B2B Marketing Analytics Implementation: 8-Step Guide to Proving Marketing ROI
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The 8-Step Marketing Analytics Implementation Process at marqeu
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Step 1: Discovery & Strategy Alignment (Week 1-2)
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Step 2: KPI & Attribution Framework Design (Week 2-3)
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Step 3: Technical Solution Architecture (Week 3-4)
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Step 4: Platform Integration & Data Pipeline Setup (Week 4-6)
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Step 5: Data Modeling & Transformation (Week 6-7)
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Step 6: Dashboard Development & Testing (Week 7-8)
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Step 7: Team Training & Adoption (Week 8-9)
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Step 8: Optimization & Ongoing Support (Week 9+)
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What Are Marketing Analytics Consulting Services?​
When B2B marketing teams say they want to be more data-driven, what they’re really asking for is the ability to prove marketing’s quantifiable impact on pipeline, revenue, and growth. They want clarity not just on what’s working, but why and how to scale it.
That’s where expert-led Marketing Analytics Consulting Services make the difference. This isn’t about adding another dashboard.
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"It’s about building an integrated, end-to-end analytics ecosystem, one that gives your team complete visibility across the funnel, connects efforts to outcomes, and empowers faster, smarter decisions."
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At marqeu, we specialize in B2B Marketing Analytics Consulting Services built for modern software companies. Whether you're a Series A,B startup or an established enterprise with global GTM motions, we tailor every engagement to your unique strategy and stack.​​​​​​
Why Marketing Analytics Consulting Services Matter for B2B Teams​
In today’s complex B2B landscape with long sales cycles, multiple decision-makers, and fragmented martech stacks off-the-shelf reports don’t cut it.​
"We don’t just set up tools. We create connected systems that turn your marketing data into decisions, and your decisions into revenue."
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This detailed guide breaks down what “Marketing Analytics Consulting Services” actually means for a data driven marketing organization, the types of challenges it solves, and how marqeu delivers these services for B2B organizations.​​ Across hundreds of marketing analytics implementations, we’ve consistently seen B2B teams facing challenges like:
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Siloed data between CRM, marketing automation, web analytics, ad platforms, and automation tools.
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Inability to track full-funnel buyer journeys or measure marketing’s influence on revenue.
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Difficulty measuring ROI of campaigns or specific content.
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Sales and marketing misalignment due to inconsistent definitions or disconnected KPIs.
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Manual reporting that takes hours to compile and still leaves questions unanswered.
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These issues aren’t just operational headaches, they hold your revenue engine back and does not provide your marketing teams with the much needed insights so that they can continuously optimize their execution in the pursuit of accelerating revenue growth. ​
What an Impactful Marketing Analytics Consulting Service Delivers
"Implementation is where strategy meets execution. It’s the structured process of connecting systems, defining tracking requirements, transforming data into well defined and organized models, and surfacing it in tools your team actually uses."
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It’s how raw marketing data is transformed to enable tracking of actionable insights. This is where expert Marketing Analytics implementation services become indispensable and value to your organization. When done correctly, implementation brings clarity, confidence, and control to your data operations:
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A Unified View of the Full Funnel: From First Click to Closed-Won:
Say goodbye to fragmented (and often manual) reporting across platforms. We connect your entire marketing-to-sales funnel from top-of-funnel campaigns to pipeline progression and closed revenue. This allows you to track:
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Funnel efficiency across MQL → SQL → Opportunity → Closed
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Sales velocity metrics like time-to-convert and stage progression rates
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Drop-off points that highlight where leads are stalling or disqualifying
Why it matters:
Without full-funnel visibility, you’re flying blind. We make sure every handoff, conversion, and bottleneck is measurable.
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Clean, Governed Data Pipelines That Power Advanced Analytics:
We design and implement governed data pipelines that ensure your reporting is accurate, scalable, and compliant. This includes:
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Standardized campaign naming conventions and lead lifecycle tracking
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ETL pipelines that consolidate data from platforms like Salesforce, Marketo, HubSpot, Snowflake, Google Ads, ABM, Google Analytics and LinkedIn Ads
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Data models that support multi-touch attribution, pipeline acceleration, and performance diagnostics
Why it matters:
Advanced models are only as good as the data feeding them. We build pipelines that eliminate inconsistencies, reduce manual cleanup, and support advanced analytics at scale.​​
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​​Self-Serve Dashboards That Connect Engagement to Revenue:
"We don’t just build dashboards, we build decision engines."
