Leads became an endangered species in 2020. Business owners and salespeople looked everywhere and came up empty-handed and were scared. Their desperation grew as opportunities shrank. So they turned to activities that promised near-instantaneous results, like Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and pay-per-click (PPC) ads. Excitement and relief washed over them as leads started to trickle in again from Google Ads. In the rush of this quick hit of results, some decided it was time to ditch other tim...
