Consider a company that runs several marketing campaigns over a month and tracks the leads generated. The company uses lead scoring criteria to identify MQLs, and the results for the month are as follows:
- Total leads generated: 500
- Leads that attended a webinar: 150
- Leads that downloaded a whitepaper: 100
- Leads that filled out a contact form: 200
- Leads with repeated website visits: 50
Based on these criteria, the company identifies 300 MQLs out of the 500 total leads.
MQLs = Total leads−Leads not meeting MQL criteria = 500 - 200 = 300MQLs
This example shows that the company has identified 300 MQLs based on their engagement and behavior. By tracking this metric, the company can assess the quality of its leads, the effectiveness of its marketing campaigns, and the alignment between marketing and sales efforts to convert these leads into customers.