Sales Lead Quality Assessment

I. Introduction

A. Context

This assessment is designed to evaluate the quality of sales leads generated by [Your Company Name] for the fiscal year 2023. The purpose is to ensure that marketing and sales efforts are targeting high-value prospects, thereby optimizing the return on investment (ROI).

B. Scope

The scope of this assessment covers five key quality metrics: Source, Budget, Authority, Need, and Timing (also known as the BANT framework). We will evaluate each lead based on these parameters to determine its viability for conversion.

II. Lead Quality Metrics

A. Source

Evaluating the channel from which the lead originated can help us understand how effective our various marketing platforms are.

Metrics

Direct Traffic
Organic Search
Social Media
Referral
Paid Campaigns

B. Budget

Assessing the budget of a lead ensures that the potential customer has the financial capability to purchase the product or service.

Metrics

Under $10,000
$10,000 - $50,000
Above $50,000

C. Authority

A lead’s authority is assessed to verify if the contact person has decision-making power within their organization.

Metrics

End User
Influencer
Decision Maker

D. Need

The need assessment evaluates if the lead has a genuine requirement for our product or service.

Metrics

Mild Interest
Active Problem
Immediate Need

E. Timing

Understanding a lead’s timing can offer insights into how soon they intend to make a purchase.

Metrics

Not Urgent
Within 6 Months
Immediate

III. Assessment Methodology

This assessment utilizes a points-based system, taking each of the metrics into account. Points are allocated as follows:

Metric	Low Quality	Medium Quality	High Quality
Source	1	3	5
Budget	1	3	5
Authority	1	3	5
Need	1	3	5
Timing	1	3	5

The scores will be summed to give an overall assessment of lead quality. A score below 10 is considered low quality, 11-20 is medium quality, and 21-25 is high quality.

IV. Data and Analysis

A total of 500 leads were assessed for the period under review. The data is presented below:

Metric	Low Quality	Medium Quality	High Quality
Direct	25	40	10
Organic	10	25	30
Social	30	20	5
Referral	5	15	35
Paid	40	10	5

Observations

Referral leads have the highest quality, with 35 classified as high quality.
Paid campaigns are generating a large number of low-quality leads (40 out of 55).

V. Conclusions and Recommendations

A. Conclusions

Based on the data, we can conclude that:
Efforts should be focused on optimizing referral channels.
The Paid campaigns need to be re-evaluated for their effectiveness.

B. Recommendations

Allocate more budget to improving the Referral program.
Conduct an audit of Paid campaigns to assess inefficiencies.

For any queries, reach out to:

Name: [Your Name]

Email: [Your Company Email]

Address: [Your Company Address]

Number: [Your Company Number]