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The Reality of

B2B in 2023
1. LONGER, COMPLEX
BUYING PROCESS
B2B buyers are more risk-averse
and take more time to decide
More buyers are involved in
vendor evaluation, decision, and
approval processes

This is NOT how B2B buyers buy:


2. EDUCATED BUYERS
Buyers ignore all BS content, ads
and outreach.
Forget the times when you could
post a generic piece of content to
generate traffic and requests.
2. EDUCATED BUYERS
They want top-notch, expert
content they can consume where
they hang out and learn.
3. SLASHED BUDGETS AND
LIMITED RESOURCES
4. FIERCE COMPETITION
Everyone is doubling down on
demand capture, while demand is
shrinking.

Cost Per Click


WHAT DOES THIS
ALL MEAN?
1. STOP FOCUSING ON
ACQUISITION ALONE
2. ALIGN WITH YOUR
BUYER JOURNEY
2. ALIGN WITH YOUR
BUYER JOURNEY
1. Create a clear ICP
2. ALIGN WITH YOUR
BUYER JOURNEY
2. Understand how your best
customers are buying: analyze their
journey and interview them
2. ALIGN WITH YOUR
BUYER JOURNEY
3. Map out key activities and
content aligned with key buyer
journey stages
3. GENERATE DEMAND
Demand generation = high-quality
expert content and multichannel
nurturing
4. FIX THE SILOS BETWEEN
MARKETING AND SALES
4. FIX THE SILOS BETWEEN
MARKETING AND SALES
4. FIX THE SILOS BETWEEN
MARKETING AND SALES
Set up regular pipeline review and
account engagement statuses
5. BUILD A COHESIVE
FULL-FUNNEL MODEL
In-market buyers will reach out to
you. Here is what to do with the
others.
5. BUILD A COHESIVE
FULL-FUNNEL MODEL
1. Define sources of engagement
and intent data and the
engagement and intent threshold.
5. BUILD A COHESIVE
FULL-FUNNEL MODEL
2. Segment accounts into tiers
based on revenue potential, and
add them to appropriate ABM
programs
5. BUILD A COHESIVE
FULL-FUNNEL MODEL
3. Run account research, map your
value prop with their challenges,
create personalized solutions and
activation programs
TAKEAWAYS
Today, even fewer buyers are in
the market right now.
You need to keep an always-on
nurturing, engagement, and
demand generation.
The era of a traditional lead
generation passed many years ago.
To win today, you need full-funnel
marketing, including brand
awareness, demand generation,
ABM, renewal and expansion
programs.
LEARN FULL-FUNNEL
MARKETING

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