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GrowthFit Season 3 · Episode 2

Developing a Funnel-Focused Marketing Strategy

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Maria Edlefsen
Global ABM Program Manager · Ivalua
Developing a Funnel-Focused Marketing Strategy — Maria Edlefsen, Global ABM Program Manager · Ivalua
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In this episode of GrowthFit, Maria Edlefsen shares how she builds a funnel-focused marketing strategy — aligning message, audience, and offer at every stage so growth is engineered, not hoped for.

Mapping the funnel end to end

Every stage needs its own message and its own metric. Mapping the journey first prevents the common trap of optimizing one step at the expense of the next.

Matching message to intent by stage

Message-match lifts conversion more than spend. A visitor at the top of the funnel needs a different promise than one ready to buy.

Relevance is the cheapest conversion lever you have.

Aligning marketing and sales

A shared funnel view keeps both teams pulling in the same direction, so handoffs stop leaking pipeline.

Measuring what actually matters

She optimizes for revenue, not vanity metrics — and reports the story behind the numbers, not just the numbers.

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