Eloqua 10: Lead Scoring Flashcards
Define lead scoring.
The predictive ranking of one inbound response versus another.
Lead scoring is a process to identify where a prospect is in the ________.
buying process
Lead scoring is a process that enables better _______ within an organization.
resource alignment.
Lead scoring improves alignment between __________
sales and marketing teams.
Lead scoring helps ensure prompt follow-up with ______
priority leads.
Lead scoring prioritizes leads according to __________ and buyer readiness.
revenue potential
Lead scoring prioritizes leads according to revenue potential and __________.
buyer readiness
Studies show that best in class organizations use lead scoring to better manage their
funnel
According to the Aberdeen Group, with lead scoring, what happened to the lead qualification rate average performance for best-in-class businesses? What about for all others?
Best-in-class increased by 35%, all others increased by 22%.
According to the Aberdeen Group, with lead scoring, what happened to the forecast accuracy average performance for best-in-class businesses? What about for all others?
Best-in-class increased by 32%, all others increased by 21%.
According to the Aberdeen Group, with lead scoring, what happened to the marketing effectiveness average performance for best-in-class businesses? What about for all others?
Best-in-class increased by 31%, all others increased by 21%.
According to the Aberdeen Group, with lead scoring, what happened to the sales effectiveness average performance for best-in-class businesses? What about for all others?
Best-in-class increased by 30%, all others increased by 15%.
According to the Aberdeen Group, with lead scoring, what happened to the lead conversion rate average performance for best-in-class businesses? What about for all others?
Best-in-class increased by 28%, all others increased by 19%.
According to the Aberdeen Group, with lead scoring, what happened to the response rate average performance for best-in-class businesses? What about for all others?
Best-in-class increased by 27%, all others increased by 20%.
According to the Aberdeen Group, with lead scoring, what happened to the pipeline thickness for best-in-class businesses? What about for all others?
Best-in-class increased by 27%, all others increased by 12%.
Key performance metrics are noticeably ______ for companies that implement lead scoring.
higher
When should a lead be scored?
Every time they raise their hand.
What are four activities that constitute hand raises?
Form submissions, event attendance, offline activity such as a sales phone call, or significant web activity.
How often does Eloqua re-score leads?
Every 24 hours.
When in the funnel does lead scoring occur?
From the time a lead enters your database to the time the lead is passed to sales as an MQL.
Sales people are a high cost resource and need to be aligned only with….
high priority leads.
The lead scoring process promotes a shared definition, between marketing and sales, of what constitutes a….
high quality lead.
In order to be successful, sales and marketing need to have…
one view of the truth.
Sales needs to act fast. Action in the first 1 to 2 hours can yield what increase in qualification effectiveness?
Over 50% qualification effectiveness.
The optimal response time to a lead is …
in the first 20 minutes
The probability of conversion degrades to 0% within…
24 hours.
Lead scoring helps ensure that the best leads are…
followed up on immediately.
Two aspects to the lead scoring model are _______ Criteria and _______ Criteria.
Profile Criteria and Engagement Criteria.
“The type of lead that has bought from your company before” is what kind of criteria?
Profile Criteria.
“A lead who shows buyer behavior and interest, and wants to do business with you” is what kind of criteria?
Engagement Criteria.