{"id":67509,"date":"2026-03-24T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reportei.com\/?p=67509"},"modified":"2026-03-21T12:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:00:36","slug":"lead-scoring-and-interest-score-what-is-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reportei.com\/en\/lead-scoring-and-interest-score-what-is-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Scoring and Interest Score, what is the difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand what Lead Scoring and RD&#8217;s Note of Interest are and how to adopt them in your Inbound Marketing strategy.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To achieve successful results with Inbound Marketing, one of the techniques that cannot be left out is <\/span><b>Lead Scoring.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is because it is used in the process of qualifying the lead base and identifying those who are most ready to make a purchase. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, the teams working in the marketing and sales sectors become more efficient in defining funnel strategies and improving the approach to good business opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if you still don&#8217;t know how this technique works in practice, don&#8217;t worry. In this article, we explain <\/span><b> everything about Lead Scoring,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>how to define scores by profile or note of interest, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and analyze the results more easily, check it out.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Lead Scoring?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we mentioned earlier, Lead Scoring is an essential part of Inbound Marketing work. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s a feature that is always present in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">marketing automation tools<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for companies that wish to go further in <\/span><b>lead qualification.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its purpose is to define scores, hence the name includes the word <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> score,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> meaning &#8220;score&#8221; in Portuguese, to help select contacts that are truly relevant to the business and can potentially become future clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These scores take into account both the <\/span><b>profile of the lead,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> relevant data concerning the ICP (Ideal Client Profile), as well as the <\/span><b>notes of interest,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> defined based on the lead&#8217;s interactions with your site, conversions made, and other digital marketing actions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other words, we can already understand that <\/span><b>the Note of Interest is an important part of Lead Scoring,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but it is not the only function used in the process. Below, we will explain better how it works and fits into the strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, we need to highlight that the configurations of Lead Scoring should be considered jointly by the marketing and sales teams, as the obtained qualification results impact the productivity of both teams. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benefits of Lead Scoring<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know what the Lead Scoring technique is, it&#8217;s worth highlighting some of the main benefits it brings to Inbound Marketing strategies, in addition to the efficiency of marketing and sales teams, of course. See what they are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">practicality when it comes to qualifying leads and <\/span><b>identifying the best business opportunities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the company.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b> more precise segmentation of leads,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enabling objective and personalized communication with the base,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>delivering warmer contacts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reportei.com\/en\/3-tips-for-optimizing-your-agency-sales-team\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commercial sector<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who genuinely have an interest in the product or service that the seller will offer. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Lead Scoring Works in RD Station<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basically, the Lead Scoring process works through the <\/span><b>analysis of leads <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>defining scores <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to the profile or interest they demonstrate in your business. In the case of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rdstation.com\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RD Station,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all this happens automatically based on the criteria configured on the platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other words, just define which customer profile information is essential to qualify your leads and which actions taken by them show greater interest in the solutions offered by the company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, attention must be paid to one point: there is no single formula for configuring Lead Scoring in RD or any other tool. After all, each company has its ideal customer profile, objectives, and different marketing strategies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, these particularities should always be <\/span><b>analyzed from data that are part of your reality,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as we will explain in more detail below. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lead Profile <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To start, we have the <\/span><b>Lead Profile <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as one of the ways to define Lead Scoring scores in RD Station. This model uses the ICP as a basis to analyze and qualify the leads that arrive at the base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some criteria that can be defined include position, client location, business segment (in the case of B2B marketing), number of employees, revenue, among other data that can help determine whether it is a hot contact or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These pieces of information, called <\/span><b> Properties,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are aligned with the fields of the forms that leads fill out on the site or landing pages and should receive different weights, which helps define which data will be more relevant during the analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of these properties also has individual settings that receive from 1 to 10 stars according to the relevance of the information provided. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s suppose your company does B2B sales, and the ideal client should have a director position. In this way, options involving &#8220;Director&#8221; will have 10 stars, while &#8220;Intern&#8221; will have much less since it is a position that won&#8217;t make the purchase decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, RD will automatically calculate the relevance of that contact to your company and will <\/span><b>distribute between a profile A (hottest) and a profile D (less hot).<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This way, it will be more practical to identify potential opportunities. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note of Interest <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another way to perform the calculation is through the <\/span><b>RD&#8217;s Note of Interest.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As we mentioned before, it takes into account the lead&#8217;s interaction actions. They are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>conversions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on landing pages and integrated forms,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>opening and clicking on links <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reportei.com\/en\/does-email-marketing-still-work-yes-and-were-going-to-show-you-how\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">email marketing campaigns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>engagement with automation flows,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as entering or completing the flow, opening emails, or clicking on links,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>lead tracking <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> according to visits to top, middle, or bottom-funnel pages.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To configure, just define a group of activities with one of these objectives, the score received for each action within it, and list what is considered an activity.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An important point for succeeding with the Note of Interest criteria is <\/span><b>to create scores according to the stages of the sales funnel.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For example, a lead that converted to request a software demonstration deserves a higher score than one that converted on a top-funnel rich material, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lead Profile and Note of Interest are allied strategies<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to emphasize that the two scoring models offered by RD are complementary and together <\/span><b>deliver a much more efficient result <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the marketing and sales teams. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, a profile A with low interest can help identify that the lead is not yet ready for an immediate approach and needs to be nurtured first. Meanwhile, a profile D with high interest can be evaluated as a potential business opportunity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything will depend on the company&#8217;s objectives and the criteria defined for efficient Lead Scoring. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to analyze RD&#8217;s Lead Scoring with Reportei<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most important stages of Lead Scoring is the <\/span><b>analysis of how the strategy works <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the company&#8217;s success. By conducting this assessment, it is possible to understand how the qualification process is generating opportunities and what needs to be improved. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reportei.com\/en\/rd-station-reports\/\"><b>RD report available in Reportei,<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you have access to <\/span><b> conversion tables based on the Note of Interest and Lead Profile,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which helps visualize how many of the contacts are considered hotter and where you can act to improve these results. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take advantage of this information to study potential adjustments in Lead Scoring properties or new activities that can be configured in the scores. Additionally, also think about strategies that help these leads advance in the funnel, such as personalized flows or campaigns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lead Scoring offers a range of resources for working with Inbound Marketing, and with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.reportei.com\/signup\"><b>Reportei,<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you can go further when defining the best strategies. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understand what Lead Scoring and RD&#8217;s Note of Interest are and how to adopt them in your Inbound Marketing strategy. To achieve successful results with Inbound Marketing, one of the techniques that cannot be left out is Lead Scoring. 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