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Our dashboards are intuitive, role-specific, and actionable. Some of the commonly designed data models and dashboards include:
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Campaign and channel performance with ROI visibility
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Pipeline influence tracking by persona, region, channel, or product line
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Marketing-influenced and attribution revenue reporting for executive visibility
Why it matters:
When the CMO and demand generation team can look at the same dashboard and make aligned decisions in real time,
"marketing becomes a strategic driver, not a cost center."
Alignment Across Teams With Shared KPIs and Consistent Definitions:
Your data is only useful if everyone agrees on what it means. We standardize KPIs, lifecycle definitions, and segmentation logic across systems—so marketing, sales, and RevOps teams are on the same page. We align definitions for:
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Lead stages (MQL, SAL, SQL, Opportunity)
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Campaign types and UTM structures
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Attribution credit and revenue influence
Why it matters:
When every team works from a shared set of metrics and definitions, reporting becomes trusted and meetings become more productive.
A Scalable Foundation for Advanced Analytics, AI, and Personalization:
With a clean, connected foundation in place, your team is ready to take the next step—whether that’s machine learning models, predictive scoring, or advanced personalization. Examples of what this enables:
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Predictive lead scoring using engagement and firmographic data
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AI-powered content recommendations and dynamic nurture paths
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Forecasting models that blend sales and marketing data to project pipeline health
Why it matters:
You can’t run before you walk. We give you the technical and strategic foundation to scale your analytics stack as your GTM motion evolves.
Why Work With marqeu?
​​"We’ve Done This Before. Many Times. And We Do This, Every Single Day. What makes us different isn’t just what we implement—it’s how we think. We operate at the intersection of GTM strategy, data infrastructure, and real-world execution."
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That means we don’t just set up dashboards; we build systems that unlock revenue impact. With 15+ years of hands-on experience, marqeu is not another analytics agency trying to figure out your business. We live and breath B2B marketing analytics with a focus on strategy-first analytics. We don’t just “hook up your data”, we work with you to design a system that supports your growth. Every implementation engagement is led by consultants who understand the nuances of B2B buying journeys and the reality of managing marketing at scale. We’ve led marketing analytics transformations inside some of the most sophisticated and fastest growing B2B companies in the world.
"What sets us apart is our ability to bridge strategy, systems, and execution"
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Deep Understanding of Modern B2B GTM Models:
Whether your team is running a high-volume inbound engine, an enterprise-focused outbound motion, a sophisticated ABM program, or leaning into product-led growth (PLG), we’ve seen it, built it, and optimized it. We tailor our analytics architecture to support your unique go-to-market strategy, not the other way around.
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Expertise in Multi-Platform Integration Across the Martech Stack:
Your data lives everywhere—Salesforce, Marketo, HubSpot, LinkedIn Ads, Snowflake, DBT, BigQuery, Prefect, SQL, Python, GA4, and dozens of other platforms. We specialize in stitching these fragmented systems into a single, unified source of truth. The result? Clean, connected data that supports reliable attribution, funnel reporting, and campaign performance tracking.
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A Consultative, Business-First Approach (Not Just Technical Implementation):
We don’t just “plug things in.” We serve as strategic partners—advising on KPI design, helping you structure your funnel stages, guiding campaign taxonomy, and enabling your team to be data-driven long after implementation is complete. Whether you're preparing for board reporting or launching a new segment strategy, we make sure your analytics infrastructure supports the business questions that matter most.​​
What Does a Marketing Analytics Implementation Engagement Look Like at marqeu? ​
​​At marqeu, every engagement is built specifically for B2B and SaaS organizations. Our process is designed to turn your scattered marketing and sales data into an insight engine that drives smarter decisions and measurable revenue impact. We follow a proven, structured process to ensure your analytics foundation is solid, scalable, and built to answer your most pressing business questions. Here’s what our implementation process typically looks like:​​
1. Discovery & Strategy Alignment:
We begin by aligning with your internal teams including marketing, sales, operations, and Marketing / RevOps to fully understand your business goals and current analytics maturity.
