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?What Is the Modern B2B Buying Process?

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Considering that we also know from Forrester research that 74% of business buyers conduct more than half of their research online, and Demandbase research shows that 53% of B2B buyers admit to taking longer to make a purchase, this poses an interesting scenario. . 5 B2B Buying Journey Models. Source: HubSpot.com. .

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Fixing the Sales-Ready Lead Problem with Better Nurturing

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Marketers today are confusing interest with buying intent. But we’ve gotten so good at creating quality content industry professionals will be interested in, that interest alone is no longer a viable signal of any real buying intent. Whether a lead came from marketing or sales, lazy recon. The real problem? Segment your contacts.

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7 B2B Demand Generation Myths to Guide Your 2019 Strategy

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As we discuss in Demand Generation: An A-Z Guide for B2B Marketers (with Strategies & Examples), “Both Forrester and Gartner predict that by 2020, 80 percent of the buying process will occur without any human contact. We do not control the research and buying process. It just isn’t so. This point plays off the last one.

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3 Types of Interactive Content to Support B2B Sales Process

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Today, 91% of buyers today don’t want to engage with sales until the middle to late stages of their buying process. Check out our research on generational buying differences. The old playbook doesn’t work because B2B buyers’ preferences have shifted dramatically over the past several years. See the maturity assessment in action.

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3 Types of Interactive Content to Support B2B Sales Process

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Today, 91% of buyers today don’t want to engage with sales until the middle to late stages of their buying process. Check out our research on generational buying differences. The old playbook doesn’t work because B2B buyers’ preferences have shifted dramatically over the past several years. See the maturity assessment in action.

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Interactive Content And The Buyer’s Journey

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In fact ( according to a Forrester report ), technology buyers go 90% of the way through their buying journey before they ever talk to a salesperson , which has huge implications for marketers. This phenomenon – of doing our own research and evaluation without the help of an agent – is not unique specifically to travel.

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How to Qualify a Lead: The Battle-Tested B2B Framework

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Have the authority to say “Yes, let’s buy this”, not “Um, I’ll have to check with my boss”. Be going to buy soon — not when they’ve raised a seed round in 2 years time. A 2016 study found that the average group size involved in B2B buying decisions is 6.8 , up 25% from 5.4 just 18 months previous. How many people are involved?