SalesTree recently sponsored an independent study by the Aberdeen Group that surveyed over 600 companies to determine what the Best-in-Class are doing to optimize their Demand/Lead Generation efforts.
For example, the Financial Sector Insight report emphasizes that "In order for financial services companies to maximize the investments made in lead generation programs, leads should be qualified and scored to ensure that prospects with a greater propensity to purchase make their way to the front of the sales pipeline."
The study also identified that: