ConversionMarketing glossary

Marketing Funnel

Also known as: Sales funnel, Conversion funnel

A marketing funnel is the journey a person takes from first discovering your brand to becoming a customer, usually framed as awareness, consideration, and decision stages.

The funnel captures a simple truth: many people enter at the top (awareness), fewer move to evaluating you (consideration), and fewer still actually buy (decision). Each stage needs different content and channels.

Top-of-funnel work — blog posts, social, SEO — builds reach and trust. Mid-funnel content like comparisons and case studies helps people evaluate you. Bottom-funnel assets like landing pages, offers and retargeting close the sale.

Mapping your marketing to the funnel shows you the gaps — lots of awareness but no follow-up, or strong closing pages with nothing feeding them. The goal is a balanced system where each stage feeds the next one.

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