[Posted by Laura Ramos]

Lead management automation requires a degree of process maturity
many B2B firms don't possess.  The result? In the market overview
report about this market, published today,
I found underachievement by vendors and users alike. While the benefits
of adopting lead management automation are clear -- successful
implementations enjoy more predictable deal conversions, faster sales
cycles, and real alignment between marketing activity and sales results
-- market penetration is low. We estimate that only 2% to 5% of B2B
firms have invested in full LMA functionality to date.