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Over the last 25 years telemarketing has got a bad reputation amongst some people, but why? A lot of the negative press comes from campaigns that go wrong and bad telemarketing practices. So what are the top 10 r... [Read More ➢](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/does-telemarketing-work) 0 [![Business Success - Handshake](https://blog.gclb2b.com/hubfs/business-handshake.jpg)](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/smarter-b2b-lead-qualification) ## [Smarter B2B Lead Qualification: What Should you do? \[4 Quick Tips\]](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/smarter-b2b-lead-qualification) By [Elizabeth Hamer](https://blog.gclb2b.com/blog/author/elizabeth-hamer) | 24 September 2021 --- --- ## **Does your business know how to find the *right* leads?** Without a defined lead qualification (LQ) process, you will have seen your team wasting time and effort chasing poor quality leads.  Research has shown that 28% of all leads are handed off to sales without any lead qualification…. at all. 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