Home Forrester Research « We’re renaming the blog | Main | New networks in the news » April 16, 2008 Numeric Scoring: The Key To Lead Management Success [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Recently I saw a preview of Eloqua’s spring release and it got me thinking about the role lead scoring plays in determining campaign effectiveness. hadn’t seen the product in a while and was impressed with the UI improvements the Eloqua team has produced. And this is where I think the marketing rubber hits the sales road. In my view, these marketers live by four best practices.