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How the Buyer's Journey is Changing in 2023 and 7 Ways to Keep Up, According to G2's Director of SMB Sales [+ New Data]

Hubspot

As a result, their buying preference has shifted to a self-service approach. Buscemi adds, "There are tons of studies that say a buyer is 60% to 70% of the way down the buying cycle before they even reach a rep — and those studies are 10-years-old. Buyers have an abundance to pick and choose from.". Let's dive in.

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Six Insights (And One Inspiring Conclusion) from 27 Beneficial B2B Marketing Stats and Facts

Webbiquity

Every B2B marketer knows we are in a period of rapid change. But questions abound, and many aren’t sure where to focus their attention or efforts. Marketing technology (martech) is advancing quickly. But which developments are real and imminent, and which are hype? Or at least, not important yet? Image credit: KoMarketing. LinkedIn Pulse ).

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

The ROI Guy

At the same time, B2B buyers are taking advantage of the wealth of information available via the Internet and social media to become more empowered, taking charge of the buying cycle. Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? The Death of a Salesman?

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Looking to Grow in the SaaS Industry? Consider These Start-Up Content Marketing Tips

Content Standard

A small- to medium-sized business (SMB) in the mobile technology industry reported two times the return. In theory, these teams have bigger budgets than their peers who are just starting out, but you’d be surprised to learn how lean today’s enterprise marketer actually operates. This kind of ROI has been a long time coming.

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4 Content Strategies for B2B Corporate Blogging

Online Marketing Institute

More importantly, this type of strategy provides an opportunity to connect and share with social media friendly peers. More importantly, this type of strategy provides an opportunity to connect and share with social media friendly peers. Are you a Search Engine Watch Member? |

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Diametrically Opposed Forces: Selling.

The ROI Guy

Buyer Facilitation versus Selling The majority of B2B sales teams have faced an elongated sales cycle over the past few years. But the problem is not “why sales cycles are getting longer&# , its why buyers are taking longer to make decisions.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload.

The ROI Guy

As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, sales cycles are extending and deals are stalling. Thursday, November 04, 2010 IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales Enablement Define Marketing for 2011 I just had the pleasure of presenting a webinar with Randy Perry, VP Business Value at IDC.