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What's one "best practice" you think Demand Gen teams around the world should STOP doing in 2026?

Tried-and-true strategies are dying every day with a quickly evolving acquisition landscape. What's the next tactic/channel/program/behavior/or strategy everyone is still doing and should be put to rest?

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  1. Camila Cook
    Camila Cook

    8x8 Vice President, Global Demand Generation • 4mo

    Demand generation teams must stop treating MQL volume as the only proxy for success. The obsession with hitting arbitrary lead targets has trained organizations to optimize for form fills instead of real buying intent, flooding sales teams with low-quality contacts and eroding trust. In 2026, success will be defined by how effectively teams engage buying groups, influence active deals, and accelerate revenue, not how many leads they produce. Continuing to prioritize MQLs encourages shallow tacti ...Read More

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