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Find clear definitions for the commercial growth, customer intelligence, acquisition and customer lifecycle terms used across GWO SEVO’s website.

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Sales-accepted lead SAL
A lead the sales team has accepted for action under an agreed handoff and acceptance process.
Sales-qualified lead SQL
A lead an organisation has classified as ready for direct sales action under its own approved criteria.
Sales activity
A recorded action taken to identify, contact, qualify or progress a prospective customer.
Sales conversion
The managed process of moving a suitable lead from interest through follow-up and decision to an agreed customer outcome.
Sales cycle
The elapsed process from a defined starting point to a won or lost sales decision.
Sales enablement
The content, tools, training and process support that help sales teams handle buyer conversations and progress suitable opportunities.
Sales forecast
An estimate of future sales outcomes based on stated pipeline data, assumptions, methods and period.
Sales handoff
The controlled transfer of a qualified lead or account context into the sales process.
Sales opportunity
A potential sale that meets agreed qualification criteria and is tracked through defined deal stages.
Sales pipeline
A view of active sales opportunities organised by their stage, owner, value and expected timing.
Sales process
The agreed sequence of actions and decisions used to qualify, progress and conclude sales opportunities.
Sample
A selected subset of a larger population used for research or analysis under a stated method.
Scope
The agreed boundaries of a piece of work, including what is included, excluded and expected to be delivered.
Search advertising
Paid placements shown in response to selected search queries, keywords or related intent signals.
Search engine marketing SEM
The use of paid search activity to make an offer visible for relevant queries and measure the resulting response.
Search engine optimisation SEO
The work of improving a website’s technical quality, content and discoverability for relevant organic search queries.
Segment
A defined group within a larger audience, customer base or market that shares selected relevant characteristics.
Segmentation criteria
The agreed characteristics, behaviours or rules used to place eligible records into defined segments.
Self-service
A supported way for customers to find information or complete a task without direct staff assistance.
Service-level agreement SLA
A documented agreement defining specific service responsibilities, measures, targets and review arrangements between parties.
Service design
The design of people, processes, information and touchpoints needed to deliver a usable service.
Service package
A defined combination of work organised around a particular client problem, outcome and delivery scope.
Service quality
The extent to which a delivered service meets agreed requirements and relevant customer expectations.
Service recovery
The actions taken to address a service failure, communicate with the affected customer and restore the relationship where possible.

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