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Lead scoring
Lead scoring ranks leads by how well they fit your ideal customer and how interested they seem, so sales calls the most promising first. With an example.
Marketing qualified account (MQA)
A marketing qualified account is a target company ready for sales, judged on fit and engagement across its buying group. How an MQA differs from an MQL.
What is predictive prospecting and how does it help?
Predictive prospecting ranks new companies and people by how closely they resemble your past wins. How it works, what it needs and where it falls short.
Lead routing
Lead routing decides which seller gets each new lead, and how fast. Round robin, territory and account-based assignment, with the mistakes to avoid.
How do you qualify a lead?
How to qualify a sales lead in five steps: check fit against your ideal customer, confirm the need, find the buyer, test timing and record the decision.
Sales qualified lead (SQL)
A sales qualified lead (SQL) is a lead sales has checked and accepted as worth pursuing. How an SQL differs from an MQL, the criteria and what happens next.
Marketing qualified lead (MQL)
A marketing qualified lead (MQL) meets agreed fit and interest rules and is ready for sales. MQL criteria, the hand-off to an SQL and why some teams drop MQLs.
How do you balance outbound work with inbound leads?
How to balance outbound prospecting with responding to inbound leads: set response rules, protect outbound time and split the roles as volume grows.
Cold prospecting or inbound: which should you start with?
When to start with cold prospecting and when with inbound lead generation: how each one works, what it costs, how fast it pays back and how to run both.
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