Why Lead Scoring Fails Without Intent Data
Fit-only scoring misses the window. Here's why behavioral intent signals change which leads deserve your first call.
Practitioner-level writing on lead scoring, ICP definition, pipeline velocity, and CRM hygiene — written by people who built scoring models before they built a product to replace them.
Fit-only scoring misses the window. Here's why behavioral intent signals change which leads deserve your first call.
Bad data in, bad scores out. The five data-quality issues that break lead scoring models before they start.
New AEs spend their first 60 days calling the wrong leads. Prioritized queues change the ramp curve.
Inbound leads have shown intent already. Outbound leads haven't. Your scoring model needs to know the difference.
The 30-minute follow-up window is real. But what happens at hour 2, day 2, and day 5? Here's what the data shows.
Pipeline velocity ties together deal volume, win rate, deal size, and sales cycle length. Here's how to track it and what to do when it slows.