03/08/2026
Sales teams do not lose confidence in marketing overnight.
It happens gradually.
A few enquiries come through that are not the right fit. Then a few more. Then the team starts making assumptions before they even speak to the prospect. Eventually, marketing generated enquiries become an issue.
Once that trust breaks down between Marketing & Business Development, the business loses momentum. Good opportunities may be missed because the process has become too sceptical.
This is not solved by asking marketing to generate more.
It is solved by agreeing what a good opportunity looks like, how it should be qualified and what information the sales team needs before the first conversation.