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Elevate B2B Marketing News Weekly Roundup: Longer B2B Buying Cycles, AI Marketing Usage Study, & WhatsApp Gets Screen-Sharing

Top Rank Marketing

Social Media Today OpenAI’s ChatGPT New Web Crawler – GPTBot OpenAI’s ChatGPT has set its own new web crawler in motion, with the launch of its automated GPTBot, which has begun indexing the web’s vast array of information, and Search Engine Roundtable recently took a look at how webmasters have adjusted to the new crawler.

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Use of social networks in B2B marketing (2) The buying cycle!

Exo B2B

I would like to discuss in this post, the importance of social networks in the B2B buying cycle. Know that according to an IDC study, 75% of B2B buyers use social networks to find suppliers. Provided of course, to respect where they are in their buying cycle. The B2B buying cycle is usually quite long.

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Why B2B Buying Cycles Are So Long

B2B Marketing Directions

Since then, the number of people in the average B2B buying group has increased, and buying cycles are getting longer. New research by the Aberdeen Group explains why long buying cycles are still a fact of life for B2B marketing and sales professionals.) Other findings explain why the buying cycle has gotten longer.

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7 takeaways from a study on B2B thought leadership; why it works or doesn’t

Sword and the Script | B2B

The takeaway here is that prospects respond better to brands that set out to inform rather than sell. Comment: A separate survey, which I covered recently, found that B2B prospects are “ 69% of the way through a buying cycle ” before they ever speak to a sales representative. So, how can you get on a shortlist?

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11 inspiring case studies of digital transformation

Biznology

Here are 11 inspiring case studies of digital transformation. Its cloud solution serves as an innovation platform with a full-fledged sales solution capable of handling the entire buying cycle: pricing, quotes, and orders. Do these case studies relate to your business? Need some examples? Like this post?

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The Risks of Over-Reliance on Late-Stage Content

The Point

Whatever demand gen channels you use to generate marketing leads, there’s value in always promoting a mix of content and other offers that span the entire buying cycle: early-stage, mid-stage, and late-stage. In fact, a failure to align offers with ad groups can be a prime culprit in poor conversion (click-to-lead) rates.

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12 Essential Benchmarks for Understanding The B2B Buyers’ Journey

KoMarketing Associates

B2B buyers have access to more data and information than ever — and that isn’t always a good thing. Buyers can get lost, not just in the buyer’s journey, but also in the overload of information and options they find online. These are users who are in the final stages of the buying cycle. Discovery stage.