B2B Demand Generation Guides

Everything we use when we build demand programs for B2B SaaS companies: channel strategy, budget allocation, pipeline math, and the reporting that keeps finance on side.

The reading path

Read these in order. Each one assumes the one before it.

  1. 1Demand Generation vs Lead Generation: The Practical DifferenceStart here to fix the definition problem that breaks most reporting.18 min read
  2. 2The B2B SaaS Demand Generation PlaybookThen build the program: ICP, channel mix, creative, and the reporting cadence.19 min read
  3. 3How to Build a Pipeline Model Your CFO BelievesFinish with the pipeline math that makes the plan survive a finance review.17 min read
Demand genPillar guide

The B2B SaaS Demand Generation Playbook

A B2B SaaS demand generation program starts with a sharply defined ICP and a pipeline target, then works backwards into the volume of qualified opportunities required, allocates budget across creation, capture, and conversion channels, and reports on pipeline and revenue rather than leads.

19 min readUpdated Read guide
Demand genPillar guide

Demand Generation vs Lead Generation: The Practical Difference

Lead generation captures contact details from people who are already interested. Demand generation creates the interest in the first place and carries it through to qualified pipeline. Lead generation is one tactic inside demand generation, and measuring only lead volume tends to hide whether real demand exists.

18 min readUpdated Read guide
Demand genPillar guide

How to Build a Pipeline Model Your CFO Believes

Build a pipeline model by starting from the new revenue target, dividing by average contract value to get required deals, dividing by win rate to get required opportunities, applying three to four times pipeline coverage for timing and slippage, then dividing by cost per opportunity to get the budget the plan actually requires.

17 min readUpdated Read guide

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