As a marketer, your most important job is to generate leads for your business.  But what good are those leads if they’re not managed properly?  These 7 statistics show that if you’re not taking advantage of lead nurturing , you’re losing customers and revenue, and very quickly. Only 25% of leads are legitimate and should go to sales.  50% are qualified but not ready to buy. Source: Gleanster Research). Nearly half of your leads will not be ready for a sales call immediately after their first conversion.  Lead nurturing emails get 4-10 times the response rate compared to standalone email blasts.