Overview
A concise, structured spreadsheet or lightweight app designed to centralize lead data, track interactions, score prospects, and move leads through your sales funnel faster.
Core features
- Centralized lead record: contact details, company, role, source, company size, industry.
- Interaction log: calls, emails, meetings, notes, next action and due date.
- Lead scoring: customizable point-based rules (fit, engagement, intent) with automatic score calculation.
- Pipeline stages: configurable stages (e.g., New → Qualified → Demo → Proposal → Closed) with visual status.
- Task & follow-up automation: reminders, due-date views, and priority flags.
- Conversion tracking: track outcome, deal value, close date, and revenue attribution.
- Filters & views: segment by score, source, owner, stage, or date range.
- Reporting dashboard: key metrics — lead volume, conversion rate by stage, average time in stage, and top sources.
- Import/export & integrations: CSV import/export and connectors to email, calendar, and CRMs.
Recommended data fields
- Lead ID, First/Last Name, Company, Title, Email, Phone, Location, Source, Company Size, Industry, Lead Owner, Created Date, Last Contacted, Next Action, Status/Stage, Lead Score, Estimated Value, Close Probability, Notes, Outcome.
Lead scoring example (simple)
- Fit: Company size (0–30 pts), Industry match (0–20 pts)
- Engagement: Email opens (1–5 pts), Replies (10 pts), Demo requested (20 pts)
- Intent: Website form fill (15 pts), Pricing page visit (10 pts)
- Total score thresholds: Cold <30, Warm 30–60, Hot>60.
Suggested workflows
- Import leads → assign owner and initial stage.
- Auto-score leads → route Hot leads to immediate outreach.
- Log every interaction and set a clear next action.
- Move leads through pipeline; update estimated value and probability.
- Review dashboard weekly; reassign stagnant leads.
Quick implementation options
- Spreadsheet template (Google Sheets/Excel) with formulas and conditional formatting — fastest.
- No-code tools (Airtable, Notion) for customizable views and lightweight automations.
- CRM (HubSpot, Pipedrive) when volume or team collaboration needs grow.
Metrics to track
- New leads per period, Lead-to-opportunity rate, Conversion rate by source, Average time to close, Win rate, Pipeline velocity, Revenue per lead.
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