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Report: B2B Buyers Consuming More Marketing Content Before Making Purchases

KoMarketing Associates

As B2B marketers look for more impactful ways to resonate with their customers and prospects, new research indicates that content may be the key to making a lasting impression. In general, most B2B buyers (67%) say they have consumed webinars over the past year, while 56% stated that they have consumed ebooks.

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How COVID-19 is Impacting B2B Technology Purchasing [Research]

Webbiquity

Most of us can (vaguely) remember life before COVID-19: business optimism and aggressive purchasing plans for 2020. Over the spring and summer, IT purchasing priorities, not surprisingly, shifted to pandemic-related needs to supporting a remote work force. Six months into the pandemic, how have IT buying plans and practices changed?

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Tighter budgets are extending the B2B purchase cycle

Martech

Tighter budgets are extending the B2B purchase cycle with buyers doing more research and looking for more ROI data, according to a new survey. B2B buyers are contending with many new purchase processes, according to DemandGen’s 2023 B2B Buyer’s Survey. Customers want to do business with people they already know.

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The Impact of New Google & Yahoo Deliverability Rules on Purchased Lists

The Point

A client asks: “We recently purchased a list of email addresses from a reputable vendor for use in a campaign targeting competitive installations. My response: First, whereas the new rules (see below) increase the potential risk from using purchased lists, they don’t necessarily render such tactics irrelevant.

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What Is the Gemini Effect in B2B Marketing?

At first glance, reward and recognition programs would appear to be an ill fit for the world of B2B marketing. B2B business-client relationships are often more complex than those in the consumer world. When a customer has achieved a specific threshold based on purchase and other advocacy behaviors, they have earned a reward.

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Webinar Recap: Your B2B Buyers Make Their Purchase Decision While Anonymous

PathFactory

Webinar Recap: Your B2B Buyers Make Their Purchase Decision While Anonymous It’s true: more buyers to your website are going to be anonymous—and that’s OK! 2) Showing up with the right content Your B2B website visitors are mostly anonymous, and buyers are becoming less and likely to fill out forms.

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Report: More B2B Buyers Delaying Potential Purchases Due to COVID-19

KoMarketing Associates

B2B marketers have shifted the way they do business as a result of the pandemic, and new research shows that B2B buyers have also changed how they make purchases due to COVID-19. Compared to one year ago, most B2B buyers (68%) say that the length of their B2B purchase cycle has increased.

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Developing a Conversational Approach

Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, CEO & Founder of VisumCx

B2B buyers are more sophisticated than ever before, from the customers’ initial discovery, to the moment they commit to buy. B2B buyers are self-guiding their purchase journey, consuming more content along their purchase path and involving more stakeholders in the final decision.

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Intent Signal Data 101

B2B buyers spend just 15% of their time interacting with brands before making a purchase decision” (Gartner). That means B2B marketers miss out on 85% of a buyer’s journey! How can B2B marketers reach active buyers sooner in the sales cycle and influence their purchase decisions? Intent signal data can help.

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5 Essential Pieces of a Prospecting Solution

As organizations chase new revenue targets, B2B sales leaders must examine cutting edge prospecting solutions that proactively help reps identify, connect with, and close qualified buyers faster. Steps your buying committee must go through when purchasing a prospecting solution.

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Connecting the Consultative Experience

Many B2B businesses have come to believe that there is an asymmetric relationship between the company and its buyers. But what research has discovered is that many of today’s B2B buyers are NOT empowered and, what’s more, they have little interest in being so.

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New Ways to Reach, Influence, and Close More Deals with Intent Data

Speaker: Ardath Albee, B2B Marketing Strategist and CEO of Marketing Interactions

Intent data can help B2B marketers reach active buyers earlier, influence their journey, and close more deals. While intent data can be game-changing for gaining attention, its true superpower is driving purposeful engagement toward purchase while reducing sales cycles and costs. However, not all intent data is created equal.

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Buyer Intent Data Guide: How to Find Prospects Already Looking to Buy

Did you know that 25% of B2B businesses are currently using intent data, while another 35% are preparing to use it within the next 12 months?! Download this special eBook to dive deeper into: Why intent data is crucial in B2B selling & marketing. How intent data is effectively collected (And what to be wary of).

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Best Practices for Engaging Your Go-To-Market Sales Teams

Speaker: Ruth Stevens, President of eMarketing Strategy

As a B2B marketer, lead generation is likely your Job One. But guess what: It’s after the sales team has gotten into the act where marketing can have an even bigger impact on results. During this webinar, you’ll learn: The nature of the buying group and how to reach the individual members.