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B2B Sales Cycles Require 27 Interactions both Digital and Human [Study]

Sword and the Script | B2B

“Buyers now exercise more due diligence than ever before, conducting more research and engaging in more conversations with vendors and third parties,” according to Forrester. More people are involved in today’s buying process as well, with executives playing a greater role than in the past.”. That’s up from 17 interactions in 2019.

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B2B Sales Cycles are Getting Longer, Study Says

Sword and the Script | B2B

68% of B2B professionals surveyed say it takes longer to complete B2B sales cycles compared to a year ago They say recessions don’t start trends – they accelerate those that are already in motion. The publication surveyed 212 B2B professionals and found 68% say the B2B sales cycle has increased compared to a year ago.

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Report: Why Demand Marketers Should Expand their Focus Beyond the Lead

The Point

One fixture of B2B marketing for more than a decade is the lead funnel, brought to prominence by the analysts at SiriusDecisions (now part of Forrester.) For those demand marketers promoting complex solutions, with long sales cycles, into large organizations, this is a must read.

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Forrester thinks Content Marketing Isn’t Working – They’re Half Right

The Point

Over at Forrester Research, Vice President Laura Ramos recently talked to Advertising Age (“ Marketers Still Struggling to Get Results from Content Marketing “) about what she perceives as a general lack of return from the investment so many companies are making in content marketing. They simply want information of value.

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How Planful uses customer intent to speed up the B2B buying cycle 

Martech

Last year, Forrester reported that about 90% of 650 tech buyers surveyed want vendors to provide content that’s relevant at every stage of the buying journey. I probably buy the most technology out of any buyer here at Planful. They don’t have the time to make phone calls. Processing.Please wait. Let us know!

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Marketing KPIs are changing. Here’s why.

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A more nuanced understanding of marketing’s effect on the sales cycles, a better case for increased budgets, and another step forward in the age-old struggle for better sales and marketing alignment. Data from Forrester Research shows how rapidly marketing metrics are changing. The result?

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How to Collect B2B Intent Data: A Step-by-Step Guide for Increased Sales and Marketing ROI

Only B2B

Put simply, B2B intent data reveals the buying intentions of potential customers. By analyzing this data, you gain valuable insights into their needs, challenges, and stages in the buying journey. Ditch the scattershot approach and focus your efforts on companies demonstrating active buying intent. Who is OnlyB2B?