SaaS Marketing Glossary
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Sales Qualified Lead (SQL)

Sales Qualified Lead (SQL)

SQL, Sales Qualified Lead

Someone your sales team has checked. They are ready for a direct sales conversation.

Why it matters

An SQL is the "end game" of your marketing funnel. By the time a lead becomes an SQL, they should already understand your value and have a clear problem you can solve. If your SQLs are "cold" or confused when they get on a call, your Messaging-Market Alignment is broken. Marketing’s job is to make the sales conversation easy, not harder.

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