Companies in the global data and information industry invest millions of dollars in adtech, martech, and CRM solutions to serve up leads for sales. But are they dropping the ball in the “last mile?”
To uncover the realities of sales lead response, Outsell analyzed 36 leading data and information companies spread across seven segments. The results could be better.
The Last Mile: Outsell Sales Lead Response Ranking 2017 uses data from research conducted by our analysts following our specific criteria and metrics. This is essential reading to compete, win sales, improve market share, and deliver sales, all of which we measure in this report and advise on how to improve.
Download this report to learn more about how leading information industry firms are doing and the essential actions executives need to take to better take advantage of inbound leads.
Methodology
The starting point for Outsell’s sales lead response ranking began with our lead analysts who selected companies that represent competitive cohorts in the professional information segments for the information industry. We focused on large information companies with complex sales and marketing organizations. Public and private company status was not a factor. We selected companies across a variety of sectors, including professional and B2B information, market research, education, financial and risk, and legal. We picked 36 data and information companies.

Contents
Why This Topic
Methodology
Data Collection and Scoring Criteria
Our Findings: Sales Lead Responsiveness Performance
Overall Sales Lead Response Performance
How the 36 Firms Stack Up by Cohort
Beyond the Metrics: Mystery Shoppers’ Experiences
Website Experiences
Sales Toll-Free Phone Number Experiences
The Marketing and Sales ROI Gap
Essential Actions
Related Research
Reports
About the Authors
Figures & Tables
Table 1. Overall Sales Lead Responsiveness Rankings
Table 2. Sales Lead Response Performance by Cohort
Figure 1. Effectiveness of Marketing Venues for Branding and Lead Generation
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