Speed to lead: how fast should you respond to a new lead, and what does waiting cost?

Speed to lead: how fast should you respond to a new lead, and what does waiting cost?Jon Weberg
Published on: 26/10/2026

Speed to lead is the minutes from form fill to first human contact. About 7% of B2B teams answer in five minutes. Here are the benchmarks and the fix.

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