Overview

August 26
10AM PT, 1PM ET

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This webinar is Part 2 of our five-part SLED Marketing Mastery Series, designed to help marketing and business development professionals build stronger demand generation strategies for the state, local, and education (SLED) market.

Generating more leads isn't enough if the wrong prospects are entering your pipeline. In the SLED market, long buying cycles and committee-driven purchasing mean lead quality matters just as much as lead quantity. Without a strategy for attracting, qualifying, and prioritizing the right buyers, marketing and sales teams can waste valuable time pursuing opportunities that never progress.

Join Rodney Leadingham, Demand Generation Innovation Specialist at e.Republic, on Tuesday, August 26, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET for a practical 30-minute webinar exploring how to improve lead quality and build a healthier SLED pipeline from the start.

You'll learn how to:

  • Identify the characteristics of high-value SLED prospects.
  • Improve lead quality by aligning targeting, content, and offers.
  • Recognize the difference between marketing-qualified and sales-ready leads.
  • Build a stronger pipeline by focusing on quality over quantity.

Whether you're responsible for marketing, demand generation, or business development, you'll leave with practical strategies for turning better-qualified leads into stronger pipeline outcomes.

Speakers

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Rodney Leadingham

Demand Generation Innovation Specialist, Government Technology

Rodney Leadingham is Head of Demand Generation Innovation at Government Technology, where he helps GovTech vendors connect with the right State, Local, and Education (SLED) buyers. With more than a decade in senior marketing and business development roles — including two Fortune 1000 companies — Rodney has built demand generation programs that drive engagement, accelerate pipelines, and adapt to the realities of long buying cycles.

His experience spans energy, nonprofit, and technology, from optimizing campaigns to leading digital transformation and lead generation. Having worked in enterprise hardware and software marketing, Rodney understands firsthand the patience and precision required to move complex deals forward — a perspective he now applies to helping vendors succeed in SLED.

A U.S. Air Force veteran, Rodney combines strategic discipline with hands-on execution. Based in Florida, he and his wife enjoy life by the beach with their dog Lola, while staying connected to their two grown children.