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In-depth stakeholder interviews across GTM functions
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Mapping of your existing martech stack and data pipelines (e.g., Marketo, HubSpot + Salesforce + Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Product Usage Data)
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Clarification of strategic objectives like pipeline acceleration, Attribution, ABM optimization, Funnel efficiency and conversions or lead quality improvement.
Why it matters:
Too often, analytics implementations fail because they’re built in a vacuum. This phase ensures that what we build ties directly to real business outcomes and your unique B2B GTM motion.
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2. KPI & Attribution Framework Design:
Next, we define the metrics and models that drive performance visibility. Whether you’re running inbound campaigns, sales-led outreach, or multi-channel ABM, your KPIs and attribution must match how your buyers move.
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Clear funnel stages and lifecycle definitions (e.g., MQL → SQL → Opportunity → Closed-Won)
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Primary KPIs tied to revenue (e.g., CAC, pipeline velocity, influenced pipeline)
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Attribution models that reflect your sales cycle (first-touch, last-touch, multi-touch)
Why it matters:
You can't optimize what you can't measure. We build KPI frameworks that give marketing leaders confidence in the numbers they report.
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3. Technical Solution Design:
With the strategy in place, we architect your marketing analytics infrastructure. This involves mapping how data will flow across platforms to support end-to-end reporting.
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Web and product tracking setup (form fills, demo requests, content downloads, product engagement and heartbeat metrics)
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Marketing automation tracking in tools like Marketo, HubSpot, or Pardot
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CRM pipeline stage mapping in Salesforce or Dynamics
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Paid media integration with LinkedIn Ads, Google Ads, and Meta
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Cloud data warehouse design using Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery
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Data transformation and modeling using tools like DBT, Prefect, Dagster
Why it matters:
The foundation of good analytics is clean, consistent data flow. Our architecture ensures marketing and sales data can be trusted, analyzed, and acted on.
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​​​​4. Implementation & Integration:
We manage the full technical implementation—bridging your systems and ensuring seamless data capture.
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Tagging and event tracking using Google Tag Manager or Segment
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Custom script deployment and campaign tracking automation
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CRM custom fields and objects for deeper attribution
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ETL pipeline setup for Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift using tools like Prefect, AirFlow, Dagster
Why it matters:
You don’t need a dev team for every change. We build flexible, automated solutions that support rapid execution across teams.
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5. Data Modeling & Transformation:
Once the data is flowing, we clean, normalize, and transform it into usable models, ready for marketing analytics.
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Standardized campaign naming conventions and channel taxonomies
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Visitor journey stitching across anonymous and known interactions
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Custom metric calculations (CAC, ROAS, CLTV, velocity, churn)
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Attribution logic layered into models to support funnel reporting
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Tooling used: dbt, SQL, Python—adapted to your existing stack.
Why it matters:
No more Franken-dashboards or manual exports. We build models that scale and power trustworthy insights.
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6. Custom Dashboard Development:
With clean models in place, we deliver custom-built dashboards tailored to the unique needs of each business unit. Dashboards built using commonly used tools across the enterprises like Looker, Tableau, Omni, Superset, Power BI, Mode Analytics
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Marketing leaders: Campaign performance, lead source ROI, ABM engagement
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Sales & SDRs: Pipeline health, lead velocity, conversion stages
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Executives & finance: Marketing-sourced revenue, ROI, CAC:LTV ratios
Why it matters:
Your team needs more than vanity metrics. We surface the KPIs that drive faster decision making.
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7. Enablement, Training & Adoption:
We ensure your team is equipped to understand, use, and maintain the analytics stack we’ve built.
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Live team trainings for marketing, RevOps, and execs
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Custom documentation and troubleshooting guides
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Video walkthroughs and dashboard usage guides
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Best practices for evolving analytics as GTM evolves
Why it matters:
The value of analytics is only realized when your team uses it confidently.
