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3 Facts About B2B Buyer Experience You’re Probably Ignoring

Sales Hacker

How and when do buyers want to engage with providers of goods and services, and are there unique preferences for B2B vs. B2C purchase scenarios? Still Thinking B2B vs. B2C? In 2018, this is the experience of an overwhelming number of B2B buyers. Still Thinking B2B vs. B2C? Is Anybody Home? Top 3 Key Takeaways.

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Is It Time for B2B Sales Teams to Ignore Speed-to-Lead?

Chili Piper

This matters because B2B companies and products (especially SaaS) typically have bigger differentiators between their competitors compared to B2C, which means B2C customers can more easily and quickly find a viable solution somewhere else if not called soon enough. Lastly, there is an incentive for sales reps to take their time.

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Replacing The Sales Funnel With The Sales Flywheel

Partners in Excellence

It appeared in HBR in November, 2018, I keep coming back to it–something about it is disturbing to me. Let me dive in, with the disclaimer, much of what Brian addresses is B2C, though at the end of the article he bridges B2B. Recently, I reread an article by Brian Halligan, Replacing The Sales Funnel With The Sales Flywheel.

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The difference between a product-led, sales-led & marketing-led approach

Close.io

Give them the right incentives to keep using your product. Keep in mind that 39% of mid-sized companies changed their app stack between 2017-2018. This contradicts, of course, with the fact that customer acquisition cost (CAC) is up 50% in the last five years across B2B and B2C. Image source: Blissfully.

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Sales Hacker’s Top Sales Trends & Predictions You MUST Be Aware Of In 2018

Sales Hacker

The race to the 2017 finish line is in full throttle – While last minute closed deals are still trickling in, B2B organizations are researching how to shape next year’s sales strategy to align with the top sales trends that are expected to emerge in 2018. Top 2018 Sales Trends & Predictions – Strategic Headlines.

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Seismic Acquires Percolate to Create Exceptional Content Experiences at Every Point in the Customer Journey

SBI

To continue to engage buyers during a time when B2B and B2C buyer demands are converging at a rapid pace, personalized, relevant content has. Sales Incentives. This State of Conversation Intelligence report is based on data gathered from more than 1M sales calls during Q4 2018 and analyzed using Chorus’. Conversica, Inc.,