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Inbound Marketing Must Set the Table for Industrial Sales

Industrial Marketing Today

This is when I have to take a step back and start talking about how the job of inbound marketing does not end with lead generation but extends into setting the table for sales so they can be more productive. I know how strange that might sound, but for most companies, leads mean more work and very little to show for it. (See

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Numeric Scoring: The Key To Lead Management Success

Online Marketing Institute

Posted by: John Kottcamp | April 16, 2008 at 01:18 PM We've actually seen a shortcoming in assigning a single numeric lead score. Our approach is to score the lead along multiple dimensions. Three key ones that we look at: profile match, engagement level, and buying cycle position. This can be a bit noisy.