B2B demand generation: Why traditional funnels are dead

B2B marketing has a problem. We’re stuck in the past, optimizing for metrics that don’t matter while our prospects have moved on.
The traditional B2B funnel is broken. You know the one – gated content leading to MQLs, followed by nurture emails and sales outreach. This approach assumes that downloading an ebook signals buying intent. It doesn’t.
Most marketing teams have optimized for marketing qualified leads (MQLs) for years, believing that contact information left behind for a white paper or infographic indicates genuine interest in their product or service. This false assumption has led to wasted resources, frustrated sales teams, and missed revenue opportunities.
Let’s kill this outdated model and replace it with something that actually works.