--- title: [Video] The Most Important Metric to Predict Growth description: One of the most important demand generation metrics is lead velocity. 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There are some good reasons for it. Among others, it's one of our [core values](https://www.imaginellc.com/culture) and without good data to back your decision-making, you're just guesssing, and that's no way to build a predictable and scalable demand generation process. While key performance indicators (KPI) like leads generated, cost per lead, cost to acquire a customer and win rates get a lot of the attention (and they are important), none of those are particularly useful in accurately predicting the future growth of your company. And without a metric to fill that hole, there's a crucial blind spot in your demand generation strategy. In this edition of *The Demand Creator Minute*, I highlight the best metric to use and we provide you with a tool to figure yours out. What is that metric?  It's called Lead Velocity.     Calculating your qualified lead velocity provides you a real time look into the key input for growth. 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