"We don’t just deliver dashboards, we drive adoption."
8. Ongoing Analytics Support or Handoff:
We offer flexibility depending on your in-house resources and roadmap.
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Monthly or quarterly analytics support retainers
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Handoff with detailed documentation and dashboard guides
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Strategic business reviews to refine metrics and models over time
Why it matters:
Marketing analytics is not one-and-done. We stay involved as your GTM motion, team structure, and tools evolve.
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What Areas of Marketing Analytics Do We Cover?​​​
At marqeu, our marketing analytics implementation consulting goes far beyond dashboards. We help B2B SaaS and software companies architect full-funnel analytics systems that surface what’s working, what’s not, and where to optimize. We cover every critical layer of the B2B marketing analytics ecosystem—from campaign tracking and attribution modeling to pipeline analysis and data warehousing. Our expertise spans across modern marketing and data tech stacks. We work with the tools B2B companies already rely on and help them get more value from those tools. Platforms we regularly support include:
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CRM: Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics
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Marketing Automation: Marketo, Pardot, Eloqua, HubSpot
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Web Analytics: GA4, Adobe Analytics, Looker Studio
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Data Integration: Fivetran, AirByte
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Data Warehousing: Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift
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Data Transformation: DBT, Prefect, Dagster
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Visualization: Tableau, Omni, Power BI, Looker, Mode
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Attribution: Bizible, Marketo Measure, Custom models
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ABM and Intent: 6Sense, Intentsify, Bombora​​​
The Clients We Typically Work With
​High-growth B2B SaaS Companies Navigating Complex Martech Ecosystems:
From Series B startups to established mid-market and enterprise players, we specialize in helping marketing and sales teams bring order to sprawling martech stacks. When platforms like Marketo, HubSpot, Salesforce, 6sense, and dozens more don’t talk to each other, reporting becomes fragmented and insights get lost. We help centralize and harmonize this data, so revenue teams can focus on impact, not integration issues.
Organizations Where GTM Strategy Outpaces Data Infrastructure:
Your leadership is deeply data-driven. But your analytics and engineering teams are overwhelmed, lacking the domain expertise to align with your GTM motions, buyer journeys, and funnel metrics. We help bridge that gap by translating business objectives into scalable data architecture, so your marketing, sales, and RevOps teams can operate on a shared, automated source of truth.
SaaS Companies with Long, Multi-Touch Sales Cycles and Diverse Buying Committees:
Whether you're targeting IT decision-makers, operations teams, or procurement across enterprise accounts, we understand the nuances of multi-stakeholder selling. We build attribution and engagement models that reflect this complexity, so you can better qualify leads, optimize spend, and forecast revenue with confidence.
Marketing Leaders Under Pressure to Prove and Scale ROI:
Today’s CMOs and demand gen leaders are expected to do more than generate leads they’re expected to demonstrate pipeline contribution, velocity, and efficiency. We design analytics solutions that link marketing activity directly to revenue outcomes, so you can prove what’s working, cut what’s not, and scale your highest-performing campaigns.
Organizations Running Complex Account-Based Marketing (ABM) Programs:
If your team is executing sophisticated ABM motions—whether 1:1, 1:few, or 1:many, you need unified visibility across intent signals, account engagement, and pipeline impact. We help you connect the dots between firmographics targeting, engagement tiers, and sales activation, so your ABM strategy isn’t just personalized, it’s measurable.​​
Results We Deliver For Our Clients During Our Engagements
Stronger Marketing and Sales Alignment Through Shared KPIs and Unified Data Models:
Too often, marketing and sales operate in silos, with conflicting definitions of success. We create a common language of performance, aligning both teams around shared KPIs like pipeline velocity, win rates, and revenue influence. This not only drives better collaboration but also eliminates finger-pointing during QBRs and forecast meetings.
A Complete, 360° View of the Funnel from First Touch to Closed-Won:
Gain end-to-end visibility into how prospects move through the funnel, whether they enter via paid search, engage with mid-funnel content, or are influenced by outbound SDR outreach. We map all touchpoints across the customer journey so you can see what’s driving real movement and what’s not.
