Modern marketing leaders are increasingly prioritizing revenue over vanity metrics, with 88% of organizations tracking revenue as their primary metric. This shift has fostered better alignment between marketing and sales, although the tactics for revenue-driven marketing are still developing. Key strategies include unifying marketing and sales under the same leadership to enhance prospect experiences, focusing on qualified opportunities or pipeline as a central success metric, and accurately defining Total Addressable Market (TAM), Ideal Customer Profile (ICP), and buyer personas to improve lead quality. Marketers are encouraged to operationalize their ICP by prioritizing high-fit leads and utilizing intent-based outreach to enhance engagement. Speed to lead is critical, as 78% of deals are closed by companies that respond first, yet many firms still lag behind. Additionally, leveraging gifting and understanding the human-to-human nature of interactions can accelerate enterprise pipelines and foster genuine connections with buyers.