📈 B2B Marketing & GTM

B2B Marketing & GTM Glossary

Go-to-market strategy, demand generation, attribution, and the B2B growth terms every marketing and revenue leader needs to know in 2026.

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Terms Defined
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Inbound Sales Automation
Using AI and automation to handle the entire inbound sales process — from lead capture and qualification to meeting scheduling and follow-up.
Demand Generation
Marketing programs that create awareness and interest in your product across the entire buyer journey — from first touch to pipeline creation.
GTM Strategy
Go-to-market strategy — the plan for launching and selling a product, including target audience, messaging, channels, pricing, and sales motions.
Marketing Attribution
The process of identifying which marketing touchpoints contribute to a conversion or sale — used to measure ROI and optimize spend across channels.
Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)
The total cost of acquiring a new customer, calculated by dividing total sales and marketing spend by the number of new customers acquired in a period.
Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL)
A lead that has shown enough engagement with marketing content to indicate potential interest, but hasn't yet been validated by sales for direct outreach.
Product-Led Growth (PLG)
A growth strategy where the product itself drives acquisition, activation, and retention — users experience value before talking to sales.
Account-Based Marketing (ABM)
A strategic approach that targets specific high-value accounts with personalized campaigns, aligning sales and marketing around a defined account list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a GTM strategy?
A GTM (go-to-market) strategy is the plan for launching and selling a product, including target audience definition, messaging, distribution channels, pricing, and sales motions. It aligns marketing, sales, and product teams around a unified approach to reaching customers.
What is the difference between demand generation and lead generation?
Demand generation creates awareness and interest across the entire buyer journey, from first touch to pipeline. Lead generation is a subset focused specifically on capturing contact information. Demand gen builds the market; lead gen harvests it.
How do you calculate Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)?
CAC is calculated by dividing total sales and marketing spend by the number of new customers acquired in a given period. For example, if you spend $100,000 on sales and marketing in a quarter and acquire 50 new customers, your CAC is $2,000.

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