why You’re Losing Leads in the Middle 

Disconnected technologies and messy data are two of the biggest reasons companies fail at MoFu optimization. If your marketing platforms and CRM don’t talk to each other, your leads receive generic, impersonal messages that don’t reflect their past interactions. That’s a recipe for disengagement—and a missed sales opportunity. 

One company we worked with used manual processes to move leads through their funnel. By the time sales followed up, prospects had already moved on—or worse, contacted competitors. But when they automated their systems, synced their tech stack, and fine-tuned their messaging, they saw a 176% increase in revenue year-over-year. 

How to Build Your Middle of Funnel Engine 

To turn your middle of funnel into a revenue-driving machine, you need a combination of strategy, technology, and process. 

  • Personalized messaging: Use behavioral data to send hyper-targeted, relevant emails that speak to your prospects’ needs. 

  • Seamless tech integration: Ensure your marketing automation, CRM, and sales tools are fully integrated to track and act on leads in real-time. 

  • Real-time response: Automate lead handoffs from marketing to sales, so no opportunity goes cold. 

Ready to Stop Bleeding Leads? 

If you’re serious about maximizing the revenue impact on your marketing spend and closing more deals, it’s time to optimize your middle of funnel. Reach out to learn how we can help you build a seamless, high-performing MoFu engine that keeps your leads engaged and sales-ready. 

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Brandi Starr

Brandi Starr is a marketing powerhouse with over 20 years of experience shaking up B2B and B2B2C companies. As COO at Tegrita, a consultancy that unlocks the power of email, she's all about transforming processes, enhancing go-to-market strategies, and ensuring smooth customer experiences. Named one of the Top 50 Women in MarTech, Brandi blends strategic vision with operational savvy. She's also the co-author of "CMO to CRO" and the host of the Revenue Rehab podcast, known for turning ideas into action and inspiring others in the marketing world.

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