Channel and Content Attribution That Actually Makes Sense:
Whether you’re running integrated campaigns across LinkedIn, webinars, paid media, and content syndication, you’ll know exactly which programs are generating revenue not just clicks. Our multi-touch attribution models provide granular insights into what content or channels are driving qualified pipeline, helping you double down on what works.
Higher-Quality Leads Through Smarter Segmentation and Targeting:
Move beyond generic MQLs.
"We enable advanced segmentation and advanced lead scoring using behavioral and firmographics data so you can target the right personas at the right time."
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Think: identifying CTOs from high-fit accounts showing high-intent signals across multiple channels—and getting them into the right nurture or sales flow faster.
Full Visibility Into the Buyer Journey Across Every Touchpoint:
Understand how buying groups from your key accounts are engaging across web, email, ads, events, and outbound. Are decision-makers consuming product content? Are influencers engaging with top-of-funnel thought leadership? With that insight, you can personalize outreach and accelerate deal cycles.
True ROI Measurement, by Campaign, Channel, and Persona:
No more guessing if your Q2 campaign actually drove pipeline or if that webinar series influenced renewals. We track marketing-influenced pipeline and revenue by tactic, audience, and stage, giving you confidence in your spend and clarity on where to optimize.
Faster, Smarter Decisions with Real-Time Dashboards Built for Operators:
Waiting days for reports from analytics teams is a thing of the past. Our interactive dashboards are built with the needs of GTM operators in mind—giving CMOs, CROs, and RevOps instant access to metrics that matter: pipeline health, campaign ROI, channel performance, and more.
Increased Confidence in Marketing’s Impact on Revenue:
With reliable data and clear attribution, your executive team will no longer question whether marketing is a cost center. We help position your marketing org as a strategic driver of revenue growth equipped to influence the full funnel, from awareness to advocacy.
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Ready to Transform Your Marketing Analytics?
At marqeu, we help you build the systems, integrations, and reporting that deliver true visibility and unlock growth at scale. Whether you’re launching attribution, fixing reporting, or aligning your funnel we’ll meet you where you are.​
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Get a Free Marketing Analytics Audit
Our complimentary Marketing Analytics Audit is a hands-on, high-value assessment designed to uncover hidden gaps in your current setup and show you where immediate improvements can be made. In this comprehensive review, our experts evaluate your platform connections, data quality, reporting structure, and ROI tracking capabilities. You’ll receive a customized audit report that includes:
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A platform integration scorecard highlighting systems that are underutilized or disconnected
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A detailed analysis of your data hygiene and lead lifecycle tracking
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An evaluation of your current ROI visibility and missed attribution opportunities
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3–5 high-impact, quick wins you can implement immediately
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A 90-day roadmap tailored to your team’s tech stack, goals, and business model
This free audit is ideal for B2B marketing teams who are dealing with fragmented data, manual reporting burdens, or a lack of visibility into what’s really driving results. Schedule Your Free Audit Now
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Book a 30-Minute Marketing Analytics Strategy Session
If you're a marketing leader managing a significant budget and need personalized guidance, our Marketing Analytics Strategy Session is your chance to get expert insights tailored to your situation. In just 30 minutes, we’ll review your biggest challenges, identify key opportunities, and outline the next steps for building a data-driven marketing engine. During this no-obligation call, we’ll:
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Discuss the gaps and inefficiencies in your current analytics setup
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Explore integration opportunities across CRM, MAP, web, and ad platforms
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Identify ways to improve lead attribution, campaign performance, and ROI tracking
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Recommend a timeline and investment range aligned to your goals
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Provide a clear, actionable plan you can start executing right away
This session is perfect for B2B teams managing $25K+ monthly budgets who want to stop guessing and start making confident, data-backed decisions. Book Your Strategy Session
Real Results from Recent Sessions:
“We uncovered $180K in wasted ad spend in the first 30 minutes.” – CMO, SaaS Company
“Five quick wins we hadn’t seen before—our ROI tracking is now spot-on.” – VP of Marketing
“Finally got clarity on how to move forward with multi-touch attribution.” – Marketing Director
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