Turn marketing off: Here’s how CEOs who believe B2B marketing is a waste can test their assumptions
84% of B2B CEOs think marketing is a support function; 75% say marketing does not drive growth; let’s stop guessing and design a test that provides a definitive answer More than 4 out of 5 (84%) of CEOs “think marketing...Read More
A theory on why B2B marketing requires so many darn customer touches today
When you step back and look, the trend line is clear: when companies cut B2B marketing brand and awareness programs, sales cycles grow longer and require more touches It takes 62-plus touches to close a deal in 2026. The B2B...Read More
Gartner CMO spend survey shows marketing leaders have a third dilemma
CMOs face a new ‘trilemma’ of delivering stronger growth with flat budgets while rapidly implementing AI; 70% of them are not ready CMOs are accustomed to doing more with less, but now they’ve got another ‘more’ on their to-do list,...Read More
Legal, finance and procurement decide B2B marketing and sales success
Some B2B marketing shops don’t even think about these groups on a buying committee, let alone develop messaging; a study by LinkedIn and Bain shows why that needs to change B2B marketers instinctively target their marketing at decision-makers. This sounds...Read More
How long does it take for B2B tech to close a deal – from first touch to deal-closed?
The average B2B tech buyers required 62.4 touches on average, across of 3.5 different marketing channels – from first touch to deal-closed The average B2B technology buyer required 62.4 touches, across an average of 3.5 different channels, to close a...Read More
Read you later: Data study shows delay between gated content download and consumption
Registrations for gated content dipped in 2025; prospects and customers download and read a week later Marketing faces a lot of pressure to demonstrate results. Accordingly, the benefit of gating content is the production of a signal to measure. As...Read More
There’s little tolerance for mistakes in business, which is also a mistake
The next time a team or individual contributor fails spectacularly, put your criticism aside and instead ask them this question: What did we learn from this business mistake? There’s little tolerance for mistakes in corporate culture, and that too is...Read More
Shadow sales enablement content prolongs B2B buying cycles
Sales teams bypass marketing assets because enablement often prioritizes production quotas over solving real seller pain points; here’s a simple way to fix that problem B2B marketers are often tasked with creating content that the sales team can use to...Read More
AI might get you on the short list, but it still takes people to move forward
Survey of B2B buyers, especially those using gen AI to short list software and tech, suggests that as long as people are buying software, it’s also going to take people to sell it “B2B buyers are changing how they...Read More
Engagement and media coverage are the top objectives for B2B events, survey says
B2B marketing is looking to PR to drive media coverage at trade shows, conferences and events; here are some practical ideas to help communicators succeed Customer engagement and PR – coverage – were the top goals for B2B events, according...Read More
