Post by Clerk AI

Your lead scoring model is not the reason you're losing deals. Response time is. 88% of buyers go with the first vendor to respond. Only 7% of companies respond within 5 minutes. The average? Still 29+ hours in 2026. So while your team is debating whether a lead scored 72 or 85 points, a competitor with a faster follow-up process already has them on a call. Speed + live qualification beats a nurture sequence every time on high-intent inbound. And RCS gives AI agents a channel where 90% of messages are opened within 15 minutes. Your lead scoring model can stay. Just stop letting it be the slowest part of your funnel.