Clear criteria and workflows that route only ready-to-buy leads to sales.
Not all leads are equal. A proper qualification process separates tire-kickers from ready-to-buy prospects, ensuring your sales team spends time on opportunities that convert. We build frameworks, scoring models, and workflows that improve sales efficiency and conversion rates.
The short answer
A lead qualification process is the set of criteria and steps a business uses to judge whether a lead is a good fit and ready to buy before passing it to sales, so that selling time goes to the prospects most likely to convert rather than to everyone who enquires. It’s one function of Lead Generation within your Growth Hub — part of a connected back office.
The Challenge
Common problems we solve
Marketing and sales not aligned on what makes a good lead
Sales rejecting 80% of marketing leads
No distinction between awareness-stage and sales-ready leads
Long cycles with no nurturing for early-stage leads
Missed opportunities because leads don't match arbitrary criteria
What's Included
Here's what you receive
Lead Qualification Audit
Interview sales on ideal lead characteristics and current pain points
Scoring Model
Lead scoring framework with points for firmographic and behavioural signals
Process Documentation
Playbook showing how leads move from capture through qualification to sales
CRM Configuration
Automation rules, lead routing, and status workflows in your CRM
Training & Handoff
Sales and marketing training on new process and expectations
Why It Matters
How it works
Sales frustration usually stems from one thing: bad leads. Marketing sends 100 leads monthly, but 60 aren't ready to buy and 20 aren't a fit. A qualification process ensures marketing quality improves and sales focus sharpens. This alignment between sales and marketing is rare and creates competitive advantage.
Sales focuses on high-probability opportunities
Reduced sales cycle and improved close rates
Clear handoff criteria from marketing to sales
Early lead nurturing for long-cycle opportunities
Better forecasting with qualified pipeline
Higher sales productivity and reduced frustration
The Process
How lead qualification process works
Interview sales team on what makes a qualified lead
Define firmographic criteria (company size, industry, location)
Define behavioural signals (pages visited, content consumed, form fields)
Create lead scoring model (required 40+ points to qualify)
Build workflows for routing, nurturing, and escalation
Train sales and marketing on process
Best For
Who this service is ideal for
B2B service businesses with consultative sales
Companies with complex buying processes
Sales teams complaining about lead quality
Organisations where marketing and sales operate in silos
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Inbound strategy attracts customers who are already looking for solutions you provide. We design a complete system: content that ranks for high-intent keywords, lead capture mechanisms that convert visitors, and qualification processes that ensure sales gets only ready-to-buy prospects.
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Email is the highest-ROI channel for SME growth. We design and build automated email sequences that nurture leads, onboard customers, and re-engage dormant accounts. From welcome series to win-back campaigns, your email works 24/7 to deepen relationships and drive repeat revenue.
Sales Audit
If sales aren't where they should be, something in your process is broken. We audit your entire sales function—activities, conversion rates, sales team capability—and pinpoint what's limiting growth. Then we build a roadmap to fix it.
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